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After Cash Crash, Two Remain Uncertain
May 23, 2061: Forever Land – The Rookie and Short A seasons are now a spare week away, and it appears that the Bikini Krill have weathered the worst of the financial storm that was brewing around them—weathered it well enough that all but two players are signed, and rumor are that the team’s cash coffers may have edged up just far enough to allow the club to sign even those.
Time will tell, as they say.
The big news is that first rounder, presumptive centerfielder Ramon Sanz used his status as a first round selection to raise his ask, but only to a touch over slot. The team met that request, and Sanz has already started his professional career in AA-Kamloops, hitting two homers and posting a snazzy enough .280/.357/.520 slash.
All total, the team has allocated $6.7M to their draft class, and (as noted before) thinks it has the extra $900K grunt to sign infielders Ken Haupt (projected as a 2B) and John Reed (projected to the hot corner).
“After missing the post season in last year’s debacle, we knew the money was going to be tight,” explained assistant GM Monica Green. “That’s why we were focused on dollars up and down the list. It didn’t hurt that the team started off well enough this year that Westy (owner and futurist P. Moreau Westmoreland) saw it through to give us a little more leeway than he’d been looking to do. It’s proof to all our fans that this front office is willing to do what it takes to bring a winner to Earth’s Team.”
Based on pre-draft demands of the players Bikini drafted, the bill was expected to be no more than $5.5M, but veteran viewers understood that the projections would raise as players found where they were selected. Second round choice, reliever Pedro Valencia, for example, upped his demand from a mere $170K to $650K. The club went him a step further, offering him a cool $1M—still $130K less than slot.
“We want our guys to know we want them to be financially successful,” Green said when asked about the Krill’s generosity.
Cut Day Looming
Of course, there’s still one more step to go, and that’s determining who makes the teams and who does not. Though the team released a tentative guess as to where each player would be billeted, Green was not forthcoming with great detail regarding whether the entire class would still be with the organization come the first of June.
“We’re assessing all situations,” she said. “It’s too early to say exactly where everyone is going to wind up.”
May 23, 2061: Forever Land – The Rookie and Short A seasons are now a spare week away, and it appears that the Bikini Krill have weathered the worst of the financial storm that was brewing around them—weathered it well enough that all but two players are signed, and rumor are that the team’s cash coffers may have edged up just far enough to allow the club to sign even those.Time will tell, as they say.
The big news is that first rounder, presumptive centerfielder Ramon Sanz used his status as a first round selection to raise his ask, but only to a touch over slot. The team met that request, and Sanz has already started his professional career in AA-Kamloops, hitting two homers and posting a snazzy enough .280/.357/.520 slash.
All total, the team has allocated $6.7M to their draft class, and (as noted before) thinks it has the extra $900K grunt to sign infielders Ken Haupt (projected as a 2B) and John Reed (projected to the hot corner).
“After missing the post season in last year’s debacle, we knew the money was going to be tight,” explained assistant GM Monica Green. “That’s why we were focused on dollars up and down the list. It didn’t hurt that the team started off well enough this year that Westy (owner and futurist P. Moreau Westmoreland) saw it through to give us a little more leeway than he’d been looking to do. It’s proof to all our fans that this front office is willing to do what it takes to bring a winner to Earth’s Team.”
Based on pre-draft demands of the players Bikini drafted, the bill was expected to be no more than $5.5M, but veteran viewers understood that the projections would raise as players found where they were selected. Second round choice, reliever Pedro Valencia, for example, upped his demand from a mere $170K to $650K. The club went him a step further, offering him a cool $1M—still $130K less than slot.
“We want our guys to know we want them to be financially successful,” Green said when asked about the Krill’s generosity.
Cut Day Looming
Of course, there’s still one more step to go, and that’s determining who makes the teams and who does not. Though the team released a tentative guess as to where each player would be billeted, Green was not forthcoming with great detail regarding whether the entire class would still be with the organization come the first of June.
“We’re assessing all situations,” she said. “It’s too early to say exactly where everyone is going to wind up.”
| Player | POS | Pre-Draft Dem | Slot | Post-Draft Dem | Offer | Assigned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Sanz | CF | $2,200,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,020,000 | $4,020,000 | AA |
| Pedro Valencia | CL | $170,000 | $1,130,000 | $650,000 | $1,000,000 | R > SA |
| Sean Crowe | CF | $800,000 | $620,000 | $800,000 | $900,000 | SA |
| Jesus Sauceda | CL | $220,000 | $430,000 | $440,000 | $450,000 | R > SA |
| Nelson Williams | SP | $340,000 | $335,000 | $330,000 | $330,000 | A |
| Ken Haupt | 2B | $430,000 | $0 | $430,000 | $440,000 | Unsigned > R |
| Jorge Valdez | RP | $190,000 | $0 | R | ||
| Javier Fayard | RP | SLOT | $0 | R | ||
| John Reed | 3B | $430,000 | $0 | $430,000 | $440,000 | Unsigned > R |
| Jiong Liu | RP | SLOT | $0 | A | ||
| Court Cheek | RP | SLOT | $0 | R | ||
| Qabil Melikov | RP | SLOT | $0 | A | ||
| Keith Gillet | RP | $160,000 | $0 | R | ||
| Alaimoana Aukukero | SP | $170,000 | $0 | R | ||
| Kakhry Faruq | SP | $130,000 | $0 | R | ||
| Antonio Parra | RF | SLOT | $0 | SA | ||
| Carlos Reyes | 3B | SLOT | $0 | SA | ||
| Elton McNeal | SP | $50,000 | $0 | R | ||
| Ken Llewellyn | SP | $160,000 | $0 | R | ||
| Howard Day | LF | SLOT | $0 | R | ||
| $5,450,000 | $6,515,000 | $7,100,000 | $7,580,000 |