Friday, August 1, 2008

Roster Moves for August 1, 2008

August 1, 2008
GRAGING BULLS reserve Tim Hudson, activate Johnny Cueto.
GRAGING BULLS reserve John Maine, activate Joe Blanton.
GRAGING BULLS reserve Darin Erstad, activate Ryan Ludwick.
GRAGING BULLS reserve Chad Billingsley, activate Tadahito Iguchi.
GRAGING BULLS reserve Randy Flores, activate Ian Snell.

RED HOTS reserve Bronson Arroyo, activate Paul Maholm.
RED HOTS reserve Aaron Heilman, activate Jason Marquis.

DOORMATTS reserve John Lannan, activate Ubaldo Jimenez.
DOORMATTS reserve Dan Haren, activate Sean Marshall.
DOORMATTS reserve Jair Jurrjens, activate Tyler Yates.
DOORMATTS reserve Tim Redding, activate Renyel Pinto
DOORMATTS reserve Skip Schumaker, activate Joe Mather.

COPPERFIELDS reserve Dave Bush, activate Yusmiero Petit.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Joel Pinero, activate Tyler Walker.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Scott Eyre, activate Odalis Perez.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Pedro Feliz, activate Gabe Gross.

DEM REBELS reserve Eric Patterson, activate Luis Rivas.

MOORE BETTER reserve Wil Nieves, activate Henry Blanco.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve Delwyn Young, activate Elijah Dukes.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Chipper Jones, activate Emilio Bonifacio.

STONES reserve Micah Owings, activate Johan Santana.
STONES reserve Luis Ayala, activate Jorge Campillo.
STONES reserve Paul LoDuca, activate Javier Valentin.
STONES reserve Jose Valverde, activate Cole Hamels.
STONES reserve Felipe Lopez, activate Craig Counsell.
STONES reserve Jon Rauch, activate Pedro Martinez.

PICTS reserve Jeff Salazar, activate Ronny Cedeno.
PICTS reserve Paul McAnulty, activate Rajai Davis.
PICTS reserve Jeff Francis, activate Geoff Geary.

IFAB Day Results

NOTE: Revised to remove Revenge acquisition of Craig Hansen. They did not have enough FAAB left. He realized this, but in my haste to get the results posted I mis-read Tim's message. Thanks to Kenn for catching this.

The 2008 Interleague Free Agent Bidding Day saw eight teams take part in spirited bidding on a number of players. Manny Ramirez and Casey Kotchman both recieved guaranteed 2009 contracts from their new owners.

Here are the full bidding results:

Manny Ramirez
.50 Stones (release Esteban Loaiza)
.43 Moore Better (Tony Gwynn Jr)
.39 Copperfields (Travis Denker)
.35 Dem Rebels (Chris Duffy)
.28 Revenge (Jacque Jones)

Casey Kotchman
.28 Revenge (release Jacque Jones)
.24 Moore Better (Sean Gallagher)
.24 Clowns (Jon Leiber)
.17 Ruffins (Matt Clement)
.15 Copperfields (Travis Denker)

Brandon Moss
.24 Copperfields (release Ryan Freel)
.13 Ruffins (Omar Vizquel)
.08 Kenndoza Line (somebody LeBlanc)

Arthur Rhodes
.05 Copperfields (release Scott Eyre)

Jeff Karstens
.07 Ruffins (release Matt La Porta)

Chuck James
.05 Copperfields (release Jo-Jo Reyes)

Mike Adams
.05 Copperfields (release Brad Ausmus)

Sportsline rosters will be updated with the new acquisitions later tonight.

Quiet Trade Deadline

Today's Noon deadline for CFCL trades passed fairly quietly compared with 2007, when there were five deadline day deals. Attention now turns to the 3:00 PM Central time deadline for the Interleague Free Agent Bidding Day auction.

Only two trades were completed at the trade deadline, both of them involving Mo's Red Hots:
Interestingly, the Red Hots are the only team that does not have anything remaining in their Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB), so perhaps they saw trades as the only way to improve their team while the other contenders are eyeing Manny Ramirez, Casey Kotchman, and the rest of the incoming free agents.

Red Hots Deal Again as Bulls Wave White Flag

In a stunning turn of events, the second-place Graging Bulls have apparently shifted focus toward 2009.

In a trade completed this morning, the Bulls send outfielder Xavier Nady (.09-10+), second baseman Orlando Hudson (.12-08), and reliever Saul Rivera (.05-10+) to Mo's Red Hots for outfielder Ryan Ludwick (.01-10+), reliever Jeff Samardjzia (.05-10+), and the Red Hot's 7th round Rotation Draft pick in 2009.

The trade is a study in contrasts, with the Red Hots going all out for this year, continuing a climb that has taken them from 9th place and 26 points out of first 5 periods ago to 5th place and only 9 points back. Meanwhile, despite starting the day only 5.5 points out of first place, the Bulls apparently feel they cannot make up the ground in the remaining two months. It marks the second time in 5 years the Bulls have gone into rebuilding mode while first place, and certainly a money spot, were within their reach.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Hots Improve Bullpen in Deal with Copperfields

Mo's Red Hots, who have been one of the more active teams leading up to the trade deadline, today completed their third trade in the last couple weeks.

