The Hawaii Tropics continued their small additions to their team for the upcoming 2063 BBA Season. They began with a couple of IAFA signings of CFers Larry St. John and Kamal bin Jalal. St.John was paid a $1.05 million bonus and Jalal accepted a $1.5 million bonus. St. John is a 5/6/5/7/6/6 hitter with fielding ratings of 7/5/6 while Jalal is a 6/6/7/8/6/5 hitter with 7/5/5 outfield ratings.
Trops GM Jim Walker said, “Both will be moved to corner spots unless they can miraculously improve their range in center.”
A week later, SP Daniel Thornton signed a two-year deal with Hawaii raking in $1.66 million for each year. Thornton pitched in 52 games last season for the Atlantic City Gamblers and sports ratings of 7/6/6/6/5 along with a 11 fastball 11 curve and a 5 changeup. He can hit between 96-98 on the gun, holds runners very well but a stamina of 3.
Jim Walker said, “The pitching staff isn’t gonna have traditional roles this season.”
On January 31st, the Trops signed their last IAFA of the signing period with SP Jesus Peralta inking a deal paying him a $2.2 million bonus. He is a 5/6/6/5/6 rated starter with an 8 fastball, 7 change and a 5 sinker with a velocity potential of 93-95.
Walker said, “Peralta is very raw and may not reach his ceiling but can probably be a reliever. We need to keep the talent pool full and give them some playing time.”
