Post by bostonredsoxgm on Feb 16, 2010 14:31:48 GMT -5
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Al Orth and Davy Jones were picked up in-season, and both were compensation picks.
I had looked at Jones for the Red Sox, but wondered whether he would still be compensated as a Type A after March. Whatever - the As got the deal done, relatively cheap.
They'd already given up their first round pick, so they lost their second round pick to the Browns, and the Browns gained a sandwich pick as well.
I see this as a good move by the As - their lost pick is currently #40 overall. If the Red Sox had signed Jones, however, we would have lost our #12 overall pick, so I still feel good about passing on him.
More important, it helps confirm how OOTP 10 deals with FA compensation, at least until the draft date arrives.
The Naps signed Orth from Cincinnati. Another Type A, but the Naps round 1 pick was immune from being taken. And they'd already given up their 2nd round pick to the Senators (for signing Johnny Evers) so the AI transferred the Naps' round 3 pick to Cincinnati. That's more new info for me - I wasn't sure the AI would drop down into Round 3 to resolve compensations. The Reds also gained one more sandwich pick after Round 1.
The Reds now have eight picks in the first 3 rounds, and I'm pretty certain all can be appropriately accounted for. My only previous question was why the Reds didn't earn a Round 2 pick when they lost Chappie McFarland to the Cardinals. But the Cardinals (in our second run-through of free agency) had already given up their Round 2 pick to the Superbas (Joe McGinnity, as far as I can tell). So the AI dropped down to Round 3 to compensate the Reds.
As an aside, the Cardinals had built up a lot of cash, and dipped into the balance for a big signing year. It seems to be paying off thus far - at least with McFarland. But I think the biggest reason for their success is the wealth of talent they built through recent drafts. However it happened, they've got a strong team, without too much of a hit to their draft prospects this year.
Al Orth and Davy Jones were picked up in-season, and both were compensation picks.
I had looked at Jones for the Red Sox, but wondered whether he would still be compensated as a Type A after March. Whatever - the As got the deal done, relatively cheap.
They'd already given up their first round pick, so they lost their second round pick to the Browns, and the Browns gained a sandwich pick as well.
I see this as a good move by the As - their lost pick is currently #40 overall. If the Red Sox had signed Jones, however, we would have lost our #12 overall pick, so I still feel good about passing on him.
More important, it helps confirm how OOTP 10 deals with FA compensation, at least until the draft date arrives.
The Naps signed Orth from Cincinnati. Another Type A, but the Naps round 1 pick was immune from being taken. And they'd already given up their 2nd round pick to the Senators (for signing Johnny Evers) so the AI transferred the Naps' round 3 pick to Cincinnati. That's more new info for me - I wasn't sure the AI would drop down into Round 3 to resolve compensations. The Reds also gained one more sandwich pick after Round 1.
The Reds now have eight picks in the first 3 rounds, and I'm pretty certain all can be appropriately accounted for. My only previous question was why the Reds didn't earn a Round 2 pick when they lost Chappie McFarland to the Cardinals. But the Cardinals (in our second run-through of free agency) had already given up their Round 2 pick to the Superbas (Joe McGinnity, as far as I can tell). So the AI dropped down to Round 3 to compensate the Reds.
As an aside, the Cardinals had built up a lot of cash, and dipped into the balance for a big signing year. It seems to be paying off thus far - at least with McFarland. But I think the biggest reason for their success is the wealth of talent they built through recent drafts. However it happened, they've got a strong team, without too much of a hit to their draft prospects this year.