I love watching my crazy owner's multiple personalities battle for control when he sends me an e-mail. I think he needs help.
Posted Jan 18, 2020, 3:07 PM UTC
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In case anyone is wondering, Royce Lewis has not been an everyday starter in two years, in which time he's posted a negative WAR for both. He's 41, is Wrecked, and wants $9 mil.
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I see nothing wrong with this.
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Tell Tom Ricketts, maybe he'll make me hire you as assistant GM. 😄
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What did his career turn out to be?
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I haven't actually looked. He was a lock for the HOF, and had served me well for years, but it was time to hang it up.
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Ok, I checked. He bounced between two teams, totaling 90 ABs and another negative WAR. He is currently 42 and looking for work.
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If you want to make your owner happy, you can let him walk. Wait him out in free agency (no one will touch him probably), then sign him to a minor league deal.
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True, but I just let him go. That owner is never going to fire me.
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I really wish there were some consistency around the financial goals, at least. Don't give me a $210M budget and tell me you want payroll cut to $140M. You control the budget, dude! If you want me to cut payroll, cut the damn budget!
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Exactly. It's the stupidest goal of them all.
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I was 10 games above .500 by the July review, the owner said something like "I can't believe how rough the first half was... there's room for improvement."
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Sounds like my dad
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This is why I turn off owner goals.
I probably should. I liked the challenge at one time, but my owner seems to be deliberately choosing the most ridiculous players to extend, and asking me to control his budget is beyond silly.