Catherine Trammell - Contributing Reporter
Cobbfather just completed it's 50th season and looking forward to the next half century.
- Scranton Hammers (NL - North)
- After tying for 3rd place in the division in a down year, at least by mikewcu's high standards, the Scranton Hammers have been put up for sale. It was the first time Scranton finished below 2nd place in the division since mike came on board. Playing in the NL North, their new owner will enter facing a tough Chicago Gungslingers team who was favored to win the World Series but lost in the NLCS. A Montreal team entering their rebuild years, and the continual rebuild of the Hartford Rising Stars. Entering next year's draft with the lucky #13 draft pick.
- Last season Records
- ML: 76-86
- AAA: 65-79
- AA: 38-106
- A+: 73-71
- A-: 60-84
- R: 33-43
- Last year's payroll came in at $127.7M with $10.8M spent on coaching, and $10M budgeted for prospects. Appears to have $57.9M coming off the books after this upcoming season.
- Guaranteed Salary beyond S51
- S52: $51.1M
- S53: $29.5M
- S54: $29.5M
- Arbitration Class
- Armando Zapata (SuA) - Arb3
- Contract Renewals
- Victor Ortega (SP1)
- Magglio Avila (LF)
- Bernard Truman (CF)
- Lou Romano (SuB)
- Eswalin Nieves (RF)
- Existing Contracts (listed by length of contract)
- Ronnie Andrews (ClA) - expires after S54 - 4/$25.2M remains
- S49 All Star
- S49 Fireman of the Year
- Will Roth (C) - expires after S54 - 4/$24M remains
- S50: 39 HR, 124 RBI, .323 AV
- S48 Silver Slugger
- Arismendy Butera (1B) - expires after S54 - 4/$20.8M remains
- Chan Ho Jian (2B) - expires after S52 - 2/$17.6M remains
- Luigi Molina (P) - expires after S52 - 2/$16M remains
- S49 All Star
- Felipe Vargas (RF) - expires after S52 - 2/$9.6M remains
- S50 All Star
- Sherman Berkman (SP2) - expires after S51 - 1/$12M remains
- Jason Gates (SP4) - expires after S51 - 1/$10M remains
- Bennie Swann (SP5) - expires after S51 - 1/$6.5M remains
- Malachi Bootcheck (SS) - expires after S51 - 1/$6.5M remains
- 4x Gold Glove (most recent was S49)
- Mike Lobstein (SP3) - expires after S51 - 1/$5.9M remains
- Thumper Overbeck (LF) - expires after S51 - 1/$5.8M remains
- Rubby Furcal (SuA) - expires after S51 - 1/$5.2M remains
- Trent Law (SuB) - expires after S51 - 1/$3.3M remains
- Hisashi Nomura (LRA) - expires after S51 - 1/$2.7M remains
- Prospect to watch
- Miguel Perez (P) - A- - S49 Draft pick #16
- Alan Koch (P) - A- - S49 Draft pick #24
- Duane Green (LF) - AA - S49 Draft pick #60
- Roy Peterson (P) - A+ - S48 Draft pick #52
- Wandy Lee (2B) - AA - S47 Draft pick #34
- Harold Kreuter (SS) - A+ - S47 Draft pick #37
- Brett Cook (3B) - A+ - S47 Draft pick #42