The Richfield Red Army is a new team in the Big Industry Baseball League playing Diamond Mind. I inherited an aging team with the potential to be very competitive, but that will probably need to rebuild in a few years. Here's the roster with some notes.
Right-Handed Pitchers
Dave Burba
Roger Clemens
Francisco Cordero
Elmer Dessens
Dustin Hermanson
Darren Holmes
Al Levine
Derek Lowe
Steve Sparks
Left-Handed Pitchers
Jeremy Affeldt
Joey Eischen
Terry Mulholland
Kenny Rogers
Kirk Rueter
Billy Wagner
Kelly Wunsch
Catchers
Bobby Estalella
Charles Johnson
Infielders
Mike Bordick
Greg Colbrunn
Julio Franco
Jeff Kent
Barry Larkin
Rafael Palmiero
B.J. Surhoff
Michael Young
Outfielders
Luis Gonzalez
Eric Owens
Terrence Long
Dave Roberts
John Vander Wal
Randy Winn
Transactions
I have already made several trades in my brief tenure as General Manager of the Red Army. In my first move, I traded away Jae Weong Seo for Jeremy Affeldt and a 2nd round pick. Then, I traded Felix Heredia, Shea Hillenbrand and Carl Everett for Roger Clemens, Al Levine and a 4th round pick. In the ensuing free agency period, I focused on cheap veteran players that have good platoon splits. Thus, I ended up signing Eric Owens, Terrence Long, Greg Colbrunn, Darren Holmes, Steve Sparks, Barry Larkin, and Terry Mulholland.
Trade Rumors
I have accumulated and extra 2nd and extra 4th round pick in the upcoming draft. Any and all of my draft picks can be obtained by trade as long, and I have no problem making package deals. For example, I would trade both my 2nd round picks for a 1st round pick. Fellow owners, knock me off my feet with offers. I have an offer on the table that will go through once the deadline passes that allows us to begin trading 2005 draft picks. This move will make my team even older, but even better for next year. Right now, I am looking for some frontline starting pitching. I would be willing to trade one of my starters (Rueter, Dessens, Rogers) in a package that upgrades to a better pitcher in order to provide you with innings. Please make me an offer. The only untouchable on my team is Billy Wagner at this point.