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Was having this conversation with a couple people lately. Who are the best players you've created as free agents? Obviously, the draft doesn't count for this. I've made my fair share of solid prospects/players over the last few years:


Pirates Darren ODay MR Create 3/15/08 3:16 pm
Pirates Kenley Jansen CL Create 5/30/08 1:10 am
Pirates Cesar Puello RF Create 9/17/08 1:17 am
Pirates Darwin Barney 2B Create 4/20/09 6:57 pm
Pirates Matt Carpenter 3B Create 6/2/10 10:42 pm
Pirates Oscar Taveras CF Create 8/10/10 12:35 pm
Pirates Trevor Rosenthal MR Create 4/8/11 11:13 pm
Pirates Mookie Betts 2B Create 2/22/12 4:48 pm
Pirates Edwin Escobar SP Create 4/11/12 12:03 am
Pirates Yan Gomes C Create 5/17/12 1:39 pm
Pirates Teoscar 11-Hernandez OF Create 4/26/13 1:24 pm



That's probably the best of the bunch there. Varying degrees of worth, but a solid list.

How far back and how accurate is OOOPS?

Goes back to March 2006. Should be pretty accurate.

I'll play

Athletics Dallas Keuchel SP Create 4/16/11 2:02 pm
Athletics Xander Bogaerts SS Create 12/25/10 9:10 pm
Athletics Khris Davis LF Create 7/22/10 2:27 am
Athletics Scooter Gennett 2B Create 4/27/10 6:22 pm
Athletics Daniel Descalso SS Create 6/1/09 4:27 am
Athletics J.J. Hoover MR Create 1/5/09 6:49 pm
Athletics R.J. 0-Swindle MR Create 11/26/08 7:41 pm
Athletics Antonio Bastardo MR Create 9/2/07 12:54 am
Athletics Randall Delgado SP Create 8/29/07 2:57 am

Look like the highlights. Swindle was a sweet sim lefty for a couple of years, the rest of these guys all played some. Xander obviously the biggest one, sure wish I hadn't given up on Keuchel so quickly. Looking forward to seeing some of my more recent creations can do to join this list

Nobody significant for me. I was better at finding under the radar relievers like Clippard, Venters, etc. and signing them after they were in the database but before anyone else grabbed them

So my list sucks

Bryan Shaw 2/22/2012 1:09 PM
Ronald Torreyes 7/30/2010 1:38 AM
Jonathan Villar 7/10/2010 3:35 AM

I even went to look through all of Dave's old creates and he didn't do much creating either. His best would have been Brett Pill who is now playing over in Korea.

Best ones:

fWAR Name Pos Create Date
- Carl 11-Edwards P Create 7/1/2012 1:34
- Adalberto 11-Mondesi SS Create 1/30/2012 22:34
1.8 Yordano Ventura SP Create 8/13/2010 14:04
3.1 Kelvin Herrera MR Create 8/24/2008 23:14
3.0 Martin Perez SP Create 6/12/2008 17:02
12.0 Daniel Murphy 2B Create 6/10/2008 21:16

Some others:

fWAR Name Pos Create Date
1.2 Kevin Siegrist MR Create 2/2/2013 0:41
- Nick Ahmed SS Create 3/31/2012 0:25
0.2 Nate Freiman 1B Create 4/16/2010 15:30
- Alex Colome SP Create 7/9/2009 23:53
- Christian Bethancourt C Create 4/2/2009 12:24
0.8 Eduardo Escobar SS Create 11/17/2008 14:23
1.8 Josh Thole C Create 10/30/2008 22:36
4.4 Craig Stammen MR Create 7/23/2008 5:18
0.8 Hector Rondon MR Create 6/22/2008 4:23
3.0 Tyler Flowers C Create 1/26/2008 19:09
1.3 Ernesto Frieri CL Create 11/25/2007 13:02
5.2 Juan Lagares CF Create 3/30/2007 4:06

Any particular way to look up what players have been created by a franchise? Or we just going off memory?

Astros wrote:Any particular way to look up what players have been created by a franchise? Or we just going off memory?

Use all of the search filters on the transactions page.

Click on transactions then search for your team name and transaction type Create

Way to beat me to it!

Athletics wrote:Way to beat me to it!

Just like everything else in your AL West tenure...

