Below are the players and salaries for those cut during the Winter Waiver Cuts. If you select a player you MUST provide a subsequent player to cut from your final 23. All claims must be submitted by 3pm on Thursday, January 7th. At that time (3pm on Thursday) the Trade Season officially opens.
Church, Ryan .08; Kotchman, Casey .07; Greene, Khalil .12; Johnson, Kelly .22;
Bard, Josh .01; Moylan, Peter .10; Parnell, Bobby .06; Rhodes, Arthur .05;
Coste, Chris .10; Burke, Greg .05; Ceda, Jose .02M; Harden, Rich .37; Johnson, Reed .15;
Samardzija, Jeff .05; Weathers, David .05; Miller, Andrew .05; Lee, Carlos .36;
Soriano, Alfonso .27; Fox, Jake .08; Rodriguez, Ivan .05; Snyder, Chris .07;
Stauffer, Tim .07; Infante, Omar .10; Miller, Trever .07; Oeltjen, Trent .06;
Pearce, Steve .06; Petit, Yus .05; Anderson, Garret .04; Ankiel, Rick .10;
Lewis, Fred .23; Johnson, Nick .05; Martin, Russell .19;
Encarnacion, Edwin .21; Gonzalez, Mike .01; Mock, Garrett .05; O'Flaherty, Eric .06;
Belliard, Ronnie .04; Burnett, Sean .05; Detwiler, Ross .05M; Hinske, Eric .01;
Gonzalez, Alex .15; Miles, Aaron .01; Gonzalez, Alberto .05; Castro, Ramon .01;
Eyre, Scott .10; Rauch, Jon .05; Castro, Juan .05; Conrad, Brooks .05;
Correia, Kevin .10; Gaudin, Chad .05; Giles, Brian .09; Loretta, Mark .02;
Meredith, Cla .04; Schlereth, Dan .05; Diaz, Matt .06; Haeger, Charlie .05;
Ryan, Brendan .10; Winn, Randy .12; Guzman, Christian .11; Santos, Omir .06;
Ibanez, Raul .26; DeFelice, Mark .05; Haren, Dan .33; Marshall, Sean .01;
Donelly, Brendan .05; Atkins, Garrett .23; Daley, Matt .07; Hawkins, LaTroy .10;
Lannan, John .12; Pierre, Juan .06; Uribe, Juan .07; Young, Jr., Eric .12;
Taylor, Michael .05; Beimel, Joe .07; Bush, Dave .06; Dobbs, Greg .10;
Hall, Bill .01; Lee, Cliff .33; Lugo, Julio .24; Vazquez, Javier .24;
Wilson, Jack .15; Renteria, Edgar .08; McGehee, Casey .11; Paulino, Ronny .01;
Looper, Braden .05; McDonald, James .05; Norris, Bud .16; Scherzer, Max .10;
Zito, Barry .02; Allen, Brandon .08; Valaika, Chris .02M; Kearns, Austin .01;
Pelfrey, Mike .01; Tracy, Chad .04; Nix, Lance .05; Ishikawa, Travis .01;
Byrnes, Eric .05; Hanigan, Ryan .05; Balentien, Wladmir .06; Rowand, Aaron .06;
Richard, Clayton .06; Romero, J.C. .05; Hermida, Jeremy .14; Morales, Franklin .15;
Cueto, Johnny .17; West, Sean .02; Clement, Jeff .06; Zambrano, Carlos .08;
Hernandez, Gorkys .02M; Murphy, Danny .05; Tatis, Fernando .05; Counsell, Craig .02
Lopez, Felipe .23; Drabek, Kyle .05; Gallagher, Sean .05; Grabow, John .10;
Green, Sean .02; Meyer, Dan .05; Park, Chan Ho .05; Putz, JJ .05; Reyes, Dennys .05;
Valverde, Jose .20; Cedeno, Ronny .05; Bradley, Milton .26; Cameron, Mike .15;
Eckstein, David .10; Hill, Koyie .05; Condrey, Clay .05; Durbin, Chad .06
Guzman, Angel .05; Stetter, Mitch .05; Donald Jason .05M; Ojeda, Augie .10
Peavy, Jake .28; Snell, Ian .05; Wade, Cory .05, Wallace, Brett .10M; Wellemeyer, Todd .15
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Winter Waiver Process
Gentlemen -
Winter Waivers are due to me no later than 3pm on Sunday, January 3rd. Below I have pasted the Article in the Constitution that deals with the process and the claims. It's pretty self-explanatory, but if there are any questions, feel free to e-mail me. Thank you to the Kenndoza Line and Ruffins who have already submitted their cuts. The Rebels have submitted their cuts to the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE XVII. Winter Rosters and Winter WaiversBy 3:00 PM Central time on the first Sunday in January, each owner is required to submit to the League Secretary a list of 23 players, irrespective of position, taken from its combined Active and Reserve Rosters, but not including any players who have concluded their current contract (B or S contract players). This group of players becomes the winter roster.
NOTE: The date on which 23-man protected lists are due may be adjusted at the discretion of the Executive Committee if the New Year holiday falls on or near the first Sunday in January.
Immediately after the submission of winter rosters, a waiver period concluding at at 3:00 PM Central time on the following Thursday begins. Teams may select players who were waived. On claiming such a player, the claiming team must, in turn, waive a player from its own winter roster. Players thus waived become eligible for a second round of waiver claims, lasting until 3:00 PM Central time on the following Sunday, that are conducted in the same fashion. (unclaimed players from the first waiver period are no longer eligible.) The process continues on a Thursday-Sunday schedule until there is a period in which no one is claimed.
Players currently in the American League can be waived and claimed during Winter Waivers. American Leaguers claimed on Winter Waivers must be released if they are still in the American League in Roster Freeze Day.
Players on X contracts or long- term contracts cannot be waived during Winter Waivers. If, in special circumstances, an X or long-term contract player appears on the Winter Waiver list (for example, when the players remaining following a new owner draft are included in the waiver pool), the player's current contract status and obligations will remain in effect for the new team.
There is no limit to the number of players a team may claim in any given round of Winter Waivers. To claim more than one player, a team must submit a prioritized list of the players they want to claim. There should also be an accompanying list of the players the team will waive from their current roster should they receive any of the players they claimed.
Priority for claims will be in reverse order of the standings (the team that waived the player gets lowest priority), with the lowest-ranked team getting the first player on their list, the next lowest team getting the highest player on their list who is still available, and so on up through the standings. Selection then returns to the lowest-ranked team who still has players remaining on their list, and the process is repeated.
The salary of a player claimed on winter waivers stays the same as it had been before he was waived. His contract status becomes W, which will change to D if the player is kept by his CFCL team on the following Draft Day. The contracts of minor leaguers (M-contract players), as well as X and long-term contract players who are claimed on Winter Waivers remain unchanged.
After the first round of winter waivers, winter rosters may exceed or fall below 23 players through trading action. Whatever size the roster, however, any successful claim of a player on waivers must be accompanied by the placing of another player from the claiming team on waivers.
Winter Waivers are due to me no later than 3pm on Sunday, January 3rd. Below I have pasted the Article in the Constitution that deals with the process and the claims. It's pretty self-explanatory, but if there are any questions, feel free to e-mail me. Thank you to the Kenndoza Line and Ruffins who have already submitted their cuts. The Rebels have submitted their cuts to the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE XVII. Winter Rosters and Winter WaiversBy 3:00 PM Central time on the first Sunday in January, each owner is required to submit to the League Secretary a list of 23 players, irrespective of position, taken from its combined Active and Reserve Rosters, but not including any players who have concluded their current contract (B or S contract players). This group of players becomes the winter roster.
NOTE: The date on which 23-man protected lists are due may be adjusted at the discretion of the Executive Committee if the New Year holiday falls on or near the first Sunday in January.
Immediately after the submission of winter rosters, a waiver period concluding at at 3:00 PM Central time on the following Thursday begins. Teams may select players who were waived. On claiming such a player, the claiming team must, in turn, waive a player from its own winter roster. Players thus waived become eligible for a second round of waiver claims, lasting until 3:00 PM Central time on the following Sunday, that are conducted in the same fashion. (unclaimed players from the first waiver period are no longer eligible.) The process continues on a Thursday-Sunday schedule until there is a period in which no one is claimed.
Players currently in the American League can be waived and claimed during Winter Waivers. American Leaguers claimed on Winter Waivers must be released if they are still in the American League in Roster Freeze Day.
Players on X contracts or long- term contracts cannot be waived during Winter Waivers. If, in special circumstances, an X or long-term contract player appears on the Winter Waiver list (for example, when the players remaining following a new owner draft are included in the waiver pool), the player's current contract status and obligations will remain in effect for the new team.
There is no limit to the number of players a team may claim in any given round of Winter Waivers. To claim more than one player, a team must submit a prioritized list of the players they want to claim. There should also be an accompanying list of the players the team will waive from their current roster should they receive any of the players they claimed.
Priority for claims will be in reverse order of the standings (the team that waived the player gets lowest priority), with the lowest-ranked team getting the first player on their list, the next lowest team getting the highest player on their list who is still available, and so on up through the standings. Selection then returns to the lowest-ranked team who still has players remaining on their list, and the process is repeated.
The salary of a player claimed on winter waivers stays the same as it had been before he was waived. His contract status becomes W, which will change to D if the player is kept by his CFCL team on the following Draft Day. The contracts of minor leaguers (M-contract players), as well as X and long-term contract players who are claimed on Winter Waivers remain unchanged.
After the first round of winter waivers, winter rosters may exceed or fall below 23 players through trading action. Whatever size the roster, however, any successful claim of a player on waivers must be accompanied by the placing of another player from the claiming team on waivers.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The Team Has A Name!
Just in time for the holiday rush on team paraphernalia, Mike Bentel (owner of the former Moore Better) and his twin brother Matt (GM and Special Assistant to the owner) have released the name of their franchise.
The Twin Killers are now in business.
The Twin Killers are now in business.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
It's Official!
With 22 shopping days left for the second Christmas of the year, the CFCL has announced it's draft date for 2010.
Saturday, March 27th will be Draft Day 2010 with the start time most likely being 3pm to accommodate travelling owners. Location is still to be determined, but the leader in the clubhouse is the traditional Oak Brook Draft Room.
Next up is Winter Waivers. Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 3pm your list of 23 protected players is due.
Saturday, March 27th will be Draft Day 2010 with the start time most likely being 3pm to accommodate travelling owners. Location is still to be determined, but the leader in the clubhouse is the traditional Oak Brook Draft Room.
Next up is Winter Waivers. Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 at 3pm your list of 23 protected players is due.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
More Post Season Information
While you can all see the final standings on Sportsline, the standings don't tell the whole story. The standings not only provide bragging rights and decide on money payouts, they also determine the Rotation Draft and HTD for Draft Day 2010.
Here are the results of the HTD to be used at next year's draft. The players listed after the team are the players with expiring 09 contracts.
1. Kenndoza (Not Eligible for HTD) - Kemp; Jones, C; Ruiz, C; Soriano, R; Lincecum
2. DoorMatts (Not Eligible for HTD) - Willingham
3. Copperfields (Not Eligible for HTD) - Pence; Loney; Schneider; Bell, H; Gregg, K; Lilly; Maholm; Pena, Tony; Young, Chris B;
4. Bulls OWNER OF THE SWEET SPOT [trademarked by the CCC] (.06) - McCann; Maine
5. Clowns (.04) - Theriot; Phillips, B
6. Ruffins (.04) - Wright; Rollins
7. Rebels (.03) - Dunn
8. Revenge (.03) - Sanchez, F; Lidge
9. MooreBetter (.03) - LaRoche, An; Hardy
10. Red Hots (.03) - Molina, Y; Reyes, J
You may have noticed the standings order. While the Line and Matts tied with 79 points, the Line won the tie breaker 6 categories to 4. Lost in all the hubbub for first was the fact that we had a tie for ninth. The Hots and MooreBetter tied with 36 points. They also tied in categories, 5-5. So then we move to the second tie breaker (Total At Bats plus walks for their hitters plus three times their innings pitched). MooreBetter came out on top 10,966 - 9285 to snag ninth place and the 6th selection in the Rotation Draft.
