The CFCL Front Office is proud to welcome a new member, Eric Lamb, who will serve as our Officer of FAAB (OOF). It will be Eric's responsibility to receive all free agent bids made as part of the Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB) process and to forward them on to me for processing after the 3:00 PM Sunday deadline has passed (refer to the post below for details on the FAAB process).
Eric has set up a new e-mail address at cfcl_faab@live.com to receive free agent bids, and only he has the password for that account. This, of course, means that after 20-some years of receiving all the free agent bids, I can now make my own bids without having to worry about what it will look like if I outbid someone on a key free agent like, say, Mark Teixeira.
Shortly after 3:00 each Sunday, Eric will go into the FAAB mailbox and simply forward all the e-mails to me for processing. A few nots/disclaimers on this:
1) Eric's doing this as a huge favor to the CFCL, so I don't exactly expect him to put his personal life on hold to process free agent bids. I've talked to him about it and he feels that he'll typically be around enough on Sunday afternoons to forward on the bids, but there may be instances where he can't get to it until 3:30 or 4:00, or even later. I'm sure we'll all survive these short delays...
2) Eric and I have tested communications between our e-mail addresses and things seem to work promptly. There is always the possibility of an e-mail going missing or something, so I'll ask for everyone's understanding in advance if for some reason we have to back-out a previously announced winning bid because an e-mail got missed.
3) The cfcl_faab@live.com address should be used ONLY to submit free agent bids for Sunday. Eric will likely only be checking this address for 10 minutes once a week, so don't send him questions, follow-up roster moves, or anything like that. Send all that stuff to my regular AOL address.
4) There may be times when Eric knows in advance that he will be unavailable all day/evening on a Sunday. In that case, we'll either send an announcement that the free agent bids for that week should be sent to me, or, better yet, Eric will give the password to the CFCL FAAB mailbox to another trusted resource who can process the bids in his place. This person will of course be known as the BOOF (Backup Officer of FAAB).
Many thanks to Eric for helping us out with this - it's great to have him still involved in the CFCL!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
CFCL Transaction Primer, 2008
We've made a number of changes to the way we process transactions this year, so I thought it would be helpful to provide a recap of the new transaction rules, fleshing things out beyond what's in the Constitution.
Active/Reserve List Moves
Each owner is responsible for making his own roster moves at the CBS Sportsline website.
Moves can be made effective on either Monday or Friday, and only on those two days. This applies to all activate/reserve moves, including those made when a player is placed on or activated from the Reserve List (there are no "mid-week" moves in response to MLB transactions).
In order to be valid, you must enter your transactions at least half an hour before the beginning of the first scheduled MLB game for that date.
Most teams have already successfully submited Monday/Friday transactions, so I won't go into a lot of detail on the process - it seems to be intuitive enough. I do want to point out the following notes though:
1) Although CFCL rules allow moves only for Monday or Friday, it's important to point out that the Sportsline website will allow them to be entered for any day of the week. We will monitor the transactions to watch for mistakes and if a transaction is entered for a day other than Monday or Friday, we'll back out the move and send you an e-mail about it.
2) Although moves can only actually take place on a Monday or Friday, you can enter them on any day of the week as long as you select the proper effective date for the moves. To do so, simply click on the correct date in the "Date:" field that appears above your roster on the "Set Lineup" page (highlighted in red below):
3) Along with setting the Active/Reserve status for each player, you can also change the roster position he occupies. Unfortunately as noted in this post, Sportsline's position eligibility rules aren't completely in sync with ours. Especially early in the season, you may find players who qualify at a position based on our rules but not have that position availble in the Pos drop-down menu. This is common for players who did not play in the majors the previous season - they may be listed as eligible at Utility only. In this case, you'll need to send me an e-mail requesting that I move the player to the desired position for you. Once the player appears at the position in 5 games during the season, he should become permanently eligible at the postition.
Trades
Trades will work much the same way they did last season, with them being reported to me (as League Secretary) via e-mail. Both teams must report the trade for it to be official, and the e-mails must also include any associated moves (for example, if you trade a hitter for a pitcher, you'd have to include a roster move activating a hitter to take the place of the guy you traded and reserving a pitcher to make room for the new guy). Note that you cannot shuffle players who were not involved in the trade between Active and Reserve rosters in order to fit under the salary cap. Trades can be made effective on any day of the week, as long as the trade is reported along with associated roster moves at least half an hour before the start of the day's first MLB game.
Free Agent Bidding
At a very high level, free agent bidding will work much the same as it has in previous years, but there are some significant changes in the details, so be sure to read the following carefully.
Here's a quick breakdown of the process, with detail to follow below:
1) Before 3:00 PM Central time on Sunday, send an e-mail to cfcl_faab@live.com containing your free agent bids and the players you will be releasing if each bid is succssful.
