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First Baseman To Compete For Job
November 15, 2062, Marshall Islands - For the past several weeks, the word coming from the Bikini Krill's executive huts was that popular 28-year-old first baseman Mike McClure--who led the league in strikeouts this past season--would not be tendered arbitration. Today, however, the team reversed itself, and made the switch-hitter an offer the arbitrator couldn't refuse. McClure will make $3.65M in 2063, though how he will make that paycheck is not certain.
"We've asked Mike to go home to his California home and rethink what he wants to be when he grows up," said assistant GM Monica Green at a press conference that revealed the decision. She went on to note the club has other options at first base, notably rookie Juan Ramos and AAA prospect Guillermo Arce, and that McClure will not arrive at spring camp with a job in his back pocket. "It's not his to lose," Green said. "We have a lot of faith that he can return to being the productive hitter he's always been, but after last season, he's going to have to win the job. That's for sure."
"I'm excited to play," McClure, who spends his off-season running an informal community of semi-professional surfers, said in a virtual interview. "I'm just glad the uncertainly is over and I can focus on getting prepared.
Two Others Not Tendered
The club also announced that third baseman Kata Ishibashi and relief pitcher Dana Munce were not offered contracts, and would become free agents. They gave no indication if either would be pursued, though public conversation suggest a level of discomfort existed with Ishibashi's lack of progress this season. Munce, being an older pitcher, most likely will see his slot taken by younger players mandated to work for fewer dollars.
November 15, 2062, Marshall Islands - For the past several weeks, the word coming from the Bikini Krill's executive huts was that popular 28-year-old first baseman Mike McClure--who led the league in strikeouts this past season--would not be tendered arbitration. Today, however, the team reversed itself, and made the switch-hitter an offer the arbitrator couldn't refuse. McClure will make $3.65M in 2063, though how he will make that paycheck is not certain.
"We've asked Mike to go home to his California home and rethink what he wants to be when he grows up," said assistant GM Monica Green at a press conference that revealed the decision. She went on to note the club has other options at first base, notably rookie Juan Ramos and AAA prospect Guillermo Arce, and that McClure will not arrive at spring camp with a job in his back pocket. "It's not his to lose," Green said. "We have a lot of faith that he can return to being the productive hitter he's always been, but after last season, he's going to have to win the job. That's for sure."
"I'm excited to play," McClure, who spends his off-season running an informal community of semi-professional surfers, said in a virtual interview. "I'm just glad the uncertainly is over and I can focus on getting prepared.
Two Others Not Tendered
The club also announced that third baseman Kata Ishibashi and relief pitcher Dana Munce were not offered contracts, and would become free agents. They gave no indication if either would be pursued, though public conversation suggest a level of discomfort existed with Ishibashi's lack of progress this season. Munce, being an older pitcher, most likely will see his slot taken by younger players mandated to work for fewer dollars.
