Cedar Chips 2042.4 - A Miscalculation

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Cedar Chips 2042.4 - A Miscalculation

Post by ca13 » Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:45 pm

"This can't be right," I think to myself. I look at the league transactions report a second time.

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.
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!

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 ...

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Re: Cedar Chips 2042.4 - A Miscalculation

Post by johnd2442 » Sat Apr 18, 2020 7:47 pm

I've been dealing with the same thing! Ok, maybe not 16, but it feels close! I've had to be creative in my minor leagues to open up spots for these guys, and I'm still not done!
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Re: Cedar Chips 2042.4 - A Miscalculation

Post by jleddy » Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:34 am

It's only money...GO BIG OR GO HOME!
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Re: Cedar Chips 2042.4 - A Miscalculation

Post by recte44 » Sun Apr 19, 2020 12:29 pm

That's the way you do it, power in numbers.

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Re: Cedar Chips 2042.4 - A Miscalculation

Post by shoeless.db » Sat Apr 25, 2020 7:51 pm

I love 16 year olds!


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