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« on: September 29, 2021, 05:58:40 PM »
Black Forest sends $500,000 to Beijing.
Beijing sends 1B A. Lazarte to Black Forest. (He will be placed on the AAA Bremen roster for now.)
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« on: September 29, 2021, 05:57:04 PM »
Black Forest sends $500,000 to Beijing.
Beijing sends 1B A. Lazarte to Black Forest.
Huck, please put Lazarte on my AAA roster for now.
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« on: September 29, 2021, 05:51:47 PM »
I'll pay the $500,000 for Lazarte. Put him in AAA for now.
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« on: September 29, 2021, 11:07:09 AM »
Please put Diaz in my Class A bullpen. Thanks.
55
« on: September 29, 2021, 09:59:51 AM »
Black Forest sends $10m to Melbourne.
Melbourne sends RP Octavio Diaz (Class A) to Black Forest.
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« on: September 27, 2021, 06:30:07 PM »
Daegu sends catcher Oles Dziewulski to Black Forest.
Black sends 2B Heiko Uhrlitz (A), RP Alex Molinari (AA) and Black Forest's third-round pick in the next rookie draft to Daegu.
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« on: September 16, 2021, 01:51:52 PM »
Black Forest sends SP Waso Kagame (Double-A) to Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo sends Black Forest a third-round pick in the next rookie draft (the pick that originally belonged to Rome).
Black Forest has a history of sending young, up-and-coming superstars to Santo Domingo (like Cheslav Zamorov and Yoshida Kamuta), so Waso Kagame should be jumping for joy. His career is about to skyrocket.
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« on: September 08, 2021, 08:17:39 AM »
After various trades and free-agent signings I find that I have an overabundance of relief pitchers, so I'll consider trading some of them in exchange for picks or prospects.
Tim Wood (AAA). Age 30, 8/6/8 ratings. Current salary is $200,000.
Rodney Litchfield (AAA). Age 28. 9/5/7 ratings. Current salary is $200,000.
Max Sanguinetti (AAA). Age 27. Current ratings 6/7/7, potential ratings 7/7/7. Current salary is $200,000.
Marco Uruisamoglu (ML). Age 28. 8/5/9 ratings. Current salary is $380,000.
Edha Parantap (AA). Age 26. Current ratings 6/7/7, potential ratings 7/7/7. Salary $0.
Yohan Laporte (AA). Age 25. Current ratings 7/6/6, potential ratings 8/6/6. Salary $0.
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« on: August 30, 2021, 11:56:17 AM »
The November 2132 honoree is
AN-SHI CHIN
This versatile infielder was, first and foremost, a WINNER. He had an 11-year career in the major leagues, and in seven of those 11 seasons he was a member of a league champion. After coming to the Black Forest in July 2109 from Paris, Chin spent six seasons with the Foxes and the team won the IBL pennant in five of those six seasons. Later he moved on to Rio de Janeiro and was a member of two more pennant winners. When An-shi Chin was on a team's roster, more often than not, that team went to the WBACS. During his time in the Black Forest, Chin spent time at both second base and third base. He was an unusually good hitter for an infielder; he hit over .300 twice, swatted as many as 21 homers (in 2110), drove in as many as 104 runs (also in 2110), drew as many as 104 walks (in 2113) and won a Silver Slugger award (in 2113). He was named MVP of the Championship Series in 2111. In the 2112 and 2113 seasons, Chin was among the very best players in the IBL; he posted a WAR of 5.28 in 2112, and a WAR of 6.20 in 2113. He wore jersey number 13.
60
« on: August 28, 2021, 04:51:24 PM »
Black Forest sends Beijing the asking price of $275,000.
Beijing sends RF Rafael Hernandez to Black Forest.
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« on: August 26, 2021, 02:07:03 PM »
Black Forest sends LF Khai Jiang (Class A) to Karachi.
Karachi sends Black Forest its second-round pick in the rookie draft that follows the 2134 season (not next year's draft, the one after that).
FYI, if anyone cares ... Khai Jiang was originally a first-round pick as a pitcher. His ratings tanked after a couple of years on the mound, but he was a two-way guy, so I switched him to left field and he is now the reigning MVP in Class A. He's followed an interesting path to success. Best of luck to him in Karachi, except when he's facing the Foxes.
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« on: August 25, 2021, 12:22:20 PM »
Confirmed.
63
« on: August 25, 2021, 08:30:09 AM »
Confirmed.
64
« on: August 24, 2021, 09:04:19 PM »
Black Forest sends LF Damiano Bertolini (AAA) and RP Ifni Mbuvi (AA) to Phoenix.
Phoenix sends SP Nick Honeyfield (ML) to Black Forest.