Not much under the New Gillespie Era, but a couple decent prospect names in two years:


Tigers Devon Travis 2B Create 7/8/13 11:29 pm
Tigers Kyle Hendricks SP Create 5/14/13 1:27 pm
Tigers Preston Tucker RF Create 4/23/13 12:49 am
Tigers Burch Smith SP Create 6/24/12 12:46 am
Tigers Sean Nolin SP Create 6/9/12 12:33 am
Tigers Eugenio Suarez SS Create 5/8/12 9:35 pm
Tigers Jack Leathersich MR Create 4/23/12 12:38 am
Tigers Rafael Montero SP Create 4/21/12 11:21 pm

This will be a little difficult. I don't have much of any as my tenure as GM in Houston. But this franchise has found a few:

Astros A.J. Griffin SP Create 4/30/11 10:19 pm
Astros Kris Medlen SP Create 11/2/07 11:58 am
Astros Allen Craig 1B Create 5/30/07 8:05 pm
Astros Alejandro De Aza CF Create 3/28/07 10:25 am

As the former GM of the Reds, I don't think the records go that far back.

But here are a few that I know were me:

Reds Derek Holland SP Create 8/16/07 5:02 pm
Reds Mike 0-Lincoln MR Create 4/28/08 8:22 pm
Reds Robbie Grossman CF Create 1/2/09 4:15 pm

Thats about it. Throw Jose Tabata on there..thats one I know from memory. Wish we had records further back, there would be more.

Thanks for the help on finding this info..shows how often i visit the transactions page..ha.

Not sexy, but a few good ones for sure:

Rob 12-Refsnyder 2B Create 4/24/2013 14:28
Matt Stites MR Create 2/1/2013 14:33
Steven Souza RF Create 1/21/2013 14:09
Clayton Blackburn SP Create 2/10/2012 11:34
Evan 0-Marshall MR Create 2/10/2012 11:28
Collin McHugh SP Create 9/2/2011 15:57
Dan Straily SP Create 7/26/2011 16:35
Joc Pederson CF Create 7/18/2011 19:56
Tyler Austin RF Create 7/15/2011 11:22
Jose Altuve 2B Create 4/20/2011 11:14
Jerry Sands RF Create 4/23/2010 15:19
Tim Collins MR Create 4/24/2009 15:36
Michael McKenry C Create 9/1/2007 23:56

Astros wrote:This will be a little difficult. I don't have much of any as my tenure as GM in Houston. But this franchise has found a few:

Astros A.J. Griffin SP Create 4/30/11 10:19 pm
Astros Kris Medlen SP Create 11/2/07 11:58 am
Astros Allen Craig 1B Create 5/30/07 8:05 pm
Astros Alejandro De Aza CF Create 3/28/07 10:25 am

As the former GM of the Reds, I don't think the records go that far back.

But here are a few that I know were me:

Reds Derek Holland SP Create 8/16/07 5:02 pm
Reds Mike 0-Lincoln MR Create 4/28/08 8:22 pm
Reds Robbie Grossman CF Create 1/2/09 4:15 pm

Thats about it. Throw Jose Tabata on there..thats one I know from memory. Wish we had records further back, there would be more.

Thanks for the help on finding this info..shows how often i visit the transactions page..ha.

I was Astros in 07 actually, you were still Reds. The franchises don't change in OOPSS with the GM

Where is Tullar's list, pretty sure when I look for a player Patrick has already signed them a month earlier.

Staff
SP Corey Kluber - 7/6/2009 12:30
SP Matt Moore - 6/28/2008 4:07
SP Michael Pineda - 5/22/2008 11:03
RSU Tom Wilhelmsen - 10/21/2010 13:47
LSU Jenrry Mejia - 9/20/2008 1:16
CL David Robertson - 9/6/2007 3:52

Lineup
C Wilin Rosario - 7/9/2008 17:08
1B Brandon Belt - 4/25/2010 14:16
2B Yangervis Solarte - 3/15/2012 19:43
3B Chris Davis - 1/11/2007 15:59
SS Starlin Castro - 10/18/2008 14:14
OF Domonic Brown - 10/15/2007 13:15
OF Tommy Medica - 9/11/2013 20:46
OF Logan Morrison - 5/23/2007 2:54
UT Jean Segura - 9/28/2009 14:12

