You are here deciding the fate of your favorite franchise.
2 rules.
#1 No high priced free agents
#2 salary has to be under $85 million.
You have about $70 million tied up in
Buehrle $14m
Jenks $10m
Ramirez (SS) $5m ext.
Quentin (RF) $12m ext.
Danks $8m ext.
Floyd $5m
Anderson (CF) $1m
Viciedo (LF) $1.25m
Fields (1B) $3m
Nix (backup) $1m
Getz (2B) $1.5m
Beckham (3B) 500k
Thornton $2m
Linebrink $5.5m
a few RPs and a few backup youngsters.
You have no catcher, no major power, minimal speed, average defense, two open holes in your rotation, and an aging bullpen.
What would you do?
PS -
2009's record was 79-83
2010 was 82-80
The same coaching and management is in.