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« on: August 24, 2021, 01:40:28 PM »
Black Forest sends cash in the amount of $8,920,100 to Santo Domingo. Black Forest also sends CF Jose Salas (Rookie League) to Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo sends SP Jose Mendoza to Black Forest.
The team which got the better end of this deal was clearly the team that got Jose.
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« on: August 06, 2021, 08:36:31 AM »
On second thought, just put Pei in my big-league rotation immediately, in place of Ricardo Lagido. Move Lagido to AAA. There's no point in waiting to make this move. Lagido sucks.
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« on: August 06, 2021, 08:00:35 AM »
There was a $500,000 "post it" for this guy last night ... as far as I know he's still available, so here goes.
Black Forest sends $500,000 to Beijing.
Beijing sends SP Zhi-fu Pei (AAA) to Black Forest.
Just put him on my AAA roster for now, I'll make a decision soon as to whether to put him in the rotation or maybe use him in long relief.
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« on: August 05, 2021, 07:44:09 PM »
Black Forest sends a fifth-round pick in the next rookie draft to Vienna.
Vienna sends LF Misao Kokura (ML) to Black Forest.
Note to Huck: Put Kokura on my ML roster. Move 1B Owen Thrippleton to AAA and replace him in the lineup with Kokura, who will move to first base (instead of his usual position in left field). Kokura will start only against RHPs. Against LHPs, Beltre will continue to start at 1B and Kokura will be his backup. Thanks.
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« on: August 05, 2021, 07:40:57 PM »
This trade didn't happen. Please ignore.
70
« on: August 05, 2021, 01:17:25 PM »
Black Forest sends SP Julio Esperanzoa (Class AA) and 2B Heiko Uhrlitz (Class A), plus $5 million in cash, to Vienna.
Vienna sends LF Will Wilson (ML) to Black Forest.
Note to Huck: If this deal is approved (which is not a sure thing because things are in flux as usual on Deadline Day), put Wilson on my ML roster. Move 1B Owen Thrippleton to AAA and replace him in the lineup with Wilson, who will move to first base (instead of his usual position in left field). Thanks.
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« on: August 04, 2021, 10:23:16 AM »
Huck, please put Ewerlof on my Class A roster. Thanks.
72
« on: August 04, 2021, 07:04:35 AM »
Black Forest sends RF Rodrigo Valadez (AAA) and 1B Wang Ai (A) to Daegu.
Daegu sends RP Lennart Ewerlof (A) to Black Forest.
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« on: July 10, 2021, 06:47:26 AM »
My woebegone ballclub gave up 57 runs in a six-game stretch between April 8-13, an average of 9.5 runs per game, and I got into a discussion as to what could have caused such a disastrous showing. The consensus was that my outfield defense is pathetic and that it's killing my pitchers. So I decided to do a quick study of the issue. I compared all of the outfield defenses in the IBL. It seems to be generally agreed that OOTP's defensive ratings are a bit weird, and that the really important thing, when assessing an outfielder's defensive skill, is RANGE. Outfield errors and assists aren't all that common, so Error ratings and Arm ratings aren't hugely important. What's important is an outfielder's ability to chase after a batted ball and catch it instead of letting it drop for a hit.
So in this study I'm looking only at outfielders' Range ratings. The study covers all ten IBL teams and looks at both of their lineups, the lineup vs. RHPs and the lineup vs LHPs. I've ranked the outfields from best to worst, though some of the rankings are debatable. Anyway, here's what I found.
Range vs RHP (LF-CF-RF) Range vs LHP (LF-CF-RF)
BEI 7- 9- 7 7- 9- 8
OSL 7-10-5 7-10-5
MEL 7- 8- 6 7- 8- 6
ROM 6- 8- 8 6- 8- 8
VIE 8- 8- 5 8- 8- 5
PAR 7- 7- 7 7- 7- 7
TOK 7- 8- 5 7- 8- 8
BFF 7- 7- 5 7- 8- 7
DAE 7- 7- 6 7- 7- 6
KAR 5- 9- 4 5- 9- 4
Conclusion? My outfield defense is bad (eighth out of ten), but not horrendously bad, just a hair below the teams at #6 and #7. So I don't agree that my outfielders are totally killing my pitchers. They aren't very good, but they aren't abysmally awful either.
And by the way, I have a CF in Triple-A, Naftali Kipruto, with 8 Range. When he's ready for the majors, probably next year, I'll use him in CF and slide Vicente Moya over to RF, which will give me an outfield with Range ratings of 7-8-7, which should be the second best or third best in the IBL. So the days of poor outfield defense in the Black Forest should soon be coming to an end ... leaving me with only about 20 other problems to solve.