2) Winning bids will be announced Sunday evening and Sportsline rosters will be updated to reflect the new acquisitions.
3) After rosters are updated, but before 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of Monday's first game, make roster moves at the Sportsline site to activate the newly acquired player(s) and make other roster adjustments.
Details
Each team starts the season with a $1.00 Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB).
A sealed bid Free Agent Auction will be held each week, with bids to be sumbitted via e-mail by 3:00 PM Central time on each Sunday. Free agent bids should be e-mailed to the following address: cfcl_faab@live.com. This address should be used ONLY for free agent bids - it will not be monitored during the rest of the week.
Any players who are listed as Free Agents on the Sportsline site are eligible for Free Agent Bidding. All players acquired via FAAB will receive the typical "major league" contract (in other words, minor league players will not receive M contracts and will not be eligible for X contracts down the road).
Every free agent bid must be accompanied by the name of the player who will be released from your 40-man roster to make room for the new player (unless you already have fewer than 17 players on reserve). Players released in this way will become free agents and will be available to be bid upon on the following Sunday (unless they are in the American League).
If the player you're releasing is on your Active Roster, the guy you're acquiring MUST qualify at the postion of the released player (or the position of another player on the Active Roster who can then be shifted to the open spot). This is to ensure your roster will be legal in terms of position distribution, etc.
DO NOT include other roster moves to be made along with the free agent bids (Active/Reserve Roster shuffling); you'll make those moves on your own.
As soon as possible (ie, as soon as my schedule allows) after 3:00 PM, the results of the Free Agent Bidding will be posted on the Blog and the Sportsline rosters will be updated with the new acquisitions.
It will then be your responsibility to sign onto the Sportsline site and make your regular Monday transactions, which may or may not involve the newly acquired player(s).
A couple addtional reminders for the new owners: 1) The minimum bid for a free agent is .05, and 2) If you acquire a free agent for .25 or more, you must keep him the following Roster Freeze Day if he's still in a National League system or half of his salary will be deducted from your $2.60 spending limit.
I think that's about it. If I've left anything out or you have any questions, shoot me an e-mail.
Active/Reserve List Moves
Each owner is responsible for making his own roster moves at the CBS Sportsline website.
Moves can be made effective on either Monday or Friday, and only on those two days. This applies to all activate/reserve moves, including those made when a player is placed on or activated from the Reserve List (there are no "mid-week" moves in response to MLB transactions).
In order to be valid, you must enter your transactions at least half an hour before the beginning of the first scheduled MLB game for that date.
Most teams have already successfully submited Monday/Friday transactions, so I won't go into a lot of detail on the process - it seems to be intuitive enough. I do want to point out the following notes though:
1) Although CFCL rules allow moves only for Monday or Friday, it's important to point out that the Sportsline website will allow them to be entered for any day of the week. We will monitor the transactions to watch for mistakes and if a transaction is entered for a day other than Monday or Friday, we'll back out the move and send you an e-mail about it.
2) Although moves can only actually take place on a Monday or Friday, you can enter them on any day of the week as long as you select the proper effective date for the moves. To do so, simply click on the correct date in the "Date:" field that appears above your roster on the "Set Lineup" page (highlighted in red below):
3) Along with setting the Active/Reserve status for each player, you can also change the roster position he occupies. Unfortunately as noted in this post, Sportsline's position eligibility rules aren't completely in sync with ours. Especially early in the season, you may find players who qualify at a position based on our rules but not have that position availble in the Pos drop-down menu. This is common for players who did not play in the majors the previous season - they may be listed as eligible at Utility only. In this case, you'll need to send me an e-mail requesting that I move the player to the desired position for you. Once the player appears at the position in 5 games during the season, he should become permanently eligible at the postition.
Trades
Trades will work much the same way they did last season, with them being reported to me (as League Secretary) via e-mail. Both teams must report the trade for it to be official, and the e-mails must also include any associated moves (for example, if you trade a hitter for a pitcher, you'd have to include a roster move activating a hitter to take the place of the guy you traded and reserving a pitcher to make room for the new guy). Note that you cannot shuffle players who were not involved in the trade between Active and Reserve rosters in order to fit under the salary cap. Trades can be made effective on any day of the week, as long as the trade is reported along with associated roster moves at least half an hour before the start of the day's first MLB game.
Free Agent Bidding
At a very high level, free agent bidding will work much the same as it has in previous years, but there are some significant changes in the details, so be sure to read the following carefully.
Here's a quick breakdown of the process, with detail to follow below:
1) Before 3:00 PM Central time on Sunday, send an e-mail to cfcl_faab@live.com containing your free agent bids and the players you will be releasing if each bid is succssful.
2) Winning bids will be announced Sunday evening and Sportsline rosters will be updated to reflect the new acquisitions.