One thing I failed to mention in the last post. While the Winter Waivers don't take place until the first week of January, that also means that the Trade Freeze is still in effect until the end of the first round of Winter Waivers.
Also, get me your award nominees and dates of availbility for the banquet. The Copperfields have already done so - thanks David!
Lastly, I have posted the updated rosters available for download. The open slots on the teams are the expired 09 contracts.
Here are the results of the HTD to be used at next year's draft. The players listed after the team are the players with expiring 09 contracts.
1. Kenndoza (Not Eligible for HTD) - Kemp; Jones, C; Ruiz, C; Soriano, R; Lincecum
2. DoorMatts (Not Eligible for HTD) - Willingham
3. Copperfields (Not Eligible for HTD) - Pence; Loney; Schneider; Bell, H; Gregg, K; Lilly; Maholm; Pena, Tony; Young, Chris B;
4. Bulls OWNER OF THE SWEET SPOT [trademarked by the CCC] (.06) - McCann; Maine
5. Clowns (.04) - Theriot; Phillips, B
6. Ruffins (.04) - Wright; Rollins
7. Rebels (.03) - Dunn
8. Revenge (.03) - Sanchez, F; Lidge
9. MooreBetter (.03) - LaRoche, An; Hardy
10. Red Hots (.03) - Molina, Y; Reyes, J
You may have noticed the standings order. While the Line and Matts tied with 79 points, the Line won the tie breaker 6 categories to 4. Lost in all the hubbub for first was the fact that we had a tie for ninth. The Hots and MooreBetter tied with 36 points. They also tied in categories, 5-5. So then we move to the second tie breaker (Total At Bats plus walks for their hitters plus three times their innings pitched). MooreBetter came out on top 10,966 - 9285 to snag ninth place and the 6th selection in the Rotation Draft.
One thing I failed to mention in the last post. While the Winter Waivers don't take place until the first week of January, that also means that the Trade Freeze is still in effect until the end of the first round of Winter Waivers.
Also, get me your award nominees and dates of availbility for the banquet. The Copperfields have already done so - thanks David!
Lastly, I have posted the updated rosters available for download. The open slots on the teams are the expired 09 contracts.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Heading into the Off-Season
A stellar and exciting pennant race has finally come to an end with the Cubs (specifically Randy Wells) breaking the DoorMatts heart yet again. On CBS Sportsline I had posted a poll of who you thought would win the title. Of the five votes cast, one went to Kenndoza and the other four went to the DoorMatts. When I saw the vote for Kenndoza logged, I thought "Well, Kenn has finally voted." Turns out it was Matt B. "I voted for Kenn to try and do everything to secure the title for myself." As it happens, jinxing has no power over a strong starting rotation.
Interestingly Matt called me over the weekend when he was up either 1 or 4 points (I can't remember) and said he was feeling like he did after Game 4 of the NLCS. It seemed inevitable that the Cubs were going to the Series (just win ONE OF THREE FOR GOD SAKES!) He felt like winning the CFCL title was possible (not certain, but possible) "but there's going to be a Bartman moment, I just haven't had it yet." I guess if falling short of the title after leading by four with three days left is a Bartman moment, then so be it. I think it was more of a '69 moment. The Line had amazing pitching and the Matts couldn't score a run in the final week.
So as we remember the amazing race just completed (coming down to the final at bat just blows my mind) we also have to look forward to next year. Here's what we know and what we don't.
Returning Owners:
A few weeks ago I sent out an e-mail asking everyone for the 2010 intentions. I have finally heard back from all owners and here is where we stand.
Definitely returning: Rich, David M., Matt B., Mike C., Bob, Matt G., Tim
Definitely not returning: Michael Moore (Family needs are calling him out of state, unable to return for Draft Day).
Possibly returning: Dave H. and Kenn. Kenn indicated he's about 90% sure he's coming back. Dave said he was up in the air and needed time to decide. I have asked that both provide their answer by the end of the month.
So we have one sure opening and possibly three. If Dave and Kenn both return, our job is a bit easier (obviously). Mike Bentel - former Ruffin Proxy - has given strong indication that he would like to be considered for any future openings. He still has to be voted in, but at least we have identified a person, they're interested and we already know them. If we have to fill one or two more openings, we have our work cut out for us. That would almost ensure that there is no chance for expansion in 2010. Actually, five of six commenting owners prefer to keep the league at 10 owners, so expansion may not be in our near future anyway.
Keep your eyes and ears open for possible Owner Candidates for whatever openings we may have.
Banquet
Last year we didn't end up scheduling the banquet until late January/early February. Usually we try to arrange something during the post season so we can watch a game while celebrating CFCL 2009. Feel free to start e-mailing me with weekends and times that you're available or not available.
And While We're On The Subject
of the Banquet, we have to work on the awards. I will try to comprise the candidates for the various awards, but to make sure no one falls through the cracks, please e-mail me players from your roster that you feel are worthy of consideration for any of the post season awards. Reference the CFCL website for a list of all post season awards.
Looking Ahead to 2010
Winter waivers don't start until Janaury. But with all the holidays coming up you don't want to be caught unawares, so start thinking about whom you are going to keep and cut. Remember that any players acquired after September 1st are automatically cut. Additionally, any players that had a contract of 09 or 09! are automatically cut as well. For Winter Waivers you need to trim your roster to 23 players (no position requirements). The 23 players include both major and minor leaguers. If you want to keep your four minor league studs, then you can only keep 19 major league roster players.
Already On Board
I have taken the liberty of asking Matt G. to reprise his role as Draft List Guy for Draft Day 2010 and he has graciously accepted.
I have also asked Mike C to take on a second term of Sportsline Czar. Assuming he can work his way clear of the Blue Screen of Death, he has also graciously accepted.
Keep the Mind Fresh
Just because the CFCL and Baseball's Regular season is over doesn't mean there isn't work to be done. Your Executive Committee (Rich, David M. and Mike C) are still serving until next Draft Day. If there are any rules or adjustments or thoughts you want to bring before the EC, now is a good time to voice your wishes. Let us know if you would like to have something considered.
I think that's it for now. As of this moment I don't forsee an issue with securing our Draft Day Headquarters, but I will know for sure after the 1st of the year.
Interestingly Matt called me over the weekend when he was up either 1 or 4 points (I can't remember) and said he was feeling like he did after Game 4 of the NLCS. It seemed inevitable that the Cubs were going to the Series (just win ONE OF THREE FOR GOD SAKES!) He felt like winning the CFCL title was possible (not certain, but possible) "but there's going to be a Bartman moment, I just haven't had it yet." I guess if falling short of the title after leading by four with three days left is a Bartman moment, then so be it. I think it was more of a '69 moment. The Line had amazing pitching and the Matts couldn't score a run in the final week.
So as we remember the amazing race just completed (coming down to the final at bat just blows my mind) we also have to look forward to next year. Here's what we know and what we don't.
Returning Owners:
A few weeks ago I sent out an e-mail asking everyone for the 2010 intentions. I have finally heard back from all owners and here is where we stand.
Definitely returning: Rich, David M., Matt B., Mike C., Bob, Matt G., Tim
Definitely not returning: Michael Moore (Family needs are calling him out of state, unable to return for Draft Day).
Possibly returning: Dave H. and Kenn. Kenn indicated he's about 90% sure he's coming back. Dave said he was up in the air and needed time to decide. I have asked that both provide their answer by the end of the month.
So we have one sure opening and possibly three. If Dave and Kenn both return, our job is a bit easier (obviously). Mike Bentel - former Ruffin Proxy - has given strong indication that he would like to be considered for any future openings. He still has to be voted in, but at least we have identified a person, they're interested and we already know them. If we have to fill one or two more openings, we have our work cut out for us. That would almost ensure that there is no chance for expansion in 2010. Actually, five of six commenting owners prefer to keep the league at 10 owners, so expansion may not be in our near future anyway.
Keep your eyes and ears open for possible Owner Candidates for whatever openings we may have.
Banquet
Last year we didn't end up scheduling the banquet until late January/early February. Usually we try to arrange something during the post season so we can watch a game while celebrating CFCL 2009. Feel free to start e-mailing me with weekends and times that you're available or not available.
And While We're On The Subject
of the Banquet, we have to work on the awards. I will try to comprise the candidates for the various awards, but to make sure no one falls through the cracks, please e-mail me players from your roster that you feel are worthy of consideration for any of the post season awards. Reference the CFCL website for a list of all post season awards.
Looking Ahead to 2010
Winter waivers don't start until Janaury. But with all the holidays coming up you don't want to be caught unawares, so start thinking about whom you are going to keep and cut. Remember that any players acquired after September 1st are automatically cut. Additionally, any players that had a contract of 09 or 09! are automatically cut as well. For Winter Waivers you need to trim your roster to 23 players (no position requirements). The 23 players include both major and minor leaguers. If you want to keep your four minor league studs, then you can only keep 19 major league roster players.
Already On Board
I have taken the liberty of asking Matt G. to reprise his role as Draft List Guy for Draft Day 2010 and he has graciously accepted.
I have also asked Mike C to take on a second term of Sportsline Czar. Assuming he can work his way clear of the Blue Screen of Death, he has also graciously accepted.
Keep the Mind Fresh
Just because the CFCL and Baseball's Regular season is over doesn't mean there isn't work to be done. Your Executive Committee (Rich, David M. and Mike C) are still serving until next Draft Day. If there are any rules or adjustments or thoughts you want to bring before the EC, now is a good time to voice your wishes. Let us know if you would like to have something considered.
I think that's it for now. As of this moment I don't forsee an issue with securing our Draft Day Headquarters, but I will know for sure after the 1st of the year.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Nothing to Report Here
No Free Agent Bids made for 9/13/09.
I have heard back from nine of the ten teams as to their intentions for next year. When I hear back from all ten, I will post the results.
I have heard back from nine of the ten teams as to their intentions for next year. When I hear back from all ten, I will post the results.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
A Voice From The Past
Longtime CFCLers - heck, all CFCLers - should check out the following internet radio show:
Chicago Baseball Week in Review
That's right, those are the dulcet tones of our own Eric Lamb wafting over the airwaves (or whatever the internet version of "airwaves" are). You can listen to the show at the link above, and even subscribe to podcasts in iTunes.
Internet radio is a mixed bag and you're never sure what you're going to get, but Eric and his partner Brian do a great job of breaking down the latest happenings on the North and South sides of Chicago, and certainly don't hold back their disgust with the way things are going.
Check it out!
PS. Speaking of blasts from the past, in the car on my way to work Monday morning I heard something about Heath Slocumb beating out Tiger Woods in some tourament or another. That can't be the same Heathcliff Slocumb that pitched so superbly for the Cubs, Cards, Red Sox and others in the 90s can it? Talk about a successful career change!
(Ok, I'm assuming it's not the same guy. But given how closely I follow golf, I'm actually half serious. It's not him, right?)
Chicago Baseball Week in Review
That's right, those are the dulcet tones of our own Eric Lamb wafting over the airwaves (or whatever the internet version of "airwaves" are). You can listen to the show at the link above, and even subscribe to podcasts in iTunes.
Internet radio is a mixed bag and you're never sure what you're going to get, but Eric and his partner Brian do a great job of breaking down the latest happenings on the North and South sides of Chicago, and certainly don't hold back their disgust with the way things are going.
Check it out!
PS. Speaking of blasts from the past, in the car on my way to work Monday morning I heard something about Heath Slocumb beating out Tiger Woods in some tourament or another. That can't be the same Heathcliff Slocumb that pitched so superbly for the Cubs, Cards, Red Sox and others in the 90s can it? Talk about a successful career change!
(Ok, I'm assuming it's not the same guy. But given how closely I follow golf, I'm actually half serious. It's not him, right?)
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Last Minute Shopping - I Got Me a Junior!
Eric Young Jr.
DoorMatts .12 (Hernandez, A.)
Revenge .06 (Glaus)
Red Hots .05 (Giles)
Bulls .05 (Lohse)
Jason Hammel
Dem Rebels .05 (Cora)
Corky Miller
Kenndoza .05 (Thurston)
Jonathon Sanchez
Ruffins .05 (Ross)
Kenndoza .05 (Petit)
Sammy Gervacio
DoorMatts .06 (Fontenot)
JJ Putz
Bulls .05 (Young)
Drew Stubbs
Bulls .05 (Lohse)
David Freese
Bulls .05 (Vandenhurk)
Ike Davis
Bulls .05 (Blum)
Charlie Haeger
Ruffins .05 (Burton)
Garrett Mock
Ruffins .05 (Sanchez, A.)
