Version 1.0 Here
The previous version exists in an alternate universe where Paul DePodesta allowed his name to be used in the movie Moneyball. He gets even more famous and never takes the job with the Browns. Carson Wentz gets drafted and the Cleveland Browns win their first 4 games, making a Cleveland three-sport championship the dominant narrative in the sports news stream. Frank Stallone is also dead in this universe.
Anyway, I'm gonna abide the Duncan Morrow structure for this one.
Tender Contract:
Danny Valencia, Kid Khrush, Stephen Vogt, Sonny Gray, Liam Hendriks
Non-Tender/Don't Resign:
-Sam Fuld, Ross Detwiler, Yonder Alonso.
Free Agency:
Ivan Nova (2 yrs, 22 Million)
Chase Utley (1 yr, 8 Million)
Daniel Hudson (2 yrs, 7 Million)
Minor League Deals: Tyler Ladendorf, Henderson Alvarez, Tommy Milone
Trade Proposals:
I forced myself to change this up a bit from the last one:
Trade 1: The Vanishing of Will Byers
Dakota Chalmers + Jesse Hahn for Zack Cozart
Note: This is the crux of all my plans. So when Cozart inevitably gets traded to the Mariners, that sound you hear will be the tearing down of dimensions.
Trade 2: The Weirdo on Maple Street
Marcus Semien for Travis Jankowski + Brad Hand
Trade 3: The Flea and the Acrobat
Kendall Graveman + Liam Hendriks + Renato Nunez + Grant Holmes for Ender Inciarte + Arodys Vizcaino
Note: Inciarte is the Acrobat
Trade 4: The Upside Down
Stephen Vogt + Arodys Vizcaino for Koda Glover + Erick Fedde + Andrew Stevenson
Note: There is an upside down/upside down version of this where Nationals send us Jayson Werth and ten million dollars that I would be fine with if we get to dump Lowrie on them.
Summary:
- CF -Inciarte
- 1B - Lowrie
- 3B - Healy
- LF - Kid Khrush
- 2B - Utley
- DH - Valencia
- C - Maxwell
- SS - Cozart
- RF - Jankowski