3) After rosters are updated, but before 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of Monday's first game, make roster moves at the Sportsline site to activate the newly acquired player(s) and make other roster adjustments.
Details
Each team starts the season with a $1.00 Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB).
A sealed bid Free Agent Auction will be held each week, with bids to be sumbitted via e-mail by 3:00 PM Central time on each Sunday. Free agent bids should be e-mailed to the following address: cfcl_faab@live.com. This address should be used ONLY for free agent bids - it will not be monitored during the rest of the week.
Any players who are listed as Free Agents on the Sportsline site are eligible for Free Agent Bidding. All players acquired via FAAB will receive the typical "major league" contract (in other words, minor league players will not receive M contracts and will not be eligible for X contracts down the road).
Every free agent bid must be accompanied by the name of the player who will be released from your 40-man roster to make room for the new player (unless you already have fewer than 17 players on reserve). Players released in this way will become free agents and will be available to be bid upon on the following Sunday (unless they are in the American League).
If the player you're releasing is on your Active Roster, the guy you're acquiring MUST qualify at the postion of the released player (or the position of another player on the Active Roster who can then be shifted to the open spot). This is to ensure your roster will be legal in terms of position distribution, etc.
DO NOT include other roster moves to be made along with the free agent bids (Active/Reserve Roster shuffling); you'll make those moves on your own.
As soon as possible (ie, as soon as my schedule allows) after 3:00 PM, the results of the Free Agent Bidding will be posted on the Blog and the Sportsline rosters will be updated with the new acquisitions.
It will then be your responsibility to sign onto the Sportsline site and make your regular Monday transactions, which may or may not involve the newly acquired player(s).
A couple addtional reminders for the new owners: 1) The minimum bid for a free agent is .05, and 2) If you acquire a free agent for .25 or more, you must keep him the following Roster Freeze Day if he's still in a National League system or half of his salary will be deducted from your $2.60 spending limit.
I think that's about it. If I've left anything out or you have any questions, shoot me an e-mail.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Roster Moves for April 4, 2008
April 4
RUFFINS reserve Jamie Moyer, activate Jason Marquis.
RUFFINS reserve Duanter Sanchez, activate Guillermo Mota.
MOORE BETTER reserve Mike Pelfrey, activate Kevin Hart.
MOORE BETTER reserve Jack Wilson, activate Augie Ojeda.
STONES reserve Pedro Martinez, activate Micah Owings.
DOORMATTS reserve Ubaldo Jimenez, activate Brad Hennessey.
DOORMATTS reserve Mike Hampton, activate Will Ohman.
GRAGING BULLS reserve Chad Billingsley, activate Chad Cordero.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Gabe Gross, activate Jeremy Hermida.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Dave Bush, acitvate Odalis Perez.
RED HOTS reserve Bronson Arroyo, activate John Grabow.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Callix Crabbe, activate Ricky Nolasco.
CLOWNS reserve Tim Lahey, activate Taylor Tankersley.
DEM REBELS reserve Wandy Rodriguez, activate Kyle McClellan.
Notes
The Excel rosters posted in the Download Center have been updated to reflect these roster moves. I will post details by Saturday on submitting Free Agent Bids (sorry for the delay...)
RUFFINS reserve Jamie Moyer, activate Jason Marquis.
RUFFINS reserve Duanter Sanchez, activate Guillermo Mota.
MOORE BETTER reserve Mike Pelfrey, activate Kevin Hart.
MOORE BETTER reserve Jack Wilson, activate Augie Ojeda.
STONES reserve Pedro Martinez, activate Micah Owings.
DOORMATTS reserve Ubaldo Jimenez, activate Brad Hennessey.
DOORMATTS reserve Mike Hampton, activate Will Ohman.
GRAGING BULLS reserve Chad Billingsley, activate Chad Cordero.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Gabe Gross, activate Jeremy Hermida.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Dave Bush, acitvate Odalis Perez.
RED HOTS reserve Bronson Arroyo, activate John Grabow.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Callix Crabbe, activate Ricky Nolasco.
CLOWNS reserve Tim Lahey, activate Taylor Tankersley.
DEM REBELS reserve Wandy Rodriguez, activate Kyle McClellan.
Notes
The Excel rosters posted in the Download Center have been updated to reflect these roster moves. I will post details by Saturday on submitting Free Agent Bids (sorry for the delay...)
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The Pen is Mightier than the Louisville Slugger
So Doug Glanville couldn't hit a lick, and he couldn't coax a walk to save his life, but the man can write pretty well. This is a little late to be truly topical, but here's a guest piece he wrote for the New York Times about spring training:
The Boys of Spring
Baseball has begun — in Tokyo, as the game expands worldwide — but the teams other than the Red Sox and A’s are still in Florida and Arizona, and for a few more days they’re all contenders. That’s part of what’s so great about spring training: anything is possible; every team starts from the same point, zero wins and zero losses. Players from all over the world descend upon sunny climes, just as hopeful as their fans...
