2017, Preseason Sim Chatter

[recte44]

Saturday, February 25th, 2017
Brooklyn Robins: Purchased the contract of SS Tom Gibson from Triple A San Francisco.
Brooklyn Robins: Purchased the contract of SP Alejandro Ramos from Triple A San Francisco.
Brooklyn Robins: Purchased the contract of SP Wayne Bridges from Triple A San Francisco.
Brooklyn Robins: Purchased the contract of SS Bartolo Esquivel from Triple A San Francisco.
Brooklyn Robins: Purchased the contract of SP Júlio Martínez from Double A Memphis.
Brooklyn Robins: Purchased the contract of SP Inigo Montoya from Double A Memphis.
Brooklyn Robins: Purchased the contract of MR Ivo Roseima from Triple A San Francisco.
Brooklyn Robins: Purchased the contract of 3B Tomás Rodríguez from Triple A San Francisco.
Brooklyn Robins: Purchased the contract of RF Merlin White from Triple A San Francisco.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of SP Finley Stabb from Triple A Montgomery.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of MR Jeff Simpson from Triple A Montgomery.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of C Dexter Kelly from Double A Chula Vista.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of RF Andrés Árias from Triple A Montgomery.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of 2B José Córdova from Triple A Montgomery.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of CF JJ Abrams from Triple A Montgomery.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of MR Ed Bisshopp from Double A Chula Vista.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of SS Matt Pedlow from Double A Chula Vista.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of 1B Billy Bonka from Triple A Montgomery.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of 2B Ángel Ochoa from Triple A Montgomery.
Halifax Hawks: Purchased the contract of SP Chris Godwin from Triple A Montgomery.
Greenville Moonshiners: Purchased the contract of SP Paul Holmes from Triple A Gotham.
Greenville Moonshiners: Purchased the contract of 3B Nacho Sánchez from Triple A Gotham.
Louisville Sluggers: Purchased the contract of MR Mauro González from Triple A Missouri.
Louisville Sluggers: Purchased the contract of 3B Alfonso Espinosa from Triple A Missouri.
Louisville Sluggers: Purchased the contract of MR John Wright from Triple A Missouri.
Louisville Sluggers: Purchased the contract of MR Jorge Mendoza from Triple A Missouri.
Louisville Sluggers: Purchased the contract of CF Shaun Snelling from Double A Alabama.
Louisville Sluggers: Purchased the contract of MR Victor Strawser from Triple A Missouri.
Louisville Sluggers: Purchased the contract of CF Emílio Rodríguez from Triple A Missouri.
Louisville Sluggers: Purchased the contract of C Luis Martínez from Triple A Missouri.
Louisville Sluggers: Purchased the contract of SP Dani Díaz from Triple A Missouri.
Omaha Barnstormers: Purchased the contract of RF Lance Larson from Triple A Halifax.
Omaha Barnstormers: Purchased the contract of MR Gianni Antonissen from Triple A Halifax.
Omaha Barnstormers: Purchased the contract of 3B Chung Gan from Triple A Halifax.
Omaha Barnstormers: Purchased the contract of MR Todd Garrett from Triple A Halifax.
Omaha Barnstormers: Purchased the contract of SP Rafael Alirezam from Double A Parker.
Madison Wolves: Purchased the contract of CF Miguel Rodríguez from Triple A South Bend.
Madison Wolves: Purchased the contract of SP Jorge Soto from Triple A South Bend.
Madison Wolves: Purchased the contract of CL Gabriel Sabido from Triple A South Bend.
Madison Wolves: Purchased the contract of SP Millard Tucker from Triple A South Bend.
Madison Wolves: Purchased the contract of MR Dustin Harris from Triple A South Bend.
Madison Wolves: Purchased the contract of LF Anthony Lynch from Triple A South Bend.
Yellow Springs Nine: Purchased the contract of SP Frank Fuller from Triple A Flagstaff.
Yellow Springs Nine: Purchased the contract of SP Tony Bilbao from Triple A Flagstaff.
Yellow Springs Nine: Purchased the contract of MR Gustavo López from Winter League Guantanamo.
Yellow Springs Nine: Purchased the contract of SP Luis Bonilla from Triple A Flagstaff.
Yellow Springs Nine: Purchased the contract of CF Isaac Harris from Triple A Flagstaff.
Yellow Springs Nine: Purchased the contract of SP Jorge Guzmán from Triple A Flagstaff.
Yellow Springs Nine: Purchased the contract of MR Mark Steward from Triple A Flagstaff.
Yellow Springs Nine: Purchased the contract of MR Stan Johnson from Double A Santa Cruz.
Chicago Black Sox: Purchased the contract of SS Jeffery Small from Triple A Carolina.
Chicago Black Sox: Purchased the contract of SP Boyd Milicent from Triple A Carolina.
Chicago Black Sox: Purchased the contract of CL Samuel Vance from Triple A Carolina.
Chicago Black Sox: Purchased the contract of CF Rodrigo García from Triple A Carolina.
Chicago Black Sox: Purchased the contract of C Lee Wall from Triple A Carolina.