Prospects
OF Dalton 0-Pompey - 4/25/2014 12:54
OF Raimel 0-Tapia - 9/7/2013 13:37
P Lewis 12-Thorpe - 8/6/2013 21:54
SS Marcus Semien - 10/20/2012 11:13
SS Dilson 10-Herrera - 8/29/2012 23:03
P Tyler 11-Glasnow - 8/18/2012 22:34
SS Orlando 10-Arcia - 10/21/2011 19:00
3B Brandon 10-Drury - 7/28/2011 22:59
SP Eduardo Rodriguez - 6/23/2011 14:21
SP Justin Nicolino - 6/20/2011 12:44
RF Rymer Liriano - 8/30/2009 16:03
SP Allen Webster - 8/25/2009 1:08

Oops, Jenry is RHSU. Wilhelmsen will be middle relief.

Chris Davis did not show up in my OOPSS list, and I just remembered another that did not show up on list - RF Gerardo Parra. We'll put him in CF and send LoMo to the bench.

Mets Jon Moscot SP Create 11/10/13 10:14 am
Mets A.J. Ramos MR Create 9/4/12 10:51 am
Mets Kevan 11-Smith C Create 2/20/12 1:16 pm
Mets Scott Van Slyke RF Create 11/2/11 2:37 pm
Mets Zachary 0-Quate MR Create 11/22/10 2:51 pm
Mets Jordany Valdespin CF Create 11/6/09 3:40 pm
Mets Eric 0-Niesen P Create 10/13/09 5:10 pm
Mets Rusty Ryal LF Create 8/10/09 9:01 pm
Rockies Jay 0-Austin CF Create 1/17/09 1:38 am
Rockies Phil Coke MR Create 8/27/08 2:38 pm
Rockies Anthony 0-Norman OF Create 6/22/08 1:03 am
Rockies Ian 0-Gac 1B Create 6/2/08 9:21 pm
Rockies Brad Mills SP Create 6/2/08 8:50 pm
Rockies Donny 0-Leon 3B Create 10/18/07 1:22 am
Rockies Christian 0-Colonel 3B Create 10/13/07 9:08 am
Rockies Augie 0-Ojeda SS Create 10/11/07 3:57 pm
Rockies Willie 0-Collazo MR Create 9/1/07 8:08 am
Rockies Zach 0-Daeges RF Create 8/30/07 5:52 pm
Rockies Carlos 0-Muniz MR Create 8/30/07 1:27 am
Rockies Myron 0-Leslie OF Create 6/5/07 12:57 pm


So..about 3 major leaguers (2 RP & a 4th OF) and a bunch of guys that are selling cars now. Seems about right.

Mets wrote:Mets Jon Moscot SP Create 11/10/13 10:14 am
Mets A.J. Ramos MR Create 9/4/12 10:51 am
Mets Kevan 11-Smith C Create 2/20/12 1:16 pm
Mets Scott Van Slyke RF Create 11/2/11 2:37 pm
Mets Zachary 0-Quate MR Create 11/22/10 2:51 pm
Mets Jordany Valdespin CF Create 11/6/09 3:40 pm
Mets Eric 0-Niesen P Create 10/13/09 5:10 pm
Mets Rusty Ryal LF Create 8/10/09 9:01 pm
Rockies Jay 0-Austin CF Create 1/17/09 1:38 am
Rockies Phil Coke MR Create 8/27/08 2:38 pm
Rockies Anthony 0-Norman OF Create 6/22/08 1:03 am
Rockies Ian 0-Gac 1B Create 6/2/08 9:21 pm
Rockies Brad Mills SP Create 6/2/08 8:50 pm
Rockies Donny 0-Leon 3B Create 10/18/07 1:22 am
Rockies Christian 0-Colonel 3B Create 10/13/07 9:08 am
Rockies Augie 0-Ojeda SS Create 10/11/07 3:57 pm
Rockies Willie 0-Collazo MR Create 9/1/07 8:08 am
Rockies Zach 0-Daeges RF Create 8/30/07 5:52 pm
Rockies Carlos 0-Muniz MR Create 8/30/07 1:27 am
Rockies Myron 0-Leslie OF Create 6/5/07 12:57 pm


So..about 3 major leaguers (2 RP & a 4th OF) and a bunch of guys that are selling cars now. Seems about right.