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« on: July 07, 2021, 03:04:13 PM »
Please put Watts on my Class A roster. Thanks.
75
« on: July 07, 2021, 01:18:52 PM »
Black Forest sends RP Albert Slooters (Class A) to Sao Paulo.
Sao Paulo sends RP Don Watts (Class A) to Black Forest.
76
« on: June 27, 2021, 08:03:22 PM »
Love the nickname.
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« on: June 26, 2021, 07:14:36 AM »
The November 2131 honoree is
JANARDAN SHREERANG
A native of India, Shreerang pitched in the WBA for 12 years, six of them for the Foxes. He led the IBL in shutouts once (in 2113) and he won as many as 18 games in a season. He was a member of the starting rotation for the 2112 team which won the WBA championship. During his six seasons in the Black Forest he posted a record of 71-46 with an ERA of 3.50. His overall career record was 120-83 with an ERA of 3.68. These numbers are especially impressive when one considers that Shreerang was originally a 19th-round pick in the rookie draft; he wasn't expected to reach the major leagues, much less to win 120 games. He was a good, reliable starter for a long time. He wore jersey number 31.
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« on: June 23, 2021, 11:35:34 AM »
Confirmed.
79
« on: June 22, 2021, 05:32:34 PM »
Confirmed.
80
« on: June 15, 2021, 01:44:57 PM »
Not sure if this has to wait until after the playoffs to be official, but anyway ...
Black Forest sends CF Hyun-suk Lee (Class A) to Oslo.
Oslo sends two second-round draft picks to Black Forest. (I guess one pick in each of the next two drafts? I'll let Mark correct me if that's wrong.)
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« on: June 02, 2021, 03:07:40 PM »
Black Forest sends SP Ernesto Farto to Havana.
Havana sends its second-round pick in the upcoming rookie draft to Black Forest.
82
« on: June 02, 2021, 03:05:12 PM »
Black Forest sends 1B Mario Beltre to Rome.
Rome sends RP Bernard Bert (AA) to Black Forest.
83
« on: May 28, 2021, 08:23:23 AM »
Huck, put Gagne onto my 40-man roster and into the big-league rotation, taking the #5 spot vacated by the trade of Chon. Might as well let the kid start suffering right away. If I've got to suffer through this season, I want company in my misery.
84
« on: May 28, 2021, 07:38:26 AM »
Black Forest sends $7 million to Beijing.
Beijing sends SP Scott Gagne (AAA) to Black Forest.
85
« on: May 28, 2021, 07:24:21 AM »
Black Forest sends SP Chae-pong Chon and $4,088,942 (his remaining salary this year) to Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo sends Black Forest two third-round draft picks --- SD's own pick in the post-2131 draft and Rome's pick in the post-2132 draft.
86
« on: May 25, 2021, 01:36:46 PM »
Confirmed. Please put Abuu in my Class A bullpen.
FYI, I'm temporarily moving Fearon to AAA so that I can fill his ML bullpen slot prior to tonight's games.
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« on: May 21, 2021, 08:18:22 AM »
LF Carlos Zambrano. Age 28. Slugger. Can be an excellent platoon player. Ratings vs lefty pitchers: Contact 6, Power 9, Walks 6. Yours for a fourth-round pick. Link to webpage: http://www.worldbaseballassociation.com/reports/news/html/players/player_6527.htmlLF/CF Omero Tofoli. Age 26. Terrific base stealer. Contact rating 6. Fifth round pick. Link to webpage: http://www.worldbaseballassociation.com/reports/news/html/players/player_2169.htmlCatcher Jose Martinez. Age 30. Tremendous defensive catcher, Catcher Ability rating = 10. Fifth round pick. Link: http://www.worldbaseballassociation.com/reports/news/html/players/player_5966.html1B Wang Ai. Age 23. Contact rating 7, Power potential 6. Definite big-league potential but I'm overloaded with first basemen. Fourth-round pick. Link: http://www.worldbaseballassociation.com/reports/news/html/players/player_3210.html2B/SS Dominic Ratcliffe. Age 28. Contact Rating 6, Avoid K's 9. Gets the bat on the ball consistently. Good base stealer. Fifth round pick. Link: http://www.worldbaseballassociation.com/reports/news/html/players/player_6620.html3B Tu-an Chin. Age 30. Contact 6, Avoid K's 8, Defense 7. Fifth round pick. Link: http://www.worldbaseballassociation.com/reports/news/html/players/player_6197.htmlRF Harsha Pritha. Age 27. Contact 6, Power 6, Defense 7. Fifth round pick. Link: http://www.worldbaseballassociation.com/reports/news/html/players/player_6661.html
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« on: May 20, 2021, 08:31:41 PM »
Phoenix sends 3B Bill Brown, CF Alberto Rivera (Class A) and a third-round pick to Black Forest.