Chicago Black Sox: Purchased the contract of 3B Ryan Parrish from Triple A Carolina.
Chicago Black Sox: Purchased the contract of SP Gill Frasquilho from Triple A Carolina.
Vancouver Mounties: Purchased the contract of C George Andrews from Triple A Victoria.
Vancouver Mounties: Purchased the contract of SP Bertolameu Bolota from Winter League Coxen Hole.
Vancouver Mounties: Purchased the contract of CL Manny Estever from Winter League Coxen Hole.
Vancouver Mounties: Purchased the contract of SP Manny Marino from Triple A Victoria.
Vancouver Mounties: Purchased the contract of MR Jesús Durán from Winter League Coxen Hole.
Vancouver Mounties: Purchased the contract of MR Lorenzo Sánchez from Winter League Coxen Hole.
Vancouver Mounties: Purchased the contract of 3B Eduardo Montoya from Triple A Victoria.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of MR Jorge Negrón from Triple A Clash City.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of CF Paco Gonzáles from Triple A Clash City.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of 1B Juan Alvarado from Double A Compton.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of C Mark Church from Triple A Clash City.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of SP Perry Jennings from Triple A Clash City.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of SP Davis Holliday from Triple A Clash City.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of 3B Michael Jenkins from Triple A Clash City.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of CL Scott Thurman from Triple A Clash City.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of 1B Larry Larson from Double A Compton.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of RF Silvano Giolitti from Triple A Clash City.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of C Jared Carpenter from Double A Compton.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of RF Robb Stark from Triple A Clash City.
California Crusaders: Purchased the contract of RF Bartholomew Bailey from Single A Hollywood.
Hawaii Tropics: Purchased the contract of CL Arturo Sepúlveda from Double A Carson City.
Hawaii Tropics: Purchased the contract of SP Elvin Willard from Triple A Death Valley.
Hawaii Tropics: Purchased the contract of MR Cal Beasley from Triple A Death Valley.
Hawaii Tropics: Purchased the contract of SP Terry Moore from Triple A Death Valley.
Hawaii Tropics: Purchased the contract of MR Steffen Lowe from Triple A Death Valley.
Valencia Stars: Purchased the contract of CF Carlos Quick from Triple A San Jose.
Valencia Stars: Purchased the contract of 2B Watt O. Crow from Triple A San Jose.
Montreal Blazers: Purchased the contract of SS Thomas Davis from Triple A Fort Wayne.
Montreal Blazers: Purchased the contract of CL Walt Critch from Double A Mobile.
Montreal Blazers: Purchased the contract of CL Carlos Ojeda from Double A Mobile.
Montreal Blazers: Purchased the contract of MR Christopher Robinson from Double A Mobile.
Montreal Blazers: Purchased the contract of 3B Ben McLaughlin from Double A Mobile.
Montreal Blazers: Purchased the contract of C Mark Bowden from Triple A Fort Wayne.
Montreal Blazers: Purchased the contract of RF Mark Nelson from Triple A Fort Wayne.
Montreal Blazers: Purchased the contract of MR Raúl Montoya from Triple A Fort Wayne.
Montreal Blazers: Purchased the contract of 3B Rusty Francis from Triple A Fort Wayne.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of SP David Bell from Double A Trenton.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of SP Eduardo Rodríguez from Double A Trenton.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of SS Lúcio Gutiérrez from Triple A Brooklyn.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of SP Luis Escobar from Triple A Brooklyn.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of 3B Tom Cunningham from Triple A Brooklyn.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of MR Juan Rodríguez from Double A Trenton.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of MR Cale Collins from Triple A Brooklyn.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of SP José Lucero from Triple A Brooklyn.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of 1B Carlos Villalobos from Triple A Brooklyn.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of 2B Al Mahoney from Triple A Brooklyn.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Purchased the contract of 1B Greg Bridges from Triple A Brooklyn.
Carolina Kraken: Purchased the contract of MR Juan Castillo from Double A Winston-Salem.
