I need a good RH bat. I’m torn between taking the best player or the player that would represent the biggest positional offensive upgrade. We’ll go with the former and make it work.

Old Salary: $127,999,321
Cut: 1912 Babe Borton - $1,271,206
Add: 1910 Nap Lajoie - $10,865,776
New Salary: $137,593,891

Old Salary: $125,486,293
Cut: 1908 Charlie Chech $4,346,619
Add: 1913 Walter Johnson $21,486,952
New Salary: $142,626,626

Old: $130,773,165
Cut: Phil Redding - $206,647
Add: 1915 Pete Alexander - $23,042,470
New: $153,608,988

Old: $ 128,228,527
Cut: Beals Becker $4,702,643
Add: 1912 Joe Jackson $9,740,171
New: $133,266,055

OK, schwarze is busy racing dogsleds or nibbling on whale blubber or building an Inukshuk or something.

So, he left instructions as follows:

“There is at least one better SP (with more IPs) available, but my main competition in this league is much better vs RHP than LHP. Plus, I don’t want footballmm11 adding and starting this guy against my mostly left handed lineup.”

Old: $150,580,148
Cut: Bill Bailey $1,022,733
Add: 1914 Dutch Leonard $13,141,025
New: $162,698,440

"My main competition in this league is much better vs RHP than LHP."

I can only assume he's afraid of my lefty-heavy squad. Good thing we added Lajoie. *flexes in mirror*

I’m fairly certain I know who he was referring to in regards to the better SP with more innings. But, I was confused too about the main competition in this league line. I mean, doesn’t he know I have 08 Wagner and Gavvy Cravath?

My team had the #1 offense but was #13 in pitching. There are two pretty good pitchers left, Claude Hendrix or Christy Mathewson. After much deliberation I'll of course take:

1909 Eddie Collins

Previous payroll: $162,429,433
Add 1909 Collins: $9,185,710
Drop 1916 Collins: $6,035,543
New payroll: $165,579,600

Posted by footballmm11 on 9/23/2025 6:57:00 PM (view original):
My team had the #1 offense but was #13 in pitching. There are two pretty good pitchers left, Claude Hendrix or Christy Mathewson. After much deliberation I'll of course take:

1909 Eddie Collins

Wow. Didn't see that coming. For a brief moment, I considered upgrading at SS. But the best available Wagner season (1909) didn't fare very well for calhoop...

Final salaries for division alignment

AL East
DarthDurron, $177,939,184
footballmm11, $165,579,600
schwarze, $162,698,440
pedrocerrano, $153.608.988

AL West
ronthegenius, $145,075,077
nocomm999, $142,626,626
Jtpsops, $137,593,891
eblankenstei, $133,266,055

Posted by schwarze on 9/23/2025 7:15:00 PM (view original):

Posted by footballmm11 on 9/23/2025 6:57:00 PM (view original):
My team had the #1 offense but was #13 in pitching. There are two pretty good pitchers left, Claude Hendrix or Christy Mathewson. After much deliberation I'll of course take:

1909 Eddie Collins

Wow. Didn't see that coming. For a brief moment, I considered upgrading at SS. But the best available Wagner season (1909) didn't fare very well for calhoop...

I honestly didn't see it either, but I'm limited in hitters that can upgrade me since I already have good Cobb and Speaker seasons and 09 Collins is one of the few real upgrades I could get among hitters. I only have one pitcher spot worth upgrading so I left that open for (hopefully) the next upgrade pick.

2 of my players were picked (1910 Nap Lajoie and 1912 Joe Jackson). I hope they do better for you guys than they did for me.

Posted by schwarze on 9/23/2025 7:15:00 PM (view original):

Posted by footballmm11 on 9/23/2025 6:57:00 PM (view original):
My team had the #1 offense but was #13 in pitching. There are two pretty good pitchers left, Claude Hendrix or Christy Mathewson. After much deliberation I'll of course take:

1909 Eddie Collins

Wow. Didn't see that coming. For a brief moment, I considered upgrading at SS. But the best available Wagner season (1909) didn't fare very well for calhoop...

I briefly considered Wagner as well. But Fletcher has A+++ range and Lajoie has a much better bat.