DoorMatts .12 (Hernandez, A.)
Revenge .06 (Glaus)
Red Hots .05 (Giles)
Bulls .05 (Lohse)
Jason Hammel
Dem Rebels .05 (Cora)
Corky Miller
Kenndoza .05 (Thurston)
Jonathon Sanchez
Ruffins .05 (Ross)
Kenndoza .05 (Petit)
Sammy Gervacio
DoorMatts .06 (Fontenot)
JJ Putz
Bulls .05 (Young)
Drew Stubbs
Bulls .05 (Lohse)
David Freese
Bulls .05 (Vandenhurk)
Ike Davis
Bulls .05 (Blum)
Charlie Haeger
Ruffins .05 (Burton)
Garrett Mock
Ruffins .05 (Sanchez, A.)
Monday, August 24, 2009
And Down The Stretch They Come!
Heading into the final week of August, the Kenndoza Line holds a commanding 12 point lead over the second place DoorMatts. Or is it commanding? Let's take a look.
Looking at the various categories and the points in play we find:
On Base Percentage:
Line is .002 ahead of Copperfields - potential 1 point loss
DoorMatts .0076 behind Bulls - no point gain
Runs:
Line 19 ahead of Bulls - no point loss
DoorMatts 2 behind Copperfields - potential one point gain
RBI:
Line 1 behind Copperfields - potential one point gain
DoorMatts 62 behind Line - no point gain
Stolen Bases:
Line 14 ahead of Revenge - no point loss
DoorMatts 4 behind Revenge - potential one point gain
Total Bases:
Line 13 behind Clowns - potential one point gain
DoorMatts 24 behind Copperfields - no point gain
So far, based on offense the Line could drop one point closer to the Matts (and have an 11 point lead). But let's look at the pitching categories. Now here's where it gets fun.
ERA:
Line .04 ahead of DoorMatts - potential one point loss
DoorMatts .04 behind Line - potential one point gain
Hold/Save:
Line 2 ahead of DoorMatts - potential one point loss
DoorMatts 2 behind Line - potential one point gain
K/BB:
Line .251 ahead of Copperfields - no point loss
DoorMatts .085 behind Copperfields - potential one point gain
Quality Starts:
Line 2 ahead of Revenge - potential one point loss
DoorMatts 16 ahead of Line - no point gain
WHIP:
Line .04 ahead of DoorMatts - potential one point loss
DoorMatts .04 behind Line - potential one point gain
With the above assumptions the total point swing is Line losing 3 points and DoorMatts gaining 6 points. That still leaves the Line with the title by three points.
Of course Gene Mauch, Leo Durocher, Willie Randolph/Jerry Manuel could talk volumes of insurmountable leads.
The rest of the league, aside from the Hots and MooreBetter, is jockeying for position to finish in or out of the money or closer to the sweet spot for maximum HTD.
Enjoy the ride.
Looking at the various categories and the points in play we find:
On Base Percentage:
Line is .002 ahead of Copperfields - potential 1 point loss
DoorMatts .0076 behind Bulls - no point gain
Runs:
Line 19 ahead of Bulls - no point loss
DoorMatts 2 behind Copperfields - potential one point gain
RBI:
Line 1 behind Copperfields - potential one point gain
DoorMatts 62 behind Line - no point gain
Stolen Bases:
Line 14 ahead of Revenge - no point loss
DoorMatts 4 behind Revenge - potential one point gain
Total Bases:
Line 13 behind Clowns - potential one point gain
DoorMatts 24 behind Copperfields - no point gain
So far, based on offense the Line could drop one point closer to the Matts (and have an 11 point lead). But let's look at the pitching categories. Now here's where it gets fun.
ERA:
Line .04 ahead of DoorMatts - potential one point loss
DoorMatts .04 behind Line - potential one point gain
Hold/Save:
Line 2 ahead of DoorMatts - potential one point loss
DoorMatts 2 behind Line - potential one point gain
K/BB:
Line .251 ahead of Copperfields - no point loss
DoorMatts .085 behind Copperfields - potential one point gain
Quality Starts:
Line 2 ahead of Revenge - potential one point loss
DoorMatts 16 ahead of Line - no point gain
WHIP:
Line .04 ahead of DoorMatts - potential one point loss
DoorMatts .04 behind Line - potential one point gain
With the above assumptions the total point swing is Line losing 3 points and DoorMatts gaining 6 points. That still leaves the Line with the title by three points.
Of course Gene Mauch, Leo Durocher, Willie Randolph/Jerry Manuel could talk volumes of insurmountable leads.
The rest of the league, aside from the Hots and MooreBetter, is jockeying for position to finish in or out of the money or closer to the sweet spot for maximum HTD.
Enjoy the ride.
One Shopping Day Left
The end of August brings about some adjustments to the business in the CFCL.
First of all, you have One Shopping Day left to acquire a free agent at an 11+ contract. Any players acquired in September will be assigned an "S" contract and will be released from the CFCL Roster at the end of the season. So next Sunday (August 30th) is it if you want to get someone and keep them for your future.
The teams still with a budget are:
Ruffins .51
Bulls .40
Revenge .24
DoorMatts .18
Kenndoza .17
MooreBetter .12
Dem Rebels .08
Red Hots .05
Out of Cash:
Clowns
Copperfields
Also, as of September 1st, the salary cap increases to 3.60 (up from 3.50 since the All-Star break).
And finally, in September you are allowed a September Roster Expansion (SRE) move. Your total roster still is 40 players, however if you want you can have 24 active and 16 reserve. The SRE is essentially another utility player since it can be either offense (any position) or pitcher. You are not required to utilize the SRE, it's just something you can take advantage of if you want.
When you have a chance, mosey over to the Forums and weigh in on your favorite all-time snack.
First of all, you have One Shopping Day left to acquire a free agent at an 11+ contract. Any players acquired in September will be assigned an "S" contract and will be released from the CFCL Roster at the end of the season. So next Sunday (August 30th) is it if you want to get someone and keep them for your future.
The teams still with a budget are:
Ruffins .51
Bulls .40
Revenge .24
DoorMatts .18
Kenndoza .17
MooreBetter .12
Dem Rebels .08
Red Hots .05
Out of Cash:
Clowns
Copperfields
Also, as of September 1st, the salary cap increases to 3.60 (up from 3.50 since the All-Star break).
And finally, in September you are allowed a September Roster Expansion (SRE) move. Your total roster still is 40 players, however if you want you can have 24 active and 16 reserve. The SRE is essentially another utility player since it can be either offense (any position) or pitcher. You are not required to utilize the SRE, it's just something you can take advantage of if you want.
When you have a chance, mosey over to the Forums and weigh in on your favorite all-time snack.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Welcome back, John
John Smoltz
Revenge .06 (Blanco)
Brandon Allen
Revenge .08 (Whitesell)
Trever Miller
Kenndoza Line .07 (J. Zimmerman)
Revenge .06 (Blanco)
Brandon Allen
Revenge .08 (Whitesell)
Trever Miller
Kenndoza Line .07 (J. Zimmerman)
Monday, August 17, 2009
Good News in Team Management
Each year the CFCL teams are required to amass at least 1000 Innings Pitched and 4250 ABs in order to qualify for the points on offense and pitching. These rules were instituted thanks to the Bald Eagles who long ago thought about having nothing but relief pitchers so that he could sweep Saves (before we added Holds), ERA and WHIP while tanking the Wins (before Quality Starts) category.
This year everyone looks to be in good shape. Below is a synopsis of each team. If you would like to track your team's progress, you can see if on Sportsline on the Set Lineup page.
Innings Pitched; At Bats
Clowns: 109 needed (On Pace); Met
Copperfields: 96 needed (On Pace); Met
Ruffins: 85 needed (On Pace); Met
Dem Rebels: 22 needed (On Pace); Met
DoorMatts: Met; Met
Bulls: 106 needed (On Pace); Met
Kenndoza Line: Met; Met
Red Hots: 113 needed (On Pace); 181 needed (On Pace)
Moore Better: 176 needed (On Pace); Met
Revenge: Met; Met
This year everyone looks to be in good shape. Below is a synopsis of each team. If you would like to track your team's progress, you can see if on Sportsline on the Set Lineup page.
Innings Pitched; At Bats
Clowns: 109 needed (On Pace); Met
Copperfields: 96 needed (On Pace); Met
Ruffins: 85 needed (On Pace); Met
Dem Rebels: 22 needed (On Pace); Met
DoorMatts: Met; Met
Bulls: 106 needed (On Pace); Met
Kenndoza Line: Met; Met
Red Hots: 113 needed (On Pace); 181 needed (On Pace)
Moore Better: 176 needed (On Pace); Met
Revenge: Met; Met
Sunday, August 16, 2009
A Rosales by any other name . . .
Adam Rosales
Dem Rebels bid .05 (Barden)
Allen Craig
Dem Rebels bid .05 (Olsen)
Matt Daley
DoorMatts bid .07 (Villanueva)
Ronny Cedeno
Bulls bid .05 (Stairs)
Kyle Drabek
Bulls bid .05 (Gillespie)
Kris Medlin
Bulls bid .05 (Chavez)
Dem Rebels bid .05 (Barden)
Allen Craig
Dem Rebels bid .05 (Olsen)
Matt Daley
DoorMatts bid .07 (Villanueva)
Ronny Cedeno
Bulls bid .05 (Stairs)
Kyle Drabek
Bulls bid .05 (Gillespie)
Kris Medlin
Bulls bid .05 (Chavez)
Monday, August 10, 2009
HTD and FAAB Updates
Now that we've passed the InterLeague Trading Deadline (without waivers) and assumably most of the spirited bidding, here is an update on the Home Team Discount status as well as the remaining FAAB.
Sitting currently in the money spots, and therefore not eligible for HTD are:
1) Kenndoza Line (Matt Kemp, Chipper Jones, Carlos Ruiz, Rafael Soriano, Tim Lincecum)
2) DoorMatts (Josh Willingham)
3) Copperfields (Hunter Pence, James Loney, Brian Schneider, Heath Bell, Kevin Gregg, Ted Lilly, Paul Maholm, Chris B. Young)
Sitting in the Sweet Spot (trademarked by the CCC)
4) Bulls .06 (Brian McCann, John Maine)
The rest of the league trying to increase their FAAB
5) Clowns .04 (Ryan Theriot, Brandon Phillips)
6) Dem Rebels .03 (Adam Dunn)
7) Ruffins .03 (David Wright, Jimmy Rollins, Jonathon Sanchez)
8) Revenge .03 (Freddy Sanchez, Brad Lidge)
9) MooreBetter .03 (Andy LaRoche, J.J. Hardy)
10) Red Hots .02 (Yadier Molina, Jose B. Reyes)
For the remaining three weeks of August and then September bids (remember, September Free Agents are automatically released at the end of the season) here is the remaining budget for each team.
Bulls .55
Ruffins .51
Revenge .38
DoorMatts .25
Kenndoza Line .24
Dem Rebels .18
MooreBetter .12
Red Hots .05
And sitting back to watch the bidding action:
Clowns .00
Copperfields .00
Sitting currently in the money spots, and therefore not eligible for HTD are:
1) Kenndoza Line (Matt Kemp, Chipper Jones, Carlos Ruiz, Rafael Soriano, Tim Lincecum)
2) DoorMatts (Josh Willingham)
3) Copperfields (Hunter Pence, James Loney, Brian Schneider, Heath Bell, Kevin Gregg, Ted Lilly, Paul Maholm, Chris B. Young)
Sitting in the Sweet Spot (trademarked by the CCC)
4) Bulls .06 (Brian McCann, John Maine)
The rest of the league trying to increase their FAAB
5) Clowns .04 (Ryan Theriot, Brandon Phillips)
6) Dem Rebels .03 (Adam Dunn)
7) Ruffins .03 (David Wright, Jimmy Rollins, Jonathon Sanchez)
8) Revenge .03 (Freddy Sanchez, Brad Lidge)
9) MooreBetter .03 (Andy LaRoche, J.J. Hardy)
10) Red Hots .02 (Yadier Molina, Jose B. Reyes)
For the remaining three weeks of August and then September bids (remember, September Free Agents are automatically released at the end of the season) here is the remaining budget for each team.