Carolina Kraken: Purchased the contract of MR David Hoskins from Double A Winston-Salem.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of CL Andrew Lewis from Winter League St. Kitts.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of SP David Cooper from Triple A Winnipeg.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of LF Dave Wood from Triple A Winnipeg.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of MR Will Thompson from Winter League St. Kitts.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of 2B Donald Perry from Triple A Winnipeg.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of SS Andrew Weaver from Triple A Winnipeg.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of SP Casimiro Moreno from Triple A Winnipeg.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of SP Jeff Rogers from Triple A Winnipeg.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of SP Keith Woods from Winter League St. Kitts.
Buffalo Bison: Purchased the contract of MR Phil Thomas from Triple A Winnipeg.
Des Moines Kernels: Purchased the contract of SP Jorge Mercado from Triple A El Paso.
Des Moines Kernels: Purchased the contract of CF Gustavo Rodríguez from Triple A El Paso.
Des Moines Kernels: Purchased the contract of MR Juan Delgado from Double A Providence.
Des Moines Kernels: Purchased the contract of C Jesús Ayala from Triple A El Paso.
Des Moines Kernels: Purchased the contract of SS Bobby Owens from Triple A El Paso.
Des Moines Kernels: Purchased the contract of MR Ramón Trejo from Triple A El Paso.
Des Moines Kernels: Purchased the contract of CL Pancho Díaz from Triple A El Paso.
Marquette Suns: Purchased the contract of SP Jason Taylor from Triple A Racine.
Marquette Suns: Purchased the contract of MR Jesús Salas from Triple A Racine.
Marquette Suns: Purchased the contract of SP Jeffrey Johnson from Triple A Racine.
Marquette Suns: Purchased the contract of LF Ji-hoon Nam from Triple A Racine.
Marquette Suns: Purchased the contract of CF Ronald Ogden from Triple A Racine.
Marquette Suns: Purchased the contract of RF Nathan Williams from Triple A Racine.
Marquette Suns: Purchased the contract of 1B Carl Richardson from Triple A Racine.
Marquette Suns: Purchased the contract of MR John Cross from Triple A Racine.
Marquette Suns: Purchased the contract of LF Fernando Cardona from Triple A Racine.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of RF Richard Howell from Triple A Saint Paul.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of CL Jim Schroeder from Triple A Saint Paul.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of 2B Ricardo Villarreal from Triple A Saint Paul.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of SP Francisco Salinas from Triple A Saint Paul.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of LF Ken Strout from Triple A Saint Paul.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of SP Woody Powell from Triple A Saint Paul.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of RF Andy Sims from Triple A Saint Paul.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of SP Ricardo Soriano from Triple A Saint Paul.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of 2B Tim Therrien from Triple A Saint Paul.
Calgary Marauders: Purchased the contract of 1B Dave Miller from Triple A Saint Paul.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled CF Toby Davis from Triple A Milwaukee.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled MR Conor Kempton from Triple A Milwaukee.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled MR Chet Wright from Winter League Kingston.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled CL Javier López from Winter League Kingston.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled SS José Miranda from Winter League Kingston.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled LF Yeong-hwan Kim from Winter League Kingston.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled SP Kenny Powers from Winter League Kingston.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled LF Nathan Forrest from Winter League Kingston.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled MR Allan England from Winter League Kingston.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled C Pedro Gómez from Double A Reno.
Las Vegas Hustlers: Recalled MR Scott Adams from Winter League Kingston.
Long Beach Surfers: Purchased the contract of CF Victor Hoffman from Single A Tombstone.
Long Beach Surfers: Purchased the contract of C Orlando Herrera from Rookie League Cayucos.
Long Beach Surfers: Purchased the contract of SP Ánibal Cruz from Triple A Santa Fe.
Seattle Storm: Purchased the contract of CF Paul Crosby from Winter League Port au Prince.
Seattle Storm: Purchased the contract of SS Manny Martínez from Triple A Kalamazoo.
Seattle Storm: Purchased the contract of MR Ángelo Hernández from Triple A Kalamazoo.
Seattle Storm: Purchased the contract of 2B Dustin Gebauer from Triple A Kalamazoo.
Seattle Storm: Purchased the contract of 2B Joaquín Santos from Triple A Kalamazoo.
Seattle Storm: Purchased the contract of CF Iván Salas from Triple A Kalamazoo.
Seattle Storm: Purchased the contract of C Francisco Franco from Triple A Kalamazoo.