Black Forest sends 2B Carlino Mazzolani, 1B Bengt Eriksen (AAA) and $1 million in cash to Phoenix.
89
« on: May 20, 2021, 03:10:26 PM »
Confirmed.
To clarify, I think the draft pick is for the draft AFTER the 2132 season, not the draft BEFORE the 2132 season. Mark, correct me if I'm wrong.
90
« on: May 20, 2021, 09:56:48 AM »
2B Carlino Mazzolani available for a second-round pick. First guy who replies to this post gets Mazzo in exchange for a Round 2 pick. Mazzo is 29 years old and can really hit. Contact 8, Avoid K's 10. Salary is $1.4 million and I WILL PAY IT THROUGH THE END OF THIS SEASON. Link to his webpage: http://www.worldbaseballassociation.com/reports/news/html/players/player_6254.html
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« on: May 09, 2021, 12:08:39 PM »
Actually I never read the comics but I saw the movie. A long time ago. Had nearly forgotten it until I saw the name "Ming."
Ming the Merciless to his underling: "Are your men taking the right pills? Maybe you should execute their trainer."
I'm hiring him to run my player development program. Can't be as bad as the last guy, who has allowed virtually all of my recent first-round picks to flop.
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« on: April 30, 2021, 08:30:37 AM »
The November 2130 honoree is
NIKO SHIPANGA
Hailing from the sparsely-populated African nation of Namibia, Shipanga was a slugging leftfielder who spent his entire big-league career with the Foxes. He was that rare first-round draft choice who lived up to his billing. He led the IBL in RBIs once (2123), in runs scored once (2120), in doubles once (2124), and in HBP four times (he crowded the plate and refused to back down to any pitcher). Shipanga was the cleanup hitter for the 2125 WBA championship team. By the time he was 29 years old he'd posted three seasons of hitting above .300, four seasons with more than 100 RBIs, and four seasons with more than 30 home runs. But then, like a perplexing number of Black Forest stars, Shipanga's production dropped like a stone the instant he turned 30, and he made his final big-league appearance when he was only 31 years old. He still managed in his truncated eight-year career to hit 221 homers and to post a career batting average of .289. He wore jersey number 3.
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« on: April 30, 2021, 07:54:25 AM »
Haven't changed a draftee's name for a few years but the league already has too many guys named Hernandez, so I'm changing the name of this year's first-rounder. Instead of Omar Hernandez from Spain, let's make him:
Naftali Kipruto of Mombasa, Kenya.
Also I can't resist giving one of my draftees a cheesy nickname. I drafted a pitcher in Round 10 named Ming Zhuo. He is now known as Ming "The Merciless" Zhuo.
$1 in WBA bucks goes to the first guy who knows what goofy movie that comes from.
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« on: April 15, 2021, 03:12:27 PM »
Might as well just add this new trade to the existing one ...
Oslo sends SP Alfonso Vasquez to Black Forest.
Black Forest sends its fourth-round pick in the next rookie draft to Oslo.
Huck, my starting rotation should now be arranged as follows:
Chon #1, Farto #2, Vasquez #3, Housley #4, Bertrand #5. Move Lagido, Chang and L'Homme to AAA. Thanks.
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« on: April 14, 2021, 04:11:50 PM »
Huck, please rearrange my starting rotation as follows.
Put Chon at #1, Farto at #2, Housley at #3, Bertrand at #5. Leave Lagido at #4. Move Chang and L'Homme to AAA. I'll assign them positions in the AAA rotation tomorrow. Thanks.
96
« on: April 14, 2021, 04:01:50 PM »
Oslo sends SPs Chae-pong Chon and Ernesto Farto to Black Forest.
Black Forest sends its third-round pick in the next two rookie drafts to Oslo.
97
« on: April 07, 2021, 04:32:26 PM »
Black Forest sends 1B Kei-thing Guo (AAA) to Mexico City.
Mexico City sends 1B Wang Ai (AA) to Black Forest.
(Huck, please put Wang Ai on my Double-A club. You know. Bochum.)
98
« on: April 05, 2021, 12:55:50 PM »
Huck, please slot Willey into my lineup, taking the place of Kamuta, the guy I just traded to you. Thanks.
99
« on: April 05, 2021, 12:39:24 PM »
Black Forest sends LF Yoshida Kamuta to Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo sends Black Forest its second-round pick in the rookie draft held prior to the 2132 season.
100
« on: April 05, 2021, 12:38:25 PM »
BFF pays $365,000 for CF Willey.
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