Bulls .55
Ruffins .51
Revenge .38
DoorMatts .25
Kenndoza Line .24
Dem Rebels .18
MooreBetter .12
Red Hots .05
And sitting back to watch the bidding action:
Clowns .00
Copperfields .00
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Eight Singles and a Double
Trent Oeltjen
Kenndoza .06 (Gerut)
Yus Petit
Kenndoza .05 (Putz)
Tom Gorzelanny
Ruffins .06 (R. Johnson)
Eugenio Velez
Ruffins .06 (Matis)
Matt Diaz
Ruffins .06 (Sanchez)
Nick Masset
Ruffins .05 (Corpas)
Sean Burnett
Ruffins .05 (Murton)
Mike MacDougal
Dem Rebels .06 (Duncan)
Brendan Donnelly
DoorMatts .05 (Bastardo)
Kenndoza .05 (Putz)
Kenndoza .06 (Gerut)
Yus Petit
Kenndoza .05 (Putz)
Tom Gorzelanny
Ruffins .06 (R. Johnson)
Eugenio Velez
Ruffins .06 (Matis)
Matt Diaz
Ruffins .06 (Sanchez)
Nick Masset
Ruffins .05 (Corpas)
Sean Burnett
Ruffins .05 (Murton)
Mike MacDougal
Dem Rebels .06 (Duncan)
Brendan Donnelly
DoorMatts .05 (Bastardo)
Kenndoza .05 (Putz)
Friday, August 7, 2009
The Aftermath
Tim Stauffer
.07 Kenndoza Line (open spot)
.05 Bulls (Rohrbough)
Ryan Roberts
.06 Kenndoza Line (open spot)
Rick VandenHurk
.05 Bulls (Rohrbough)
Chan Ho Park
.05 Bulls (Ohman)
.07 Kenndoza Line (open spot)
.05 Bulls (Rohrbough)
Ryan Roberts
.06 Kenndoza Line (open spot)
Rick VandenHurk
.05 Bulls (Rohrbough)
Chan Ho Park
.05 Bulls (Ohman)
IAFB DAY
Cliff Lee
.33 Copperfields (open spot)
.25 Bulls (open spot)
.24 Red Hots (Hoffpauir, J.)
Bud Norris
.16 Revenge (Shell)
George Sherrill
.16 Rebels (Burke, C.)
.12 Kenndoza (open spot)
.08 Red Hots (Hoffpauir, J)
.07 Revenge (Blanco)
.06 Clowns (Bowker)
Ryan Garko
.15 RedHots (Hoffpauir J.)
.12 Bulls (open spot)
.10 Kenndoza (open spot)
.07 Rebels (Scales)
.06 Clowns (Bowker)
Ben Francisco
.08 Rebels (Scales)
.08 Kenndoza (open spot)
.06 Clowns (Bowker)
.05 Bulls (open spot)
Scott Rolen
.24 RedHots (Maloney)
.18 Kenndoza (open spot)
.09 Bulls (open spot)
.08 Clowns (Bowker)
Jeff Clement
.06 Clowns (Bowker)
.06 Bulls (open spot)
Sean Gallagher
.05 Bulls (open spot)
Clayton Richard
.06 Clowns (Salazar)
.05 Bulls (Rohrbough)
Joe Biemel
.07 Copperfields (Burgess)
Wladimir Balentien
.06 Clowns (Diaz)
.33 Copperfields (open spot)
.25 Bulls (open spot)
.24 Red Hots (Hoffpauir, J.)
Bud Norris
.16 Revenge (Shell)
George Sherrill
.16 Rebels (Burke, C.)
.12 Kenndoza (open spot)
.08 Red Hots (Hoffpauir, J)
.07 Revenge (Blanco)
.06 Clowns (Bowker)
Ryan Garko
.15 RedHots (Hoffpauir J.)
.12 Bulls (open spot)
.10 Kenndoza (open spot)
.07 Rebels (Scales)
.06 Clowns (Bowker)
Ben Francisco
.08 Rebels (Scales)
.08 Kenndoza (open spot)
.06 Clowns (Bowker)
.05 Bulls (open spot)
Scott Rolen
.24 RedHots (Maloney)
.18 Kenndoza (open spot)
.09 Bulls (open spot)
.08 Clowns (Bowker)
Jeff Clement
.06 Clowns (Bowker)
.06 Bulls (open spot)
Sean Gallagher
.05 Bulls (open spot)
Clayton Richard
.06 Clowns (Salazar)
.05 Bulls (Rohrbough)
Joe Biemel
.07 Copperfields (Burgess)
Wladimir Balentien
.06 Clowns (Diaz)
. . . 'Til I Say It Is!
Proving it's not over 'til it's over (did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?) the Copperfields pulled off a couple of last minute deals in their effort to overtake the DoorMatts and Kenndoza Line.
In an interesting trade between the current third and fourth place teams, the Copperfields traded Mike Stanton (.10 Mx), Miguel Montero (.01 10+), Wil Ohman (.05 11+), Matt Stairs (.05 11+) and the all important Rotation Picks from the 2nd and 7th rounds to the Bulls for Jason Werth (.32 11+), Jason Kendall (.01 11+), Joel Piniero (.05 11+), Kevin Gregg (.02 09) and the 12th and 16th pick of the Bulls.
The Copperfields also picked up some more offensive power by dealing with Moore Better.
The Copperfields traded Mike Cameron (.15 11+), Mitch Stetter (.05 11+) and Angel Villalona (.05 Mx) in exchange for James Loney (.10 09!) and Scott Hairston (.02 11+).
In an interesting trade between the current third and fourth place teams, the Copperfields traded Mike Stanton (.10 Mx), Miguel Montero (.01 10+), Wil Ohman (.05 11+), Matt Stairs (.05 11+) and the all important Rotation Picks from the 2nd and 7th rounds to the Bulls for Jason Werth (.32 11+), Jason Kendall (.01 11+), Joel Piniero (.05 11+), Kevin Gregg (.02 09) and the 12th and 16th pick of the Bulls.
The Copperfields also picked up some more offensive power by dealing with Moore Better.
The Copperfields traded Mike Cameron (.15 11+), Mitch Stetter (.05 11+) and Angel Villalona (.05 Mx) in exchange for James Loney (.10 09!) and Scott Hairston (.02 11+).
Thursday, July 30, 2009
FAAB Update
Since I'm sure Rich is in the process of shifting into vacation mode, I thought I'd post updated FAAB balances as we head toward IFAB Day on Saturday.
Ruffins .79
Bulls .70
Revenge .54
Rebels .48
Kenndoza Line .48
Red Hots .44
Copperfields .40
DoorMatts .30
Clowns .18
Moore Better .12
The deadline for submitting IFAB Day bids is 3:00 PM Central on Saturday.
Ruffins .79
Bulls .70
Revenge .54
Rebels .48
Kenndoza Line .48
Red Hots .44
Copperfields .40
DoorMatts .30
Clowns .18
Moore Better .12
The deadline for submitting IFAB Day bids is 3:00 PM Central on Saturday.
In 1st and Determined to Stay There
The Kenndoza Line and Red Hots shook hands from across the standings on a deal earlier tonight.
Shoring up their offense, the Line acquired Cub Killer Carlos Lee. The Red Hots looking to build a small dynasty in the future acquired Pedro Alvarez, Gaby Sanchez and Alcides Escobar.
The make room on his roster, the Red Hots released Micah Owings and Drew Sutton.
Shoring up their offense, the Line acquired Cub Killer Carlos Lee. The Red Hots looking to build a small dynasty in the future acquired Pedro Alvarez, Gaby Sanchez and Alcides Escobar.
The make room on his roster, the Red Hots released Micah Owings and Drew Sutton.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Clowns/DoorMatts deal
Showing that he wasn't going to stand idly by, the DoorMatts got involved in the Trade Dance by swapping middle infielders with the Clowns. The DoorMatts sent team favorite Ryan Theriot and his expiring contract to the Clowns for slugging, cement gloved Dan Uggla.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Correction from the Front Office
In a previous post I mentioned that anyone acquired via the FAAB that had a salary of .25 or higher came with some restrictions. Those being: 1) must be kept going into next year's draft or else the team cutting the player loses half the salary (rounded up) off their $2.60 budget and, 2) the player could not be traded.
Seems I was half right. Point #1 is valid, but Point #2 apparently was a fabrication in my mind. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say the player cannot be traded. But if there is a trade, the acquiring team has to abide by the restrictions in Point #1.
So the good news is you still have six days left to make a proposal to MooreBetter and get Matt Holliday.
Man, David sure made this Commissioner thing look easy for 25 years. Sorry for the confusion.
Seems I was half right. Point #1 is valid, but Point #2 apparently was a fabrication in my mind. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say the player cannot be traded. But if there is a trade, the acquiring team has to abide by the restrictions in Point #1.
So the good news is you still have six days left to make a proposal to MooreBetter and get Matt Holliday.
Man, David sure made this Commissioner thing look easy for 25 years. Sorry for the confusion.
Happy Holiday, ding-ding-ding
Matt Holiday
MooreBetter .50 (Jeffriess)
Dem Rebels .43 (Burke, C.)
Copperfields .39 (Open Slot)
Kenndoza Line .33 (Kinney)
Red Hots .32 (Owings)
Clowns .28 (Nieve)
Julio Lugo
Copperfields .24 (Open Slot)
Kenndoza Line .11 (Kinney)
Dem Rebels .05 (Scales)
Clowns .05 (Marson)
Steve Pearce
Kenndoza Line .06 (Kinney)
Clowns .05 (Marson)
Red Hots .05 (Castro)
Rafael Betancourt
Clowns .05 (Nieve)
Oscar Salazar
Clowns .05 (Marson)
MooreBetter .50 (Jeffriess)
Dem Rebels .43 (Burke, C.)
Copperfields .39 (Open Slot)
Kenndoza Line .33 (Kinney)
Red Hots .32 (Owings)
Clowns .28 (Nieve)
Julio Lugo
Copperfields .24 (Open Slot)
Kenndoza Line .11 (Kinney)
Dem Rebels .05 (Scales)
Clowns .05 (Marson)
Steve Pearce
Kenndoza Line .06 (Kinney)
Clowns .05 (Marson)
Red Hots .05 (Castro)
Rafael Betancourt
Clowns .05 (Nieve)
Oscar Salazar
Clowns .05 (Marson)
Friday, July 24, 2009
Coming Down to the Trade Wire
Howdy Y'all!
It's that time of the year again where we are coming to the end of the Trading Season. Here are a couple of general reminders about the deadlines, process, etc and one twist for this year.
First the twist. What do Kelly Johnson, Chris Duncan, Khalil Greene and my wife, the Lady Rebel all have in common? They have conspired to doom the Rebels to the second division. The first three by their ineffective play, the latter by well-meaning action. By that I mean that Kim has planned a family vacation to begin this Friday (July 31st) and end next Thursday (August 6th). As you can see from the dates below, she did not consult the CFCL Constitution on Trade Deadlines and IAFB Day (actually maybe she did and this is her passive aggressive way of getting back at me for leaving her with four children all day on Draft Day).
So, since I will be out of town on the final day of the Trade Season, if you make a trade on Thursday the 31st or August 1st, please report that deal (both teams with associated moves) to Mike Coulter, CCC Owner and Sportsline God. I will still be available to receive any trades prior to the 31st.
Also (although this doesn't affect what you do) Mike will check the FAAB e-mail on Saturday and Sunday in my stead.
So let's move on to the deadlines.
CFCL TRADE DEADLINE - Noon August 1st. All trades must be reported with associated moves by noon August 1st, no exceptions.
Interleague Free Agent Bid Day (IFABD) - I give you the Constitution:
Interleague Free Agent Bid (IFAB) Day - On the day immediately following the MLB Interleague Trading Deadline, the CFCL will hold a special sealed bid auction. Players who were traded from the American League to the National League on the day of the trading deadline, as well as any other free agents, are eligible to be bid upon on IFAB Day.