Friday, February 10th, 2017
Omaha Barnstormers: Signed free agent RF Felipe Arroyo to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,450,000.
Montreal Blazers: Signed free agent 3B Jeff Mueller to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000.
Seattle Storm: Signed free agent 3B Albert Lawson to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,300,000.
Madison Wolves: Signed free agent SP Jesús Guerrero to a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000.

Monday, February 6th, 2017
Las Vegas Hustlers: Signed free agent 2B Eric Thorne to a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,640,000.

Saturday, February 4th, 2017
Madison Wolves: SP Manny Caro retires.
Montreal Blazers: Signed free agent SP Roy Buckley to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,250,000.
Valencia Stars: Signed C Jason Dunn to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $43,500,000.

Friday, February 3rd, 2017
Marquette Suns: Signed free agent MR Roberto Garza to a 1-year contract worth a total of $900,000.
Seattle Storm: Signed free agent RF Michael Hampton to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,420,000.
Buffalo Bison: Signed free agent CL Iestyn Pilgrim to a 4-year contract worth a total of $43,420,000.
Montreal Blazers: Signed free agent SP Ron Harmon to a 1-year contract worth a total of $990,000.
Montreal Blazers: Signed free agent SP Demetrio Laspiga to a 1-year contract worth a total of $510,000.

Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
Calgary Marauders: Signed 1B Leroy Brown to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $12,000,000.
Hawaii Tropics: Demoted MR Richie Frye to Triple A Death Valley.
Hawaii Tropics: Demoted 1B Dave Holmes to Triple A Death Valley.

Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
Louisville Sluggers: Signed bench coach Andy Head to a 3-year, $450,000 per year contract.

Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
Carolina Kraken: Signed SP Al Hall to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $13,500,000.
Calgary Marauders: Signed LF António Sánchez to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $15,520,000.

Monday, January 30th, 2017
Valencia Stars: Signed 1B Vicente Medrano to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,800,000.
Seattle Storm: Signed MR Tomás Román to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,700,000.
Calgary Marauders: Signed SP Alexandre Bélin to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $24,000,000.
Carolina Kraken: Signed LF Todd Clay to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $22,500,000.
Valencia Stars: Signed SS Jared Stuart to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000.
Valencia Stars: Signed MR Julian Anderson to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $25,000,000.
Calgary Marauders: Signed CL Silas Thompson to a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $13,800,000.

Saturday, January 28th, 2017
Calgary Marauders: Signed Team Trainer Patrick Johnson to a 3-year contract extension.
Carolina Kraken: Signed Team Trainer Gregory House to a 4-year contract extension.

Friday, January 27th, 2017
Calgary Marauders: Signed Manager Woody Woodbury to a 4-year contract extension.
Calgary Marauders: Signed Hitting Coach Ronald Sullivan to a 4-year contract extension.

