2018 SIMBL FREE AGENCY BEGINSWho Will Land The Big Fish: Two-Time UL MVP Osvaldo Quijada?Thursday, November 30th, 2017: Today marks the beginning of SIM Baseball League's free agent filing period. With it comes the uncertainty of an off-season filled with the potential for blockbuster signings, off-the-wall trades and a mad scramble to improve your club before you get left out in the cold.
General managers have the entire off-season in which to sign free agents. The biggest names on this year's market include:
1. Bill Bonar, 31 year-old center fielder
2. Jaime Gonzalez, 33 year-old left fielder
3. Alejo Ramirez, 34 year-old left fielder
4. Richard Dicks, 36 year-old starting pitcher
5. Osvaldo Quijada, 32 year-old third baseman
6. Lucas Espitia, 37 year-old second baseman
7. Nicholas Lenard, 40 year-old starting pitcher
8. James Baker, 33 year-old center fielder
9. Claude McNeely, 32 year-old starting pitcher
10. Herb Wells, 28 year-old second baseman Post-2018 Arbitration/Pre-2018 Free Agency Team Payrolls:1 Dallas Texans $99,670,500
2 Dalton Dawgs $97,443,100
3 Asheville Smokies $96,320,700
4 San Diego Warewolves $91,986,000
5 Pocatello Timberjacks $91,378,400
6 Calgary Clippers $91,220,000
7 Chicago Hitmen $83,614,300
8 Bristol Owls $79,674,800
9 Las Vegas Hustlers $78,130,000
10 Hartford Whalers $76,150,000
11 Oregon Pioneers $74,906,180
12 Boston Patriots $73,694,100
13 Texas Roadrunners $68,320,700
14 Ruston Roosters $66,546,000
15 New Orleans Notes $64,255,800
16 Toronto Rush $63,290,400
17 Los Angeles Meat Puppets $62,490,900
18 New York Enforcers $56,082,800
19 Marin Mountainmen $55,682,000
20 Birmingham Blue Sox $45,868,200
21 Bend Bandits $41,753,329
22 Colchester Choppers $41,339,567
23 Carolina Bearcats $34,579,100
24 Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs $28,323,900 2018 Top Paid Players Pre-Free Agency: 1 Michael Giroux New Orleans $17,640,000
2 Zeus Baxter Asheville $17,500,000
3 Richard Cummings Oregon $16,650,000
4 Pedro Ramirez Chicago $16,400,000
5 Comet Verae Ruston $16,026,000
6 Bobby Grimes San Diego $15,800,000
7 Lawrence Nilsen Dalton $15,200,000
8 Cesar Perez Marin $15,010,000
9 Kato Batajungi Toronto $15,000,000
10 Randy Koufax New York $14,800,000
11 Tommy King Las Vegas $14,000,000
12 Terrance Gwynn Boston $13,850,000
13 Clinton Ross Boston $13,000,000
14 James Sousa Los Angeles $13,000,000
15 Michael Harper Dalton $12,990,000
16 Robert Carson Texas $12,620,000
17 Justin Bushman Texas $12,530,000
18 Alberto Nuñez Pocatello $12,520,000
19 Frank Emery Las Vegas $12,500,000
20 Deangelo Ceja Asheville $12,350,000
21 Jose Arenas Los Angeles $12,310,000
22 Kanesaburou Jiro Dalton $12,010,000
23 Chiohiko Morie Texas $11,880,000
24 Robert Barnhouse Oregon $11,590,000
25 Jose Espinoza Ruston $11,500,000
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