Broken Bat - Discussion Forum: ROI

Post ID	Date & Time	Game Date	Function

#50125	06/12/2017 5:32:55 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Every once in a while a star player pops up on waivers that makes me do an ROI calculation, LOL. "Colt" McKenzie undoubtedly has a couple more all-star years in him wherever he lands, but 8.5 million is a little too step for my bank account

#50126	06/12/2017 5:50:01 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5198 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	I long felt he was under-utilized. One of the best arms in Legends, but only pitching 40-50 innings a season. I liked ryandinho making him a 3 inning closer. Made games against Buffalo even more tense - couldn't be behind after 6. Even so, think I would have tried him as a starter had he been a Dino.

#50127	06/12/2017 6:22:01 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	I need a 5th starter right now. He is VERY tempting. But that price tag is really prohibitive. I really would like to leave Joe Sargent down a bit longer. He really isn't ready to start. I made the mistake of letting "Tabasco" Saucedo go when I ran out of roster space, thinking I could always spot in Norm "The Paradox" Parodi during interleague if I didn't manage to land another starter before then. But then I rage fired Eugene Nash and Josué Colón got injured, leaving Parodi as my only setup. So now I am forced to either bring up Sargent or start one of the loser LRs I'm trying to develop into MRs... Updated Monday, June 12 2017 @ 6:33:55 pm PDT

#50128	06/12/2017 7:35:48 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5198 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Joe Sargent. Great baseball name. If you were taking McKenzie on a short term contract, this would be the best ROI time of the season. With interleague starting, should be able to get quite a few innings out of him for a paycheck or two.

#50130	06/12/2017 7:52:57 pm
Rock777 Joined: 09/21/2014 Posts: 9592 Haverhill Halflings III.1	Yeah, that is why I am still tempted... Of course if he performs in interleague, it will be difficult to cut him. That really is a devastating salary...

#50158	06/13/2017 5:45:14 pm
Jwrose Joined: 07/07/2016 Posts: 95 Parma Dodgers V.10	Oof that salary is almost half my team salary

#50172	06/14/2017 7:15:55 am
Tiger504 Joined: 06/17/2014 Posts: 1314 Kalamazoo Bloody Tigers III.4	I put my claim in. Not that I've had much luck with high priced free agents. Glad to see him land in another league if I didn't get him. I definitely would have used him as a starter even though that isn't where his experience and success lies.

#50215	06/15/2017 11:59:56 am
AD24 Joined: 09/04/2015 Posts: 112 Inactive	"I long felt he was under-utilized. One of the best arms in Legends, but only pitching 40-50 innings a season." Yep, that what happens when you have a new manager who doesn't know what he's doing! I don't regret it though, considering when I took over Buffalo we won League 2.2 in 2024, demoted from Legends in 2025, won League 2.1 in 2026 , won Legends East Division but lost against the Royals in 7 games in 2027, then won the whole darn thing in 2028. Not too shabby IMO. Too bad it's the past though and now I can focus on rebuilding my team.

#50221	06/15/2017 1:38:47 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5198 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	Yep, that what happens when you have a new manager who doesn't know what he's doing! Hehe. I certainly didn't intend for that to reflect on you. That was the role McKenzie was in when you inherited the team. Many managers put one of their best assets into the closer role. I get it, but I don't like it. I want my best arms pitching lots of innings.