Players who are traded from the American League to the National League on the same day as the MLB Interleague Trading Deadline (typically July 31) are not eligible to be bid upon until IFAB Day, even if the trading deadline occurs on a Sunday. In other words, if July 31 falls on a Sunday and an AL player is traded to the NL at 9:00 on Sunday morning, that player cannot be bid upon until the next day, even though he was in the NL prior to the 3:00 PM Sunday transaction deadline.
So - in this year's terms IFAB day is Saturday, August 1st. On Saturday, August 1st EVERYONE in the Free Agent Pool is available to be acquired. Technically you can also put in a bid the following day - our normal Sunday bid deadline, but I would think if you wanted someone, you would be bidding for them on Saturday.
The Constitution doesn't specifically say the exact time deadline for a bid - just that the IFABD is August 1st. So let's keep everything the same - 3pm on August 1st is the deadline. Any bids after 3pm will count for Sunday's bid.
Here's a recap of how much money everyone has to spend. Keep in mind these numbers could change (will change) after the bidding this weekend.
Ruffins .79
Bulls .70
Copperfields .64
MooreBetter .62
Revenge .54
Kenndoza Line .54
Rebels .48
Red Hots .44
DoorMatts .30
Clowns .28
Any bids that exceed .25 will mean that player has to be kept going into next year's draft (and cannot be traded during the off season) or a penalty of one half the salary will be assessed against your 2.60 budget.
So to recap:
It's that time of the year again where we are coming to the end of the Trading Season. Here are a couple of general reminders about the deadlines, process, etc and one twist for this year.
First the twist. What do Kelly Johnson, Chris Duncan, Khalil Greene and my wife, the Lady Rebel all have in common? They have conspired to doom the Rebels to the second division. The first three by their ineffective play, the latter by well-meaning action. By that I mean that Kim has planned a family vacation to begin this Friday (July 31st) and end next Thursday (August 6th). As you can see from the dates below, she did not consult the CFCL Constitution on Trade Deadlines and IAFB Day (actually maybe she did and this is her passive aggressive way of getting back at me for leaving her with four children all day on Draft Day).
So, since I will be out of town on the final day of the Trade Season, if you make a trade on Thursday the 31st or August 1st, please report that deal (both teams with associated moves) to Mike Coulter, CCC Owner and Sportsline God. I will still be available to receive any trades prior to the 31st.
Also (although this doesn't affect what you do) Mike will check the FAAB e-mail on Saturday and Sunday in my stead.
So let's move on to the deadlines.
CFCL TRADE DEADLINE - Noon August 1st. All trades must be reported with associated moves by noon August 1st, no exceptions.
Interleague Free Agent Bid Day (IFABD) - I give you the Constitution:
Interleague Free Agent Bid (IFAB) Day - On the day immediately following the MLB Interleague Trading Deadline, the CFCL will hold a special sealed bid auction. Players who were traded from the American League to the National League on the day of the trading deadline, as well as any other free agents, are eligible to be bid upon on IFAB Day.
Players who are traded from the American League to the National League on the same day as the MLB Interleague Trading Deadline (typically July 31) are not eligible to be bid upon until IFAB Day, even if the trading deadline occurs on a Sunday. In other words, if July 31 falls on a Sunday and an AL player is traded to the NL at 9:00 on Sunday morning, that player cannot be bid upon until the next day, even though he was in the NL prior to the 3:00 PM Sunday transaction deadline.
So - in this year's terms IFAB day is Saturday, August 1st. On Saturday, August 1st EVERYONE in the Free Agent Pool is available to be acquired. Technically you can also put in a bid the following day - our normal Sunday bid deadline, but I would think if you wanted someone, you would be bidding for them on Saturday.
The Constitution doesn't specifically say the exact time deadline for a bid - just that the IFABD is August 1st. So let's keep everything the same - 3pm on August 1st is the deadline. Any bids after 3pm will count for Sunday's bid.
Here's a recap of how much money everyone has to spend. Keep in mind these numbers could change (will change) after the bidding this weekend.
Ruffins .79
Bulls .70
Copperfields .64
MooreBetter .62
Revenge .54
Kenndoza Line .54
Rebels .48
Red Hots .44
DoorMatts .30
Clowns .28
Any bids that exceed .25 will mean that player has to be kept going into next year's draft (and cannot be traded during the off season) or a penalty of one half the salary will be assessed against your 2.60 budget.
So to recap:
- Any trades completed on July 31st or August 1st will be reported to Mike C.
- IAFB Deadline for bids is August 1st at 3pm.
- All Players in the Free Agent Pool are eligible to be bid on Saturday, August 1st
- The Rebels, instead of bidding on the latest flavor from the National League will be fighting off mice and killer whales, tra la, tra la.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
It's a BOB, BOB, BOB, BOB, BOB and kenn World
Alberto Gonzalez
Red Hots .05 (Koshansky)
Brooks Conrad
Red Hots .05 (Young, E.)
Juan Castro
Red Hots .05 (LaRue)
Jarett Hoffpauir
Red Hots .05 (Hampton)
Chad Gaudin
Red Hots .05 (T. Miller)
Will Venable
Kenndoza Line .06 (open slot)
Red Hots .05 (Koshansky)
Brooks Conrad
Red Hots .05 (Young, E.)
Juan Castro
Red Hots .05 (LaRue)
Jarett Hoffpauir
Red Hots .05 (Hampton)
Chad Gaudin
Red Hots .05 (T. Miller)
Will Venable
Kenndoza Line .06 (open slot)
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The Line Strikes Back!
The Candy Colored Clowns and Kenndoza Line completed a deal earlier today with a couple of interesting twists.
The Clowns trade Jake Fox, Ramon Hernandez and Ronald Belisario to the Line for Emilio Bonifacio, Elijah Dukes, Laynce Nix and Lou Marson.
One interesting side story is that according to Kenn, Jake Fox was the key. He has his son's first name (Jake), his mom's maiden name (Fox) and is a Cub so "it must be destiny."
The other interesting note in this deal is here is the first place team making a deal to stave off the determined Copperfields. Four of the seven players involved in the deal were acquired from the Free Agent Pool after Draft Day (Nix, Marson, Fox and Belisario). Maybe the Free Agent Talent Pool was deeper than I thought.
The Clowns trade Jake Fox, Ramon Hernandez and Ronald Belisario to the Line for Emilio Bonifacio, Elijah Dukes, Laynce Nix and Lou Marson.
One interesting side story is that according to Kenn, Jake Fox was the key. He has his son's first name (Jake), his mom's maiden name (Fox) and is a Cub so "it must be destiny."
The other interesting note in this deal is here is the first place team making a deal to stave off the determined Copperfields. Four of the seven players involved in the deal were acquired from the Free Agent Pool after Draft Day (Nix, Marson, Fox and Belisario). Maybe the Free Agent Talent Pool was deeper than I thought.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
A Correction To Your Scorecards
With less than 12 teams in the CFCL, the payout goes to the top three finisher (50/30/20). The Maximum Home Town Discount and 1st pick of the Rotation Draft goes to the Fourth Place Finisher (from here on to be known as the Sweet Spot - courtesy of M. Coulter). The sweet spot gets .06 for the HTD budget. Teams five - ten get a percentage of that based on their point proximity to the Sweet Spot.
As of the standings July 15, 2009, here are where things stand.
Bulls 66.5 pts .06 HTD
Clowns 57.5 pts .05 HTD
Rebels 50 pts .04 HTD
Moore Better 45 pts .04 HTD
Revenge 40 pts .03 HTD
Ruffins 38 pts .03 HTD
Red Hots 26.5 pts .02 HTD
As of the standings July 15, 2009, here are where things stand.
Bulls 66.5 pts .06 HTD
Clowns 57.5 pts .05 HTD
Rebels 50 pts .04 HTD
Moore Better 45 pts .04 HTD
Revenge 40 pts .03 HTD
Ruffins 38 pts .03 HTD
Red Hots 26.5 pts .02 HTD
Wait! He's not finished.
Another trade was reported by "Trader" David of the Copperfields. The Copperfields trade Emmanuel Burriss and Chris Iannetta to the Rebels for Ted Lilly and Miguel Montero.
Making a Run
In a trade reported earlier this morning:
The Copperfields trade Prince Fielder, Dexter Fowler, Hong Chi Kuo and Brett Myers to the Red Hots for Chase Utley, Ryan Zimmerman and Javier Vazquez.
The Copperfields trade Prince Fielder, Dexter Fowler, Hong Chi Kuo and Brett Myers to the Red Hots for Chase Utley, Ryan Zimmerman and Javier Vazquez.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Heading into the All-Star Break
John Bowker
Clowns .05 (Roberts)
Fernando Tatis
Bulls .05 (no release necessary due to open roster spot)
Clowns .05 (Roberts)
Fernando Tatis
Bulls .05 (no release necessary due to open roster spot)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Let's Get the Party Started
In a trade announced earlier this afternoon, the Bulls and Revenge got jiggy with it. Here are the particulars:
Revenge trade Ryan Franklin (.03 10+), Kevin Gregg (.02 09) and his 8th round pick to the Bulls for Ryan Ludwick (.01 10+), James McDonald .05 11+) and Tim Alderson (.05 Mx).
With the trade winds starting to move up a couple of knots, please keep in mind that no trade is official until both parties report it to Rich AND all associated moves have been reported as well. If associated moves are not reported, then the trade is not official and players will not start earning stats for the new teams.
In the case of the Bulls and Revenge, both teams reported their associated moves at the time of the trade.
Revenge trade Ryan Franklin (.03 10+), Kevin Gregg (.02 09) and his 8th round pick to the Bulls for Ryan Ludwick (.01 10+), James McDonald .05 11+) and Tim Alderson (.05 Mx).
With the trade winds starting to move up a couple of knots, please keep in mind that no trade is official until both parties report it to Rich AND all associated moves have been reported as well. If associated moves are not reported, then the trade is not official and players will not start earning stats for the new teams.
In the case of the Bulls and Revenge, both teams reported their associated moves at the time of the trade.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Going Behind The Scenes
Garret Jones
DoorMatts .05 (Rosales)
Michael Taylor
DoorMatts .05 (Dominguez)
In addition to today's bids, here are a couple of other notes.
First of all, behind the scenes each week Paul Mahlan has done a stellar job of keeping us honest by monitoring and changing the password for the Free Agent Mailbox. This week Paul was off partying at a 5th of July wedding so his dad (and David's dad for that matter as well), Fred, pinch hit. Think Bobby Molinaro, think Jose Morales or some other really good pinch hitter (the all-time leader escapes me). Fred was outstanding. The deadline for making a bid is 3pm Central time. At 3:02pm Central time there was a voicemail waiting for me with the password. Can't get better than that!
If you haven't already, go to the CFCL Forum. A number of new posts have been added. Some for your reading pleasure, one or two for your response. Please chime in with your thoughts.
Hope you all had a Happy and Safe 4th of July! Good luck in the second half of the season.
DoorMatts .05 (Rosales)
Michael Taylor
DoorMatts .05 (Dominguez)
In addition to today's bids, here are a couple of other notes.
First of all, behind the scenes each week Paul Mahlan has done a stellar job of keeping us honest by monitoring and changing the password for the Free Agent Mailbox. This week Paul was off partying at a 5th of July wedding so his dad (and David's dad for that matter as well), Fred, pinch hit. Think Bobby Molinaro, think Jose Morales or some other really good pinch hitter (the all-time leader escapes me). Fred was outstanding. The deadline for making a bid is 3pm Central time. At 3:02pm Central time there was a voicemail waiting for me with the password. Can't get better than that!
If you haven't already, go to the CFCL Forum. A number of new posts have been added. Some for your reading pleasure, one or two for your response. Please chime in with your thoughts.
Hope you all had a Happy and Safe 4th of July! Good luck in the second half of the season.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Taking Stock Mid-Year
We are almost at the halfway point of the year, it's time to see where things stand.
The Line seems to be making every effort to run away with things - holding a double digit point lead for the better part of a couple of months.
The DoorMatts, Copperfields and Bulls are smacking each other around fighting out the various money spots.
The Clowns have a strong chance of moving into the money, but currently hold the valued #5 slot for number 1 Rotation pick and maximum Home Town Discount Budget.
The remainder of the teams need to keep an eye on where they fall for HTD Budget. As of 6/29 this is how it looks.
