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Welcome back, Pete, you beautiful son of a bitch. The best scout there ever was. My votes are: 1. Mariners - Baseball needs this. Win one for The Kid, win one for Ichiro, win one for King Felix and The Big Unit. And I guess for Jay Buhner. 2. Pirates - We can't let Nutting keep doing this. Sign: Benny "The Jet" - We're gonna need some positional flexibility, and I hear that kid is good in a rundown, too.
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Artix posted:1. Rockies If past performance is any indication, we will be very, very good with no matter what team we pick. The Petes are very good baseball brains.
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Apr 7, 2021 23:56
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The only thing I feel particularly strongly about is getting Showalter. With a pile of young and/or dud players we're gonna need a guy with a head for development, and my whole wish for the Mariners was to get one for all the guys that never got one... like Buck. Toss Paxton, absolutely, and go with Mahle, C. Javier, or Clase. Martin is also intriguing if we're building for small ball, but doesn't fit the plan of going for it. I can't say I agree with trying to push it this year, but I guess I should have been around to vote for that one if I wanted to have a say. Oh well. I also think Seager for Wright is a no-brainer. Seager's a good dude, and a Mariner star, but on paper he's utterly replaceable.
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Apr 10, 2021 01:35
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Just a quick under-the-hood question: how are you doing trades? Are you fishing manually or using the Shop Player menu option? And how are your negotiations from there? Do you just keep trying to grab players til they say no? Sucks that our Kyle-on-Kyle swap fell through.
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Apr 10, 2021 19:08
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I think Trade for Voit because out bats are awful. We might sneak into a wild card. And I was under the impression we were gonna try for a run this year. Extend Knebel to a shorter contract. Make both roster moves. We're standing pretty decent from a goals standpoint. But yeah. That pitching core sets us up great for next year.
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Apr 11, 2021 20:54
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Holy poo poo that Game 1. Hilarious that we vanquished both division competitors, too. I'm not looking too fondly on the next round. Both those teams are legit.
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Apr 13, 2021 00:25
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habeasdorkus posted:BOOM, YOSTED. I knew this was gonna be a problem.
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Apr 14, 2021 02:32
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Fix 3B by picking up Bobby Witt Jr. He's been a stud in every single OOTP game I've ever played or participated in. I don't care what he costs, even if it's Kelenic. Extend everyone left after the above in order from best to worst. Maybe not Smith. We have a glut of outfielders, and giving up one, even Kelenic, to shore up our tire-fire infield is perfectly acceptable. Especially if we're making the Hayes deal, too. Like I will be really happy with where we're sitting for like five years if we make these moves. That's a solid playoff team. And with Benny coming up in that time as well...
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Apr 14, 2021 21:35
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I'm okay with Kelenic straight up, but whichever leaves us the most flexible in the infield. I recognize that I wouldn't mind making that deal AND Hayes, but if it's either/or, then BWJ all the way.
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Apr 14, 2021 22:14
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IcePhoenix posted:That's weird it doesn't seem like this This is what I'm saying.
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Apr 14, 2021 23:10
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Witt, Hayes, Benny infield is seriously the sort of group I lust after. I'd feel like we'd be extremely solid with that core and a rotating cast of 1B/C dudes I think we can compete for a while before the budget gets too out of hand.
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Apr 15, 2021 00:26
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I'm a fan of the Ron Gardenhire School of Nicknames. Wittsy, Rodsy, Kimsy, Hayesy. And yeah, irl I'm not a service fuckery kinda person, but we also don't have and will never have the budget to pay people what they're worth. Keep Leiter down til Super-2 Day.
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Apr 15, 2021 22:30
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Your attempts at shaming us into regretting the Kelenic trade are failing.  Also haha gently caress off Royals. I don't dislike the video highlights, but there's something I enjoy about the quick summary format of the wrap/box score. Whatever works though.
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Apr 17, 2021 18:22
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Bats at third, Benny at SS, and HSK at 2nd. Assuming the stats/arms line up that way. Then wait til the three actually get too expensive, and cut whomever costs the most (not The Jet, as he's homegrown.) Were built to be cheap as poo poo for a while here.
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Apr 18, 2021 04:23
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Showalter or Marson Stand pat see if Smith figures it out Keep Benny down til the first injury of the three and when the recovery comes trade HSK for Kiriloff
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Apr 18, 2021 22:23
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Isn't Kopech sort of a weiner IRL? Didn't he carry that "young stud top pick" ego til his elbow blew?
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Apr 19, 2021 20:38
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Burdi or Mears I feel like kicking the can down the road to the end of the season just ain't worth it and cheap is cheap.
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Apr 21, 2021 23:21
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bewbies posted:What happened the last time the Mariners had a record-setting regular season? Barry Bonds set the single-season home run record? 
