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SB Nation 2015 Off-season Simulation summary

Have you ever thought your team’s GM made a stupid trade? Paid too much for a free agent? Wish you had the opportunity to run the team more effectively? I gave the opportunity to 30 fans to run their team how they saw fit in an Offseason Simulation, cramming an entire winter of transactions into four days. I gave each team a recommended budget and asked them to negotiate with each other on trades, and with me on free agents.

Kansas City Royals

• Exercised the options on Wade Davis and Alcides Escobar
• Declined the options on Jeremy Guthrie, Alex Rios, and Jonny Gomes
• Alex Gordon declined his player option
• Non-tendered Greg Holland, Louis Coleman, Tim Collins, and Drew Butera
• Acquired Charlie Morton from Pittsburgh for Omar Infante, Brett Eibner and Sam Selman
• Acquired Oswaldo Arcia from Minnesota for Andy Ferguson and Michael Mariot
• Signed Alex Gordon to a 5 year, $105 million deal with incentives
• Signed Howie Kendrick to a 3 year, $36 million deal
• Signed Chris Young to a one year, $5 million deal with a $5 million club option ($1 million buyout)
• Signed Justin Ruggiano to a 1 year, $2 million deal
• Signed Oliver Perez to a 1 year, $1.75 million deal
• Signed Jason Frasor to a 1 year, $1 million deal
• Signed Erik Kratz, Louis Coleman, Jeremy Guthrie, Chad Billingsley, and Shaun Marcum to minor league deals

Recommended Budget: $125 million
Final Payroll: $128.6 million

Every team is represented but I just thought it was interesting so see the Royals theoretical moves from the exercise.