Are we in the plans for Chicago?

October 22, 2017, 08:12:00 PM

With word of expansion in Mutiny baseball, the rumors of which direction that the organization might take has been swirling around the clubhouse like a hot dog wrapper in Spring training.

Will they go young? Are they going to be cheap? Slugfest or pitching and defense?

All kinds of different directions could be taken, but management will take the best 25 players to be the foundation of the Rum Runners from here into the future.

Re: Are we in the plans for Chicago?

Reply #1 – October 31, 2017, 11:11:19 AM

These are the players that aren't being protected for the expansion draft. If you see a player below that you would like to acquire in trade following the conclusion of the expansion draft and the lifting of the transaction freeze, I'm all ears and willing to deal these players.

Yimi Garcia   (2020)   RP-RHP    $ 250,000
Nick Tropeano   (2020)   SP-RHP    $ 250,000
Derek Law   (2020)   RP-RHP    $ 250,000
Justin Nicolino   (2020)   SP-LHP    $ 250,000
Jace Peterson    (2020)   2B (LHB)    $ 250,000

Matt Duffy   (2019)   3B (RHB)    $ 250,000
Mauricio Cabrera   (2019)   RP-RHP    $ 1,200,000
Jake McGee   (2019)   RP-LHP    $ 350,000
Hernan Perez   (2019)   2B-RHB    $ 1,950,000
Aroldis Chapman   (2019)   RP-LHP    $ 6,525,000
Jake Barrett   (2019)   RP-RHP    $ 350,000
Cam Bedrosian   (2019)   RP-RHP    $ 4,500,000
Mark Trumbo   (2019)   1B/RF (RHB)    $ 4,725,000
Robert Gsellman   (2019)   SP-RHP    $ 950,000

John Ryan Murphy   (2018)   C    $ 1,500,000
Tyler Duffey   (2018)   SP-RHP    $ 3,000,000
Sam Dyson   (2018)   RP-RHP    $ 3,500,000
Jose Bautista   (2018)   OF-RF    $ 15,500,000

Renato Nunez, 3B, OAK   M
Reynaldo Lopez   M
Tyler Austin, NYY, OF   M
Tom Murphy, COL, C   M
Cody Sedlock, P, BAL   M
Brendon Little, LHP, CHC   M
Cody Reed, P, ARI   M
Joshua Lowe, 3B, TB   M
Kohl Stewart. MIN, RHP   M
Monte Harrison, OF, MIL   M
Rosell Herrera, COL, SS   M
Spencer Adams, P, CWS   M
Thomas Szapucki, LHP, NYM   M
Tyler Beede, RHP, SFG   M

Re: Are we in the plans for Chicago?

Reply #2 – February 14, 2018, 06:35:06 PM

With free agency underway in a flurry. Management has decided to make Jose Bautista available for trade.

$15.5M 2018 RF 587 AB/686 PA

His greatest assets are the playing time, his 2018 contract and that he hits righties just a little bit better than lefties.

What are we looking for? I would say something of a little value would move this mountain of a contract. A low level prospect, a draft pick in the 5 to 7 RD range, etc. We will have to replace the aforementioned usage which should cover a full season in RF.