Clowns .06 (Phillips)
Rebels .04 (Dunn, Lilly)
Ruffins .04 (Wright, Rollins, Corpas, Sanchez, J.)
Revenge .04 (Sanchez, F., Gregg, Lidge)
MooreBetter .03 (LaRoche, An., Loney, Hardy)
Red Hots .03 (Reyes, Molina, Y.)
Given the activity of HTD at this year's draft, striving to receive the maximum budget is paramount for rebuilding teams.
There are a couple of other issues to talk about now that the season is in full swing. I will be posting some thoughts and asking for feedback on the CFCL Forum page soon, so please stop by and weigh in.
The Line seems to be making every effort to run away with things - holding a double digit point lead for the better part of a couple of months.
The DoorMatts, Copperfields and Bulls are smacking each other around fighting out the various money spots.
The Clowns have a strong chance of moving into the money, but currently hold the valued #5 slot for number 1 Rotation pick and maximum Home Town Discount Budget.
The remainder of the teams need to keep an eye on where they fall for HTD Budget. As of 6/29 this is how it looks.
Clowns .06 (Phillips)
Rebels .04 (Dunn, Lilly)
Ruffins .04 (Wright, Rollins, Corpas, Sanchez, J.)
Revenge .04 (Sanchez, F., Gregg, Lidge)
MooreBetter .03 (LaRoche, An., Loney, Hardy)
Red Hots .03 (Reyes, Molina, Y.)
Given the activity of HTD at this year's draft, striving to receive the maximum budget is paramount for rebuilding teams.
There are a couple of other issues to talk about now that the season is in full swing. I will be posting some thoughts and asking for feedback on the CFCL Forum page soon, so please stop by and weigh in.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Well THAT sure woke everyone up!
Mark DeRosa
Copperfields .26 (Bray)
Revenge .24 (Velez)
DoorMatts .24 (Rosales)
KenndozaLine .24 (Gerut)
Clowns .18 (Perez)
MooreBetter .17 (Wade)
Rebels .15 (Scales)
Bulls .15 (Chavez)
Casey McGehee
Revenge .11 (Velez)
MooreBetter .05 (Jeffress)
KenndozaLine .05 (Gerut)
Fernando Nieve
Clowns .05 (Perez)
Mike Adams
Copperfields .05 (Baek)
Copperfields .26 (Bray)
Revenge .24 (Velez)
DoorMatts .24 (Rosales)
KenndozaLine .24 (Gerut)
Clowns .18 (Perez)
MooreBetter .17 (Wade)
Rebels .15 (Scales)
Bulls .15 (Chavez)
Casey McGehee
Revenge .11 (Velez)
MooreBetter .05 (Jeffress)
KenndozaLine .05 (Gerut)
Fernando Nieve
Clowns .05 (Perez)
Mike Adams
Copperfields .05 (Baek)
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Let The Dealing Begin
In a trade announcement that will no doubt send shock waves through the CFCL the Copperfields and Bulls announce:
The Copperfields trade their 16th round pick to the Bulls for David Bush. The Copperfields release Cliff Floyd to make room for, as they stated it, their "new staff ace". Reports out of Milwaukee have Bush heading to the DL, so the Copperfields will have to wait a bit to reap the rewards of this daring deal.
The Copperfields trade their 16th round pick to the Bulls for David Bush. The Copperfields release Cliff Floyd to make room for, as they stated it, their "new staff ace". Reports out of Milwaukee have Bush heading to the DL, so the Copperfields will have to wait a bit to reap the rewards of this daring deal.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Flying Solo
Dem Rebels took the lead in free agent acquisitions by nabbing their 9th and 10th free agents of the year. Since these were the only two bids submitted this week, perhaps the rest of the league knows something the Rebels don't. Gee what are the odds?
Greg Burke
Dem Rebels .05 (Grilli)
Alex Cora
Dem Rebels .05 (Burnett)
Greg Burke
Dem Rebels .05 (Grilli)
Alex Cora
Dem Rebels .05 (Burnett)
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Player or Clever Way to Avoid Foul Language Filter?
Antonio Bastardo
DoorMatts .09 (Beimel)
Red Hots .05 (Mock)
Juan Uribe
DoorMatts .07 (Aurilla)
Revenge .05 (Velez)
Matt Maloney
Red Hots .05 (Mock)
Jon Rausch
Red Hots .05 (Petit)
Dan Schlereth
Red Hots .05 (Hill)
Clay Condrey
MooreBetter .05 (Taschner)
Tony Gwynn Jr.
MooreBetter .05 (Schmidt)
DoorMatts .09 (Beimel)
Red Hots .05 (Mock)
Juan Uribe
DoorMatts .07 (Aurilla)
Revenge .05 (Velez)
Matt Maloney
Red Hots .05 (Mock)
Jon Rausch
Red Hots .05 (Petit)
Dan Schlereth
Red Hots .05 (Hill)
Clay Condrey
MooreBetter .05 (Taschner)
Tony Gwynn Jr.
MooreBetter .05 (Schmidt)
Sunday, May 31, 2009
The Slow White Fox Jumped Over the Third Base Sack
Jake Fox
Candy Colored Clowns .08 (Tatis)
Dem Rebels .06 (Bruntlett)
Bulls .05 (Rausch)
Angel Pagan
Dem Rebels .05 (Bruntlett)
Omir Santos
DoorMatts .06 (Freese)
MooreBetter .05 (Schmidt)
Ryan Roberts
Candy Colored Clowns .08 (J. Gutierrez)
DoorMatts .07 (Freese)
Revenge .06 (Velez)
Jesse Chavez
Bulls .05 (Rausch)
Clay Zavada
DoorMatts .05 (Evans)
Candy Colored Clowns .08 (Tatis)
Dem Rebels .06 (Bruntlett)
Bulls .05 (Rausch)
Angel Pagan
Dem Rebels .05 (Bruntlett)
Omir Santos
DoorMatts .06 (Freese)
MooreBetter .05 (Schmidt)
Ryan Roberts
Candy Colored Clowns .08 (J. Gutierrez)
DoorMatts .07 (Freese)
Revenge .06 (Velez)
Jesse Chavez
Bulls .05 (Rausch)
Clay Zavada
DoorMatts .05 (Evans)
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Citizen's Arrest! Citizen's Arrest!
John Mayberry Jr.
Dem Rebels .06 (Quintanilla)
Jonny Gomes
Moore Better .07 (X. Paul)
Clowns .05 (Diaz)
Ed Mujica
Kenndoza .06 (Taverez)
Randy Wells
Kenndoza .06 (L. Rodriguez)
Chris Burke
Dem Rebels .05 (Roberts)
Dem Rebels .06 (Quintanilla)
Jonny Gomes
Moore Better .07 (X. Paul)
Clowns .05 (Diaz)
Ed Mujica
Kenndoza .06 (Taverez)
Randy Wells
Kenndoza .06 (L. Rodriguez)
Chris Burke
Dem Rebels .05 (Roberts)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
It Took Eleven Years, But It Was Worth The Wait
Bobby Scales
Dem Rebels .05 (A. Gonzalez)
Andrew Miller
Dem Rebels .05 (Gathright)
Juan Gutierrez
Clowns .06 (Sanchez)
JC Romero
Clowns .05 (Janish)
Jorge DeLaRosa
Bulls .05 (Moyer)
Eric O'Flaherty
Ruffins .06 (Hunter)
Matt Murton
Ruffins .05 (Monroe)
Dem Rebels .05 (A. Gonzalez)
Andrew Miller
Dem Rebels .05 (Gathright)
Juan Gutierrez
Clowns .06 (Sanchez)
JC Romero
Clowns .05 (Janish)
Jorge DeLaRosa
Bulls .05 (Moyer)
Eric O'Flaherty
Ruffins .06 (Hunter)
Matt Murton
Ruffins .05 (Monroe)
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Yo Mama! Have a Pineiro Colada!
A (f)really frenzied day of bidding. Results below.
Ryan Freel
Revenge .17 (Geary)
Clowns .15 (Sanchez)
Moore Better .10 (Schmidt)
Copperfields .06 (Floyd)
Red Hots .05 (Young)
Bulls .05 (Gonzalez)
Bobby Parnell
Dem Rebels .06 (Brocail)
Copperfields .05 (Lincoln)
Bulls .05 (Gonzalez)
Xavier Paul
Moore Better .09 (Br. Jones)
Chris Coghlan
Revenge .07 (J. Gomes)
Clowns .05 (Sanchez)
Bulls .05 (Gonzalez)
Kenndoza .05 (Rivera)
Joel Pineiro
Bulls .05 (Gonzalez)
Chris Sampson
Copperfields .05 (Lincoln)
Josh Whitesell
Revenge .11 (Rivera)
Clowns .05 (Diaz)
Laynce Nix
Kenndoza .05 (Rivera)
God bless David Mahlan (see below).
Ryan Freel
Revenge .17 (Geary)
Clowns .15 (Sanchez)
Moore Better .10 (Schmidt)
Copperfields .06 (Floyd)
Red Hots .05 (Young)
Bulls .05 (Gonzalez)
Bobby Parnell
Dem Rebels .06 (Brocail)
Copperfields .05 (Lincoln)
Bulls .05 (Gonzalez)
Xavier Paul
Moore Better .09 (Br. Jones)
Chris Coghlan
Revenge .07 (J. Gomes)
Clowns .05 (Sanchez)
Bulls .05 (Gonzalez)
Kenndoza .05 (Rivera)
Joel Pineiro
Bulls .05 (Gonzalez)
Chris Sampson
Copperfields .05 (Lincoln)
Josh Whitesell
Revenge .11 (Rivera)
Clowns .05 (Diaz)
Laynce Nix
Kenndoza .05 (Rivera)
God bless David Mahlan (see below).
Happy Mother's Day!
A CFCL Tradition...
"For all the moms and dads who take special time out of their lives to make sure their kids are able to play the great sport of baseball, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You prioritize your family, and that's crucial for a healthy world, to make sure our families remain strong." - George W. Bush
"For all the moms and dads who take special time out of their lives to make sure their kids are able to play the great sport of baseball, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. You prioritize your family, and that's crucial for a healthy world, to make sure our families remain strong." - George W. Bush
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Celebrating Cinco De Mayo
Julian Tavarez
Kenndoza .06 (Buchholz)
Adam Rosales
DoorMatts .10 (Helms)
Anderson Hernandez
DoorMatts .06 (Pinto)
Kenndoza .06 (Buchholz)
Adam Rosales
DoorMatts .10 (Helms)
Anderson Hernandez
DoorMatts .06 (Pinto)
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Love Me Some Jambalaya
Jaramillo, Jason
Clowns .11 (Parnell)
Bulls .05 (Counsell)
Red Hots .05 (Pucetas)
Hanigan, Ryan
Clowns .05 (Hudson)
Hampton, Mike
Red Hots .06 (Pucetas)
Bulls .05 (Counsell)
Mock, Garrett
Red Hots .05 (Reyes, J.J.)
Gregerson, Luke
DoorMatts .05 (McClung)
Troncoso, Ramon
Kenndoza Line .05 (Karstens)
Clowns .11 (Parnell)
Bulls .05 (Counsell)
Red Hots .05 (Pucetas)
Hanigan, Ryan
Clowns .05 (Hudson)
Hampton, Mike
Red Hots .06 (Pucetas)
Bulls .05 (Counsell)
Mock, Garrett
Red Hots .05 (Reyes, J.J.)
Gregerson, Luke
DoorMatts .05 (McClung)
Troncoso, Ramon
Kenndoza Line .05 (Karstens)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Free Agent Correction
Please notice the correction to the Free Agent Bids for April 19th, 2009.
The correction involves Mark DeFelice.
The correction involves Mark DeFelice.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Trade Winds Have Begun to Blow
Ok, so it's not so much a full force wind but more of a variable breeze.
The Candy Colored Clowns trade David Weathers to Dem Rebels for Eric Byrnes.
Much like a butterfly flapping its wings in South America that ends up causing a tornado in Europe, this trade could be the beginning of gale force activity.
The Candy Colored Clowns trade David Weathers to Dem Rebels for Eric Byrnes.