The Boys of Spring
Baseball has begun — in Tokyo, as the game expands worldwide — but the teams other than the Red Sox and A’s are still in Florida and Arizona, and for a few more days they’re all contenders. That’s part of what’s so great about spring training: anything is possible; every team starts from the same point, zero wins and zero losses. Players from all over the world descend upon sunny climes, just as hopeful as their fans...
PLAY BALL! CFCL Teams Set Opening Day Squads with Post-Draft Roster Moves
A number of teams tweaked their post-Draft rosters prior to the beginning of the season.
March 30
The following moves were made immediately after the Draft in order to be effective for that night's game:
RUFFINS reserve Mike Gonzalez, activate Jamie Moyer.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Jim Edmonds, activate Gregor Blanco.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Mike Cameron, activate Willie Harris.
March 31
Teams made additional roster moves Monday morning, which took effect for the full slate of Opening Day games:
COPPERFIELDS reserve Jeremy Hermida, activate Gabe Gross.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Omar Vizquel, activate Solomon Torres.
RED HOTS reserve Alex Gonzalez, activate Cesar Izturis.
REVENGE reserve Andy LaRoche, activate Aaron Boone.
REVENGE reserve Wily Mo Pena, activate Jose Cruz.
DOORMATTS reserve Sean Marshall, activate Ray King.
CLOWNS reserve Jason Hirsh, activate Zach Duke.
CLOWNS reserve Randy Johnson, activate Tim Lahey.
CLOWNS reserve Chad Tracy, activate Luis Gonzalez.
CLOWNS reserve Jon Lieber, activate Jared Burton.
DEM REBELS reserve Johnny Estrada, activate Jason LaRue.
DEM REBELS reserve Nomar Gaciaparra, activate Greg Dobbs.
DEM REBELS reserve Ryan Spilborghs, activate Angel Pagan.
GRAGING BULLS reserve Johnny Cueto, activate Randy Flores.
GRAGING BULLS reserve Chad Cordero, activate Justin Germano.
NICKS PICTS reserve David Ross, activate Chris Coste.
NICKS PICTS reserve Noah Lowry, activate Matt Chico.
NICKS PICTS reserve Moises Alou, activate Jeff Salazar.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Elijah Dukes, activate Brian Bocock.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Chris Carpenter, activate Lee Gardner.
STONES reserve Mike Rabelo, activate Mike Rivera.
STONES reserve Micah Owings, activate Scott Proctor.
The next opportunity to make roster moves will be Friday April 4. Transactions must be recorded at the Sportsline site by 11:35 AM Central time.
March 30
The following moves were made immediately after the Draft in order to be effective for that night's game:
RUFFINS reserve Mike Gonzalez, activate Jamie Moyer.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Jim Edmonds, activate Gregor Blanco.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Mike Cameron, activate Willie Harris.
March 31
Teams made additional roster moves Monday morning, which took effect for the full slate of Opening Day games:
COPPERFIELDS reserve Jeremy Hermida, activate Gabe Gross.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Omar Vizquel, activate Solomon Torres.
RED HOTS reserve Alex Gonzalez, activate Cesar Izturis.
REVENGE reserve Andy LaRoche, activate Aaron Boone.
REVENGE reserve Wily Mo Pena, activate Jose Cruz.
DOORMATTS reserve Sean Marshall, activate Ray King.
CLOWNS reserve Jason Hirsh, activate Zach Duke.
CLOWNS reserve Randy Johnson, activate Tim Lahey.
CLOWNS reserve Chad Tracy, activate Luis Gonzalez.
CLOWNS reserve Jon Lieber, activate Jared Burton.
DEM REBELS reserve Johnny Estrada, activate Jason LaRue.
DEM REBELS reserve Nomar Gaciaparra, activate Greg Dobbs.
DEM REBELS reserve Ryan Spilborghs, activate Angel Pagan.
GRAGING BULLS reserve Johnny Cueto, activate Randy Flores.
GRAGING BULLS reserve Chad Cordero, activate Justin Germano.
NICKS PICTS reserve David Ross, activate Chris Coste.
NICKS PICTS reserve Noah Lowry, activate Matt Chico.
NICKS PICTS reserve Moises Alou, activate Jeff Salazar.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Elijah Dukes, activate Brian Bocock.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Chris Carpenter, activate Lee Gardner.
STONES reserve Mike Rabelo, activate Mike Rivera.
STONES reserve Micah Owings, activate Scott Proctor.
The next opportunity to make roster moves will be Friday April 4. Transactions must be recorded at the Sportsline site by 11:35 AM Central time.
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