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Apr 22, 2021 16:33
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2. Decimate the Clubhouse Specifically by trading Gallen as he's going to be expensive and that sort of postseason bullshit can't be tolerated. Arb Kirilloff and Hayes and whomever else we can keep after pre-arb Bats, Benny, and Jack. If Hayes continues to be amazing, maybe dangle him as a trade chip in the future. This is actually less about guaranteed turnover and more about standing pat but doing something about Gallen.
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Apr 24, 2021 17:44
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Deal. Also I agree that keeping an eye on Julio might be a good idea. BASEBALL IS LIFE.
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Apr 25, 2021 18:06
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3. Stand Pat Can't do a proper Win-It-All-And-Blow-It-Up if we don't win it all first. Plus of course World Series Winner is gonna drive up Trammell's price at the end of the season.
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Apr 26, 2021 04:47
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gently caress YEAH What the CHRIST happened to Hernandez in that series? Dude turned into a pumpkin or something.
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Apr 27, 2021 20:44
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Ride things out, trade D. Hernandez, DO NOT MAKE THE BIG TRADE.
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Apr 28, 2021 01:11
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If Leiter isn't a Mariner for life (or at least through age 32 or so) I will be mighty upset. I think we can get away with losing Trammell if we have to, but I think keeping the band together one more year and then rebuilding would be the way to go. Keep the fan interest high so when the rebuild DOES come we can justify the ticket prices.
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Apr 28, 2021 04:12
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gibson Gibson GIBSON GIIIIIBSOOOOOON
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Apr 28, 2021 16:54
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67-24. Jesus H. Christ.
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Apr 29, 2021 21:51
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Hmmm. Decisions this year.
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Apr 30, 2021 19:35
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VOTE Ballpark Renovations 1) As is 3 Year Strategy Items Player Acquisition 1) Build through prospects. 2) Trash Heap Players Competitiveness 1) Try to put the best team we can out on a yearly basis until the wheels fall off. Scouting Priorities. Tell Pete where to start. 2) Pitching Hitting tools (prioritize two): 4) Defense 5) Speed Pitching tools (prioritize one): 2) Control 3) Movement Pitchers: no preference Trades Trammell Ruiz [/quote] Let Lewis finish out his contract, then let him walk unless the owner gets lovely about him, imo. Otherwise I'm basically of the opinion that we can keep moving in the direction we're moving. Pete seems to find some good trash. Our bread and butter has been pitching, and we still have our core hitters for a while. I don't see any reason to upset the apple cart. I do find it odd that this year we seem to have been done in by our starters, who were lights-out, while our big playoff missteps the last couple seasons were from relievers. Whatever it is, I feel like pitching is, as always, going to be the thing that wins championships. Also, if we can somehow extend Gilby for, like, less than he's worth, maybe go that route, but I have a feeling we're gonna be feeling the crunch with two Gold Glove infielders and a perennial CY candidate on the roster anyway. But we'll just have to see what we can do with what we have and what Pete digs up. ------ Also, bewbies, thanks for running this. OOTP is a pain in the rear end, especially if you're micromanaging and running reports and all that. These are always some of my most-anticipated threads/posts.
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LiterallyATomato posted:There's not an OOTP thread besides this one, is there? I'm a newer player and I have many questions. There is, but it hasn't seen action for almost two years. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3886251 Last post by our own IcePhoenix
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May 1, 2021 01:33
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IcePhoenix posted:the perfect post to kill the thread since it's what killed the game (for me) I don't even remember the last version I have. It's installed, I've just never played it. XD
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May 1, 2021 03:45
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Kirilloff for Moeller Trammell for Susac Ruiz for Jiminez I would LOVE Sinner if we have room.
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May 1, 2021 16:11
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Bwahahahahaha. I cannot WAIT. Also, RIP Blaze Jordan, a legend indeed in all other OOTP timelines.
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May 2, 2021 11:42
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Keep Moeller. Pete Believes. I just can't in good conscience let that wheeling and dealing in the offseason be for naught. Extend. Pitching, pitching, pitching.
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May 3, 2021 21:22
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I really don't want to have to give up Rocker. gently caress that dude's good.
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May 5, 2021 16:59
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A's. I am become Theo Goonstein, destroyer of curses.
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May 6, 2021 00:48
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We can still be friends, Seattle. It's just business, you know? We had a lot of great times, but the heart wants what it wants.
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May 6, 2021 15:58
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habeasdorkus posted:I'd note that one of our goals is to improve the rep of our manager, so sticking with our current guy is unwise since what Monty wants, Monty gets. Not an empty quote because I'm going to say I'm interested to see what we do going completely opposite our Seattle strat.
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May 6, 2021 18:37
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algebra testes posted:Locklear and Henderson YUP. Rest in Piss Chuck Burns.
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May 7, 2021 14:32
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Being in the same division as our previous juggernaut is gonna be rough, but they're gonna run out of budget soon. We sure didn't make things easy for our replacement. Gonna have to watch the waivers like crazy till we get some development.
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Any but Berry.
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