Much like a butterfly flapping its wings in South America that ends up causing a tornado in Europe, this trade could be the beginning of gale force activity.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Free Agent Acquisitions - 4/19/2009
A spirited week of bidding was had by over half the league. Here are the results.
Duaner Sanchez
Clowns .07 (Miller, A.)
Bulls .07 (Quintero)
Dem Rebels .05 (Lowry)
DoorMatts .05 (Yates, Tyler)
Ronald Belisario
Clowns .07 (Darvish)
Kenndoza .06 (Karstens, J.)
Dem Rebels .05 (Lowry)
Jason Grilli
Dem Rebels .05 (Lowry)
Felipe Paulino
Ruffins .05 (Campillo, J.)
Doug Davis
Dem Rebels .05 (Pagan)
Mark DeFelice
DoorMatts .05 (Yates, Tyler)
Kenndoza .05 (Karstens, J.)
Paul Janish
Clowns .05 (Rosales, A.)
Alberto Gonzalez
Graging Bulls .05 (Quintero)
Dan Meyer
Graging Bulls .05 (Gonzalez, Ed)
Delwyn Young
Ruffins .05 (Park, CH)
Please keep in mind that the deadline for making your Free Agent Bids is 3pm Central. The Executive Committee is in agreement that 3:01pm is not 3:00pm. The e-mail address that we send out bids to has a time stamp on all incoming e-mail. If the e-mail registers anything after 3:00, the bids will not count.
Duaner Sanchez
Clowns .07 (Miller, A.)
Bulls .07 (Quintero)
Dem Rebels .05 (Lowry)
DoorMatts .05 (Yates, Tyler)
Ronald Belisario
Clowns .07 (Darvish)
Kenndoza .06 (Karstens, J.)
Dem Rebels .05 (Lowry)
Jason Grilli
Dem Rebels .05 (Lowry)
Felipe Paulino
Ruffins .05 (Campillo, J.)
Doug Davis
Dem Rebels .05 (Pagan)
Mark DeFelice
DoorMatts .05 (Yates, Tyler)
Kenndoza .05 (Karstens, J.)
Paul Janish
Clowns .05 (Rosales, A.)
Alberto Gonzalez
Graging Bulls .05 (Quintero)
Dan Meyer
Graging Bulls .05 (Gonzalez, Ed)
Delwyn Young
Ruffins .05 (Park, CH)
Please keep in mind that the deadline for making your Free Agent Bids is 3pm Central. The Executive Committee is in agreement that 3:01pm is not 3:00pm. The e-mail address that we send out bids to has a time stamp on all incoming e-mail. If the e-mail registers anything after 3:00, the bids will not count.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Sunday, April 12th Bids
DoorMatts bid .07 on Everth Cabrera (release DeLaRosa)
Red Hots bid .05 on Trever Miller (moves into open space on Reserve)
MooreBetter bid .05 on Ramon Vazquez (Gaudin)
MooreBetter bid .05 on Jack Taschner (Snelling)
Kenndoza bid .07 on Lou Marson (Pedro Martinez)
Kenndoza bid .05 on Luis O. Rodriguez (Mather)
The Clowns made an unsuccessful bid on Luis O. Gonzalez (Darvish). Their bid was unsuccessful due to the fact that there is no one in the National League named Luis O. Gonzalez. His intention was to bid on Luis O. Rodriguez. Admitting to his mistake, he graciously removed himself from the fray and awarded Rodriguez to the Line - who correctly identified a player to be bid on.
Red Hots bid .05 on Trever Miller (moves into open space on Reserve)
MooreBetter bid .05 on Ramon Vazquez (Gaudin)
MooreBetter bid .05 on Jack Taschner (Snelling)
Kenndoza bid .07 on Lou Marson (Pedro Martinez)
Kenndoza bid .05 on Luis O. Rodriguez (Mather)
The Clowns made an unsuccessful bid on Luis O. Gonzalez (Darvish). Their bid was unsuccessful due to the fact that there is no one in the National League named Luis O. Gonzalez. His intention was to bid on Luis O. Rodriguez. Admitting to his mistake, he graciously removed himself from the fray and awarded Rodriguez to the Line - who correctly identified a player to be bid on.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Please Confirm Draft Picks, Draft Day Resources
Please take a few minutes to confirm that the league records accurately reflect your undertanding of your current set of2009 Rotation Draft (Reserve List) picks. If you notice any discrepancies, please let Rich and I know as soon as possible.
There are a couple ways to do this:
- Rotation Draft Pick Tracker - Team-by-team listing of the picks each team owns, which picks they've traded away, and where acquired picks came from. This page is updated throughout the season as trades are made and is available from both the links in the sidebar of this blog and from the Quick Links section of the CFCL Internet Headquarters.
- Rotation Draft Pick Order - Round-by-round listing of the Rotation Draft picksin Excel format. This is available each off-season/pre-season in the Download Center.
Important Note: In previous years, we provided printed copies of the Rotation Draft Pick Order on Draft Day. In the spirit of sharing costs and administrative duties - especially since not everyone used these listings - we're asking anyone who wants a copy to print it themselves from the website. I'd wait until later on Friday or Saturday to print it - just in case people identify changes.
Other helpful resources:
- NL Spring Training Rosters - Matt G. has been doing a bang-up job of tracking NL roster moves this spring, and his work had received kudos from even outside the CFCL, including one message board post that called the rosters "the greatest thing ever". The rosters are helpful not only for identifying who is still in camp (and thus eligible on Draft Day) but whose been put on the DL, etc. Well done, Matt!
- 2008 Games Played Listing - Helpful, obviously, for confirming position eligibility for the 2009.
Both the above items are available in the Download Center.
Monday, March 30, 2009
The Ramon Martinez Incident
Continuing our look back at the CFCL's first 25 years, we return to the 1992 Draft for another classic incident.
It's every Roto player's nightmare -- getting stuck with a player you didn't want, usually while trying to drive the price up for other owners. In the case of Six Packs owner Kelly Barone, that player was Ramon Martinez - a name Kelly had tossed out because he wanted to wait a while before nominating the Dodger pitcher he really wanted, Tom Candiotti.
Ending up with Martinez put Kelly into a funk that lasted the rest of the Draft - as the video shows, he was still visibly upset about it - not just 10 minutes afterwards, but over an hour later.
Of course, Kelly's leaguemates were very sympathetic and supportive...
The following video is a long one - nearly 9 minutes - but that's just a fraction of the time that Kelly's grief lasted, and there's some additional fun stuff inlcuded as well. Enjoy!
It's every Roto player's nightmare -- getting stuck with a player you didn't want, usually while trying to drive the price up for other owners. In the case of Six Packs owner Kelly Barone, that player was Ramon Martinez - a name Kelly had tossed out because he wanted to wait a while before nominating the Dodger pitcher he really wanted, Tom Candiotti.
Ending up with Martinez put Kelly into a funk that lasted the rest of the Draft - as the video shows, he was still visibly upset about it - not just 10 minutes afterwards, but over an hour later.
Of course, Kelly's leaguemates were very sympathetic and supportive...
The following video is a long one - nearly 9 minutes - but that's just a fraction of the time that Kelly's grief lasted, and there's some additional fun stuff inlcuded as well. Enjoy!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Roster Freeze and Getting Ready for Draft Day
Gentlemen! It's almost time to start your engines!! All the Roster Cuts have been submitted and below is a recap of how things stand. I have also posted an updated Roster to your right, so feel free to download a fresh copy. When you look over the roster, make sure I have your information right. I don't want to have to make a ton of changes Sunday morning - rather do it now and print everything off with the right information.
Big Names and Salaries Cut
As is the case every year, teams cut big salaries in an effort to free up some cap space so that they can say ".56" on Manny Ramirez. Here are some of the salaries that were chopped.
Ben Sheets .19
Chase Utley .53
Derrek Lee .41
Matt Diaz .16
Kevin Kouzmanoff .28
Trevor Hoffman .21
Aaron Rowand .24
Willie Taveras .27
Ian Snell .12 (Penalty of .05 paid by Bulls)
Carlos Zambrano .22
Casey Kotchman (Penalty of .28 paid by Revenge)
Ryan Church .18
Jake Peavy .42
Juan Pierre .15
Aramis Ramirez .42
Miguel Tejada .21
Casey Blake .24
Kelly Johnson .20
Rick Ankiel .20
Mike Cameron .18
Troy Glaus .17
Long Term Contracts
There also was some evidence that men were not afraid to make that long term commitment. Here are the long term deals that were signed.
Chase Headley - DoorMatts - 2 years at .13
Ubaldo Jimenez - DoorMatts - 2 years at .10
Joey Votto - DoorMatts - 2 years at .15
Ryan Braun - Moore Better - 3 years at .12
Chad Billingsley - Bulls - 2 years at .15
Conor Jackson - Bulls - 2 years at .15
Lastings Milledge - Bulls - 2 years at .12
Nate McLouth - Revenge - 3 years at .13
Mark Reynolds - Clowns - 2 years at .14
Prince Fielder - Copperfields - 2 years at .15
Cash In Their Pocket
Here is what each team has left to spend on draft day along with how many players they have left to acquire. Please make sure I have your numbers correct.
DoorMatts $1.20 left to spend on 12 players (10 cents per player)
Clowns $1.84 left to spend on 14 players (16.72)
Kenndoza Line $1.66 left to spend on 11 players (15.09)
Moore Better $1.64 left to spend on 11 players (14.90 cents per player)
Graging Bulls $1.19 left to spend on 8 players (14.87)
Morkertzuma's Revenge $1.26 left to spend on 11 players (11.45)
Mo's Red Hots $1.83 left to spend on 18 players (10.16)
That should be about it. See you all Sunday. Remember let's be in place, ready to go at 7:30am. Any questions on directions, call me or zip me an e-mail.
Big Names and Salaries Cut
As is the case every year, teams cut big salaries in an effort to free up some cap space so that they can say ".56" on Manny Ramirez. Here are some of the salaries that were chopped.
Ben Sheets .19
Chase Utley .53
Derrek Lee .41
Matt Diaz .16
Kevin Kouzmanoff .28
Trevor Hoffman .21
Aaron Rowand .24
Willie Taveras .27
Ian Snell .12 (Penalty of .05 paid by Bulls)
Carlos Zambrano .22
Casey Kotchman (Penalty of .28 paid by Revenge)
Ryan Church .18
Jake Peavy .42
Juan Pierre .15
Aramis Ramirez .42
Miguel Tejada .21
Casey Blake .24
Kelly Johnson .20
Rick Ankiel .20
Mike Cameron .18
Troy Glaus .17
Long Term Contracts
There also was some evidence that men were not afraid to make that long term commitment. Here are the long term deals that were signed.
Chase Headley - DoorMatts - 2 years at .13
Ubaldo Jimenez - DoorMatts - 2 years at .10
Joey Votto - DoorMatts - 2 years at .15
Ryan Braun - Moore Better - 3 years at .12
Chad Billingsley - Bulls - 2 years at .15
Conor Jackson - Bulls - 2 years at .15
Lastings Milledge - Bulls - 2 years at .12
Nate McLouth - Revenge - 3 years at .13
Mark Reynolds - Clowns - 2 years at .14
Prince Fielder - Copperfields - 2 years at .15
Taking a Hit
Two owners decided to lose money off their salary cap rather than carry the players on their roster.
The Revenge cut Casey Kotchman and have been penalized .14 from their 2.60
The Graging Bulls cut Ian Snell in the last year of his contract and have been penalized .05 from their 2.60
Cash In Their Pocket
Here is what each team has left to spend on draft day along with how many players they have left to acquire. Please make sure I have your numbers correct.
DoorMatts $1.20 left to spend on 12 players (10 cents per player)
Copperfields $1.97 left to spend on 11 players (17.9 per player)
Dem Rebels $1.37 left to spend on 11 players (12.45 cents per player)
Ruffins $1.46 left to spend on 14 players (10.42)Clowns $1.84 left to spend on 14 players (16.72)
Kenndoza Line $1.66 left to spend on 11 players (15.09)
Moore Better $1.64 left to spend on 11 players (14.90 cents per player)
Graging Bulls $1.19 left to spend on 8 players (14.87)
Morkertzuma's Revenge $1.26 left to spend on 11 players (11.45)
Mo's Red Hots $1.83 left to spend on 18 players (10.16)
That should be about it. See you all Sunday. Remember let's be in place, ready to go at 7:30am. Any questions on directions, call me or zip me an e-mail.
