16 kids. SIXTEEN newly professional baseball players. I thought ... I mean ... There are ten teams in the UMEBA. When I saw 30 or so kids that would have been picked if the draft had lasted another three of four rounds, I figured I might get maybe five or six of them with aggressive offers. Not SIXTEEN!
Wednesday, May 28th, 2042
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent SP Javier Cruz to a minor league contract.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent RP Si Zhong to a minor league contract with a $62,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent RP Keith Kinnear to a minor league contract with a $64,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent SS Declan Murray to a minor league contract with a $62,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent RP Timothy Waddingham to a minor league contract with a $52,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent 1B Rowan Knopp to a minor league contract.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent SP Tyler Lawman to a minor league contract with a $135,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent SP Seb Walsh to a minor league contract with a $132,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent RP Robert Hodnett to a minor league contract with a $64,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent SP Sam Young to a minor league contract.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent RP Brett Vanderven to a minor league contract with a $52,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent SS Bob Seyler to a minor league contract with a $52,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent RP Troy Matheson to a minor league contract with a $52,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent RP Dermott Ayres to a minor league contract with a $42,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent RP Bruno Gallagher to a minor league contract with a $52,000 signing bonus.
Beirut Cedars: Signed free agent SS Cam Woods to a minor league contract.
I'd make the joke that I signed a whole team of 16 to 18 year olds, except TWELVE of them are pitchers and three more are shortstops.
And I just signed five more of my own picks. And three more are still in negotiations.
TWENTY-ONE kids to fit into A ball somehow. How much space do I have down there ....
Three roster spots? Three whole spots?!?!
Oh good grief. With aggressive promotions (Heck, who am I kidding? Recklessly premature promotions is more like it!) I may be able to make five more spots in A ball. *sigh* So it's back to axing players. I wonder if Paco Silva is interested in forming a support group?
Well, no time like the present. I have three hours before the coaches meeting ...