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Des Moines November Moves

Post by FuzzyRawley » Wed May 12, 2021 12:04 pm

November Dealings for Des Moines
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By Roh Rindfleisch Des Moines Register

The Kernels’ 2046 to 2047 offseason will be another one to snooze to if owner Stephen Collins Jr gets his way. The club is strapped for cash and with some big contracts still on the books, Des Moines looks to just avoid bankruptcy for another season. The Kernels have dug themselves quite a hole, but there is possibly light at the end of the tunnel (like 2050 or something).

The first big offseason move doesn’t involve any players. The club announced last week that ticket prices were increasing from $10 to $13. While this is certain to anger an already apathetic fan base, unfortunately for fans, The Kernels have been below league average in ticket prices for many years. The current average sits around $17 and while it makes sense that Des Moinans pay less than the top clubs, something has to give if they want to compete in the future.

The next move was to let veterans Cruz, Santana and Palmer walk. Rumour has it, GM Webb opened up talks for extensions for all three players during the season, but these talks went nowhere when either the players refused to negotiate or asked for contract extensions that defied their play on the field. Luis Cruz was supposed to be a good defensive substitute to make up for his minor league-level hitting, but he ended up being a liability wherever The Kernels put him. The Kernels will certainly miss LF Juan Santana’s above average bat, but the $9 million-plus price tag just didn’t make economic sense. Finally, the oft-injured Greg Palmer just stubbed one too many toes over the years and gave up too many runs in 2046 to be worth pursuing further.

Finally, the Kernels declined the team option for 2B Hakim Ngowa. The 30-year old from Kenya was hard worker but provided negative value at both the plate and in the field in limited work in 2046. He was an interesting waiver pick up from Charlotte in 2045 and certainly was worth the risk for a team with defensive middle infield trouble. Its too bad that Hakim could never find his place among the cornfields.

Des Moines doesn’t have much it can do this offseason other than trades and shoring up its minor league coaching. The latter is likely the most important with depth of good pitching prospects in the system.
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