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GM Journal



Just got out of my first meeting with our head scout... He's an odd bird, that guy. Chris Orr is his name, claims to be the illegitimate great grand cousin of NHL great Bobby Orr... But the more I think about it, what the hell is a great grand cousin? All he does is sit around and play Angry Birds 6: Modern Warfare 2 on some old iPad5... I never see him doing any work... And he insists that I call him "Mothballs" .... "it's because of how I smell" he says... Although I don't smell anything. Starting to think people around here are messing with the new guy... But Orr appears to have his stuff together despite never seeming to work, gave me some good info about our starting pitching... even if this notebook has doodles of cartoon birds carrying machine guns all over the margins...



SP Evan Carroll / 35 years old

Under contract for 1 year @ $314k

Career journeyman, always had a reputation for being a bit lazy, one of Lerma's typical cheapskate moves to save money. He insisted we grab him in the Rule 5 when Philly realized he was basically a bum. He can still probably eat up some innings for us, but none of his three pitches particularly fool anybody anymore. If you resign this guy, then you will already be dead to me.



SP Bob Childs / 33 years old

Under contract for 1 year @ $600k

Bob put up a number of decent seasons pitching for pretty bad teams out in Baltimore. But he is well past his prime now, skating by on reputation more than stuff. Guys either swing and miss at his heater or it leaves the ballpark. He's given up over 70 home runs in 52 starts in Columbus. Rumor has it that he might snag a supplemental draft pick if he hits the market next year, although I can't imagine any other teams realizing this and offering him a deal.



Drew "The Workout" Lee / 28 years old

Under contract for 1 year @ $180k, arbitration eligible (est $189k)

This might shock you boss, but Lee is another journeyman type that comes cheap. We got him mid season last year off waivers when, you guessed it, the Cincy Cockroaches realized he had little value. He doesn't walk anybody, but unfortunately he doesn't strike anybody out either. Earned his nickname from teammates because of all the running around they have to do in the field on days he starts. He is 17-34 with an ERA north of 5.00 in his NLB career.



SP Lorenzo Rodriguez / 33 years old

Under contract for 1 year @ $336k

We traded away some underachieving nobodies to get this guy, so I guess I can't complain... but another one of our starters with little upside beyond a throwing arm that is medically considered functional. Throws five pitches, none of them particularly effective anymore, but doesn't surrender many walks. I can't project this guy to do much for us this season or in any subsequent season.



Ruben "Big Stud" Vega / 32 years old

Under contract for 3 years: $1.26m, $1.39m, $1.52m

The one decent starter that we ever managed to develop and keep in house. Lerma almost gave me a heart attack when he handed Ruben that six year deal a few years back. I'm doubting he lives up to it by the time he's 34-35 years old. He's been declining for the last two years, all of his good numbers going bad, all of his bad numbers getting worse. His fastball just doesn't dance like it used to... Still, he's the best thing we got.



Anyways, that's all the notes I can afford to give you at the moment... Thinking about our rotation makes me all frowny inside. Let's talk later about the bullpen, at least we got some talent there, because bullpen arms are cheap... just like Lerma likes em....