In their latest deal, they acquired relievers Jonathon Broxton (.05-08) and Brian Shouse (.01-10+) from the Copperfields. In return, they sent bargain-priced pitchers Paul Maholm (.01-09+) and Hong-Chih Kuo (.01-10+) to the Coppers.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

FAAB Balances - July 31, 2008

In preparation for IFAB Day, here are the current FAAB balances for each CFCL team as they're recorded in the official league records. If you feel you have a different amount available to spend, contact me ASAP so we can investigate.

As a reminder, FAAB balances for each team always appear on the Excel roster sheet that is available in the Download Center of the CFCL Internet Headquarters. In addition to viewing the amount left to spend, you can hover your cursor over the amount and a pop-up window will display a list of the free agents you've acquired during the season to day and the amount you paid for each.

So, without further ado, here's what each team we have to work with on Friday:
  • Morkertzuma's Revenge - .28
  • David's Copperfields - .39
  • Moore Better - .67
  • DoorMatts - .20
  • Dem Rebels - .35
  • Graging Bulls - .30
  • Nick's Picts - .48
  • David's Ruffins - .42
  • Candy Colored Clowns - .24
  • Mo's Red Hots - .00
  • Kenndoza Line - .13
  • Steve's Stones - .50

Remember, IFAB Day bids must be received by 3:00 PM Central time on Friday August 1.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Roster Moves for July 28, 2008

July 28
STONES reserve Johan Santana, activate Jose Valverde.
STONES reserve Humberto Quintero, activate Paul Lo Duca.
STONES reserve Craig Counsell, activate Jeff Kent.
STONES reserve Pedro Martinez, activate Pedro Feliciano.
STONES reserve Cole Hamels, activate Micah Owings.
STONES reserve Jorge Campillo, activate Luis Ayala.

RED HOTS reserve Jason Marquis, activate Bronson Arroyo.
RED HOTS reserve Paul Maholm, activate CC Sabathia.

DOORMATTS reserve Ubaldo Jimenez, activate Ben Sheets.
DOORMATTS reserve Renyel Pinto, acitvate Tim Redding.

BULLS reserve Johnny Cueto, activate John Maine.

REVENGE reserve Luis Gonzalez, activate Juan Pierre.

COPPERFIELDS reserve Gabe Gross, activate Casey Blake.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Randy Wolf, activate Braden Looper.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Odalis Perez, activate Brett Myers.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve Mike Rabelo, activate Nick Hundley.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Shawn Hill, activate Russ Springer.
KENNDOZA LINE reserve Robert Andino, activate Argenis Reyes.

DEM REBELS reserve Bob Howry, activate Hiroki Kuroda.
DEM REBELS reserve Doug Brocail, activate Trevor Hoffman.
DEM REBELS reserve Luis Rivas, activate Eric Patterson.

MOORE BETTER reserve Andy LaRoche, activate Augie Ojeda.

CLOWNS reserve Blake DeWitt, activate Chris Burke.
CLOWNS reserve Jared Burton, activate Clayton Kershaw.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

FAAB Results for July 27, 2008

The following players were acquired via Free Agent Bid today:

Casey Blake
.24 Copperfields (release Tony Armas)
.24 Ruffins (Omar Vizquel)
.23 Stones (Esteban Loaiza)
.15 Graging Bulls (Cole Rohrbough)
.14 Clowns (Jon Lieber)

Russ Springer
.05 Kenndoza Line (release Pat Misch)

Nick Hundley
.05 Kenndoza Line (release Tom Gorzelanny)

Argenis Reyes
.05 Kenndoza Line (release Jon Meloan)

Yusmiero Petit
.05 Copperfields (release Logan Kensing)

Roster Moves for July 25, 2008

July 25
STONES reserve Mike Fontenot, activate Felipe Lopez.
STONES reserve Pedro Feliciano, activate Pedro Martinez.
STONES reserve Luis Ayala, activate Cole Hamels.
STONES reserve Jeff Kent, activate Craig Counsell.

BULLS reserve Joe Blanton, activate Chad Billingsley.
BULLS reserve Darin Erstad, activate Lastings Milledge.

RED HOTS reserve Bronson Arroyo, activate Joe Nelson.
RED HOTS reserve CC Sabathia, activate John Grabow.

COPPERFIELDS reserve Braden Looper, activate Dave Bush.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Brett Myers, activate Scott Eyre.
COPPERFIELDS reserve Kevin Corriea, activate Odalis Perez.

RUFFINS reserve Cory Kasto, activate Omar Infante.

KENNDOZA LINE reserve Tom Gordon, activate Ian Stewart.

MOORE BETTER reserve Joe Koshansky, activate Daryle Ward.

DOORMATTS reserve Ben Sheets, activate John Lannan.
DOORMATTS reserve Sean Marshall, activate Dan Haren.
DOORMATTS reserve Tim Redding, activate Jair Jurrjens.
DOORMATTS reserve Chris Duncan, activate Alfonzo Soriano.

DEM REBELS reserve Hiroki Kuroda, activate Wandy Rodriguez.

REVENGE reserve Seth McLung, activate Chad Gaudin.

CLOWNS reserve Brent Lillibridge, activate Cesar Izturis.