Hey, don't sell yourself short. Jordany Valdespin is the best Jordany to ever play major league baseball.

Kevin Jepsen 8/28/08
Starling Marte 8/5/09
Alexi Ogando 2/2/10
Enny Romero 9/23/10
Jonathan Schoop 11/1/10
Greg Polanco 7/5/12
Jim Henderson 8/8/12
Christian Vazquez 10/5/12
Jacob deGrom 12/17/12

I am pretty sure I also originally created/signed Robinson Cano, but shortly after dropped him when he struggled a bit in rookie ball...

I created David Holmberg, but nothing else has had much success (I've only created like 10 guys since I started). Now that I'm starting to have more success and am less stacked with top prospects, I'll be creating more guys. Right now I'm carrying Edmundo Sosa, 18 year old SS in the Cards system who is showing some great promise. Also have Tyler Wade, SS in the Yankees system who is putting together a solid season.

Enrique 0-Hernandez 2B Create 7/2/14 9:26 pm
Christian 11-Binford P Create 8/26/13 9:31 am
Darin Ruf LF Create 8/16/12 1:40 pm
Seth Maness MR Create 4/26/12 2:08 pm
Kole Calhoun CF Create 6/19/11 10:39 pm
J.D. Martinez LF Create 5/13/10 10:49 am
Daniel Nava RF Create 5/8/10 1:23 am
Michael Fiers SP Create 4/11/10 1:23 am
Carlos Torres MR Create 6/29/09 11:50 pm
Mark 0-DiFelice MR Create 2/2/08 11:20 am
Jason Motte CL Create 10/17/07 10:49 pm

From years past
Carlos Santana
Francisco Liriano
Chone Figgins
Jorge Julio
Carlos Silva
Andy Sonnanstine
Lance Carter
Joel Peralta
Dallas Braden
Matt Murton
Mike Aviles
Casey Blake
Jeff DaVanon
Johnny Estrada
Kirk Saarloos
Grant Balfour
David Ross
Ross Ohlendorf
Rich Hill

Of the 95 guys I've created since we've tracked player creation on the site, the 34 below seem to be the best of the bunch, 21 of them having appeared in MLB (in bold), and the others having at least made some noise as prospects.

David Peralta OF 7/3/14 12:07 am
Reynaldo Lopez P 7/1/14 1:45 am
Jake Bauers 1B 5/30/14 11:07 pm
Tyler Skulina P 5/19/14 3:42 pm
Jefry Rodriguez P 12/28/13 11:41 am
Jairo Labourt P 12/3/13 10:09 am
Jose Briceno C 12/1/13 1:22 am
Alexander Reyes P 7/16/13 5:55 pm
Harold Ramirez OF 8/2/12 10:08 pm
Cody Allen MR 7/26/12 6:40 pm
Blake Snell P 2/7/12 4:43 pm
Jesus Aguilar 1B 10/22/11 10:21 pm
Gioskar Amaya SS 10/14/11 7:37 pm
Maikel Franco 3B 9/16/11 9:30 pm
John Hellweg SP 8/7/11 4:08 pm
Ariel Pena SP 7/15/11 1:18 am
Jose Ortega MR 11/19/10 10:57 am
Alberto Cabrera MR 10/16/10 12:59 am
Tyler Moore LF 9/21/10 11:57 pm
Ji-Man Choi 2B 7/22/10 5:33 pm
Justin Wilson MR 6/2/10 12:23 pm
Francisco Peguero RF 9/30/09 2:04 pm
Marcell Ozuna RF 8/19/09 5:28 pm
Brett Oberholtzer SP 8/13/09 9:44 pm
Jhan Marinez MR 7/14/09 2:14 pm
Eric Surkamp SP 6/4/09 1:01 am
Chia-Jen Lo MR 4/17/09 6:17 pm
Pedro Figueroa MR 11/26/08 4:48 pm
Junior Lake LF 11/17/08 11:44 pm
Chris Heisey LF 10/21/08 3:13 am
Dillon Gee SP 8/22/08 11:06 pm
Welington Castillo C 1/16/08 3:54 pm
Charlie Morton SP 11/17/07 11:31 pm
Josh Roenicke MR 7/26/07 11:33 am