Thursday, January 26th, 2017
Valencia Stars: Signed free agent RF Iván Silva to a 4-year contract worth a total of $18,500,000.
Atlantic City Gamblers: Recalled MR Chet Hawkins from Triple A Brooklyn.
Brooklyn Robins: Placed SS Joseph Drew on the active roster.
Brooklyn Robins: Activated SS Joseph Drew from the 60-day disabled list.
Brooklyn Robins: Placed MR Jonathan Sorensen on the active roster.
Brooklyn Robins: Placed 2B Adam Cantrell on the active roster.
Brooklyn Robins: Demoted 3B Tomás Rodríguez to Triple A San Francisco.
Carolina Kraken: Placed C Tobias Kelly on the active roster.
Greenville Moonshiners: CL Jessie Burgess was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Greenville Moonshiners: 3B Quentin Harris was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Long Beach Surfers: Placed SP Josh Holt on the active roster.
Long Beach Surfers: Activated SP Josh Holt from the 60-day disabled list.
Omaha Barnstormers: Placed RF Loran Wakefield on the active roster.
Omaha Barnstormers: Activated RF Loran Wakefield from the 60-day disabled list.
Seattle Storm: Placed MR Larry Davis on the active roster.
Seattle Storm: Placed MR Artie Townsend on the active roster.
Seattle Storm: Placed 1B Don Goodwin on the active roster.
Seattle Storm: Placed SP Joe Kern on the active roster.
Valencia Stars: Placed 3B Ludovic Evangelista on the active roster.
Valencia Stars: Placed RF Iván Silva on the active roster.
Valencia Stars: Purchased the contract of SP Tony Suárez from Triple A San Jose.
Vancouver Mounties: MR Jesse Lambert was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Vancouver Mounties: SP Chris Lee was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Vancouver Mounties: 3B Orlando Ruíz was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Vancouver Mounties: Placed SP Cecil Ware on the active roster.
Vancouver Mounties: Placed CL Juan Quintero on the active roster.
Vancouver Mounties: Placed MR Luis Flores on the active roster.
Vancouver Mounties: Activated MR Luis Flores from the 60-day disabled list.
Vancouver Mounties: MR Jaime Tonche was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Vancouver Mounties: Recalled RF Bill Barnes from Triple A Victoria.
The Hawaii Tropics traded 32-year-old reliever Tim Jones, 20-year-old closer Bob Bowden, 20-year-old starting pitcher António Salazar and 23-year-old minor league reliever José López to the Vancouver Mounties, getting 36-year-old third baseman Orlando Ruíz, 36-year-old reliever Jesse Lambert and 23-year-old starting pitcher Chris Lee in return.
Hawaii Tropics: Placed 3B Orlando Ruíz on the active roster.
Hawaii Tropics: Placed MR Jesse Lambert on the active roster.

[mrbornac]

Finally, we may have found our closer....

[Rubaboo]

So Thorne declines my $8.5M offer saying he wants more money and signs with Vegas for $7.6M... I'm pretty sure numbers work the same way in Canada, so color me confused and a bit upset about this one.

[7teen]

Well shit on Manny Caro. He was probably looking at a 2017 out of the pen but hate that he retired at 28 after a season ending injury last year

[aaronweiner]

So Thorne declines my $8.5M offer saying he wants more money and signs with Vegas for $7.6M... I'm pretty sure numbers work the same way in Canada, so color me confused and a bit upset about this one.

He also declined my $7 million dollar offer. Which is just totally unreasonable as I offered him less than Vegas and Vegas got him for less than you.

What does the man WANT?

[aaronweiner]

On the bright side, Frank Thomas III now looks like this.

Yeah, I guess I'd take him. If I didn't already have him.

[BDub]

So Thorne declines my $8.5M offer saying he wants more money and signs with Vegas for $7.6M... I'm pretty sure numbers work the same way in Canada, so color me confused and a bit upset about this one.

He also declined my $7 million dollar offer. Which is just totally unreasonable as I offered him less than Vegas and Vegas got him for less than you.

What does the man WANT?

The bright lights of Vegas......

[mrbornac]

Being a White Sox fan and the person who created Frank Thomas III in the "make a player" program, I would be happy for you to trade him to me! 8) Especially here on the day the real Frank Thomas is being put into the Hall of Fame!

[aaronweiner]

Being a White Sox fan and the person who created Frank Thomas III in the "make a player" program, I would be happy for you to trade him to me! 8) Especially here on the day the real Frank Thomas is being put into the Hall of Fame!

No thanks. You and I are the only White Sox fans left on the planet.