Trade Winds Keep Blowing in the Snow
In the second block buster deal of the pre-season, the Rebels and Bulls finalized a deal that took more e-mails back and forth than you would imagine.
The Bulls trade Jeff Samardjia (sp?) plus the Ruffins 9th round pick and the Bulls 11th and 15th round picks to the Rebels for the Rebels 4th, 6th and 8th round picks.
Somehow all of this really, really mattered to the two teams involved.
The Bulls trade Jeff Samardjia (sp?) plus the Ruffins 9th round pick and the Bulls 11th and 15th round picks to the Rebels for the Rebels 4th, 6th and 8th round picks.
Somehow all of this really, really mattered to the two teams involved.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
And we're off!
The Ruffins and Bulls christened the 2009 season with the first trade of the year.
Bulls get the Ruffins' 9th and 14th round picks
Ruffins get Randy Johnson 6(10+) and Bulls 10th rounder.
Bulls get the Ruffins' 9th and 14th round picks
Ruffins get Randy Johnson 6(10+) and Bulls 10th rounder.
The Darryl Strawberry Incident
As we approach Draft Day 2009 and prepare to kick off our 26th year, I thought it would be nice to celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a little trip down memory lane.
If you've spent any time in the History section of the CFCL Internet Headquarters, you'll know that we're rather fond of documenting our Draft Day "incidents". The very first incident that we we had actual documentation for was "The Darryl Strawberry Incident" from the 1992 Draft.
Here's the way I described the incident in the 1992 Draft History:
Kelly Barone nominated Darryl Strawberry at .05. There was a noticeable reaction from some owners at Kelly's "audacity". You see, it's kind of an unwritten tradition in the CFCL that players get nominated at the minimum (.01) and then bidding proceeds at penny increments for the most part.
OK, it's not the quickest way to run a draft, and no one was prevented from starting the bid at more then .01 or raising it a nickel at a time, it's just that it was surprising when it happens.
Well, the bidding continued to Dem Rebels, who jumped all the way to .08. The next owner up was Pat McGuire, a CFCL rookie, and he wasn't having any of this "penny or two at a time" crap. He shot the bid all the way to .25, which was still cheap for Strawberry. The reaction it caused in the other owners was astounding -- a stunned silence, a quick anonymous whistle, and then, in a random and inexplicable coincidence, Tom Clark and Dave Holian both turned and looked into the kitchen, as if asking "Where the hell did THAT bid come from?"
The sheer randomness and total spontaneity of the act of looking into the kitchen made it a funny moment. It became hilarious, and an instant CFCL classic, when two owners simultaneously and independently chose to do it at the same time.
The video clip below includes not only the incident itself and ensuing commentary, but the completion of the bidding on Strawberry, and the continuation of the McGuire insanity with the bidding on the next player, Shawon Dunston.
So, without further ado, the CFCL Archives presents... The Darryl Stawberry Incident:
If you've spent any time in the History section of the CFCL Internet Headquarters, you'll know that we're rather fond of documenting our Draft Day "incidents". The very first incident that we we had actual documentation for was "The Darryl Strawberry Incident" from the 1992 Draft.
Here's the way I described the incident in the 1992 Draft History:
Kelly Barone nominated Darryl Strawberry at .05. There was a noticeable reaction from some owners at Kelly's "audacity". You see, it's kind of an unwritten tradition in the CFCL that players get nominated at the minimum (.01) and then bidding proceeds at penny increments for the most part.
OK, it's not the quickest way to run a draft, and no one was prevented from starting the bid at more then .01 or raising it a nickel at a time, it's just that it was surprising when it happens.
Well, the bidding continued to Dem Rebels, who jumped all the way to .08. The next owner up was Pat McGuire, a CFCL rookie, and he wasn't having any of this "penny or two at a time" crap. He shot the bid all the way to .25, which was still cheap for Strawberry. The reaction it caused in the other owners was astounding -- a stunned silence, a quick anonymous whistle, and then, in a random and inexplicable coincidence, Tom Clark and Dave Holian both turned and looked into the kitchen, as if asking "Where the hell did THAT bid come from?"
The sheer randomness and total spontaneity of the act of looking into the kitchen made it a funny moment. It became hilarious, and an instant CFCL classic, when two owners simultaneously and independently chose to do it at the same time.
The video clip below includes not only the incident itself and ensuing commentary, but the completion of the bidding on Strawberry, and the continuation of the McGuire insanity with the bidding on the next player, Shawon Dunston.
So, without further ado, the CFCL Archives presents... The Darryl Stawberry Incident:
Monday, March 23, 2009
Getting Ready for Draft Day 2009
Gentlemen -
I have just e-mailed you your Roster Cut Sheet along with various and sundry details of Draft Day 2009. Things are going to be pretty busy on my side of the table for the next two weeks, so I wanted to get the sheets out to you a little earlier than normal.
Most all the information should be included in the e-mail, but if you are feeling nostalgic for Draft Prep info of yore, I encourage you to look at the archives of the CFCL Front Office. I glanced over them earlier and a lot of the information still pertains to this year.
Keep in mind that once you e-mail me your Roster Sheet, your rosters are frozen! The sooner you send them back, the sooner I can begin working on them and getting you the critical information of whom was cut and kept. But the sooner you send them back to me, the earlier your roster is locked.
Good luck to all!
I have just e-mailed you your Roster Cut Sheet along with various and sundry details of Draft Day 2009. Things are going to be pretty busy on my side of the table for the next two weeks, so I wanted to get the sheets out to you a little earlier than normal.
Most all the information should be included in the e-mail, but if you are feeling nostalgic for Draft Prep info of yore, I encourage you to look at the archives of the CFCL Front Office. I glanced over them earlier and a lot of the information still pertains to this year.
Keep in mind that once you e-mail me your Roster Sheet, your rosters are frozen! The sooner you send them back, the sooner I can begin working on them and getting you the critical information of whom was cut and kept. But the sooner you send them back to me, the earlier your roster is locked.
Good luck to all!
Friday, February 27, 2009
2009 Rotation Draft Picks
I have updated the 2009 Rotation Draft Pick Tracker (link below in this post, plus a permanent link in the sidebar to the right; there's also on on the CFCL Internent Headquarters). It should now reflect any Draft Picks that changed hands in trades last season.
Please review the list and if you see anything you feel is incorrect, let me know. This is the information we'll be basing the order of Rotation Draft picks on.
Please review the list and if you see anything you feel is incorrect, let me know. This is the information we'll be basing the order of Rotation Draft picks on.
Friday, January 30, 2009
2009 Position Eligibility
I've posted a spreadsheet that lists the 2008 games played by position for anyone who played in the majors last year. The listing highlights the positions each player will qualify at in 2009 based on our eligibility rules (20 or more games, or the postion played most the player didn't appear at any position at least 20 games).
You can get it in the Download Center at the CFCL Internet Headquarters.
You can get it in the Download Center at the CFCL Internet Headquarters.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
CFCL Banquet 2009
Fellow CFCL Citizens!
The Banquet wrapping up the 2008 CFCL Season is complete. Ownership representing the Copperfields, Rebels, Revenge, Bulls and Hots were in attendance to partake of delectable sausage pizza and various brews. Per usual David handled the awards ceremony with aplomb. As it turns out the Red Hots were this year's version of Slumdog Millionaire, garnering nearly every award including the prestigious Paul Mahlan Award and the GM of the Year Award. The only trophy he avoided taking home (other than the Championship) was The Nick Esasky Award - won by the Kenndoza Line for their sterling pickup of Andruw Jones.
Once the awards were handed out and most of the pizza was gone, we turned to league business. The only topic that made the table was trading. After reviewing why this became an issue and briefly referencing all the suggestions that have been posted to the CFCL Forum Board, it was generally decided that this still is a Gentlemen's League and therefore we shouldn't want to or have to legislate how a team trades. What was agreed upon was that each owner should be reminded that the draft is first and foremost the way a team will be successful and trades should supplement that, not necessarily make up for a poor draft.
Throughout the season the Commissioner's office and/or the Executive Committee will provide reminders that should suffice in handling the issues from the past couple of years.
A good time was had by all. Pitchers and catchers report in 17 days!
The Banquet wrapping up the 2008 CFCL Season is complete. Ownership representing the Copperfields, Rebels, Revenge, Bulls and Hots were in attendance to partake of delectable sausage pizza and various brews. Per usual David handled the awards ceremony with aplomb. As it turns out the Red Hots were this year's version of Slumdog Millionaire, garnering nearly every award including the prestigious Paul Mahlan Award and the GM of the Year Award. The only trophy he avoided taking home (other than the Championship) was The Nick Esasky Award - won by the Kenndoza Line for their sterling pickup of Andruw Jones.
Once the awards were handed out and most of the pizza was gone, we turned to league business. The only topic that made the table was trading. After reviewing why this became an issue and briefly referencing all the suggestions that have been posted to the CFCL Forum Board, it was generally decided that this still is a Gentlemen's League and therefore we shouldn't want to or have to legislate how a team trades. What was agreed upon was that each owner should be reminded that the draft is first and foremost the way a team will be successful and trades should supplement that, not necessarily make up for a poor draft.
Throughout the season the Commissioner's office and/or the Executive Committee will provide reminders that should suffice in handling the issues from the past couple of years.
A good time was had by all. Pitchers and catchers report in 17 days!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Winter Meetings Preview
This has apparently been around a while, but it's the first time I've seen it. My brother Paul passed it on to me... thanks Paul!
NOTE: The subtitles are not all safe for work...
NOTE: The subtitles are not all safe for work...
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Winter Waiver 2009 - Round 3
And thus the Winter Waivers for 2009 has officially come to a close. No claims were made (what nobody wants Fukudome at the delicious price of .29?) so the Winter Waivers is over.
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Keep in mind that the trade season is open. All trades need to be reported to Rich (demreb@sbcglobal.net) to be official.
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We are waiting on one final owner to vote by tomorrow on whether the team fees will remain at $105 or be raised to $120.
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The Executive Committee will soon have an announcement on how the CFCL is going to handle the administrative transition away from Head Copperfield.
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REMINDER - The CFCL Banquet has been scheduled for Saturday, January 24th at 6:30 at the Home Run Inn on 75th, just east of I-355.
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Some of you have inquired as to the Draft Day date. That's still being worked out. We're hoping to have it finalized by early February. I know some of you need to make travel arrangements and others need to make alternate work plans. Sorry for the delay - we'll have an answer soon.
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That's all the news that's fit to print. Stay warm! This 10 below weather can't last much longer!
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Keep in mind that the trade season is open. All trades need to be reported to Rich (demreb@sbcglobal.net) to be official.
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We are waiting on one final owner to vote by tomorrow on whether the team fees will remain at $105 or be raised to $120.
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The Executive Committee will soon have an announcement on how the CFCL is going to handle the administrative transition away from Head Copperfield.
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REMINDER - The CFCL Banquet has been scheduled for Saturday, January 24th at 6:30 at the Home Run Inn on 75th, just east of I-355.
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Some of you have inquired as to the Draft Day date. That's still being worked out. We're hoping to have it finalized by early February. I know some of you need to make travel arrangements and others need to make alternate work plans. Sorry for the delay - we'll have an answer soon.
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That's all the news that's fit to print. Stay warm! This 10 below weather can't last much longer!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Happy New Year!
Ok, par for the course lately, these New Year's greetings are a tad late as you'll have noticed that the business of the New Year has already begun with Winter Waivers. But nonetheless, welcome to the CFCL 2009!
As far as the CFCL goes 2009 will be a "new year" indeed, as many changes are afoot in the league, mostly from an administrative standpoint.
The biggest change, which has already gone into effect, is that I'll be taking more of a backseat when it comes to the day-to-day operations of the league. My "mid-career crisis", "fantasy nervous breakdown", or whatever you want to call it had me on the brink of complete retirement from the hobby. Thanks to Rich, however, I'll be on hiatus -- though as this posting shows, I'm not leaving the Front Office altogether. As Rich and I started to work on transition plans, we discovered there were some things that I'd still need to control -- mostly related to web publishing, etc (such as the Home Town Discount info Rich mentioned earlier).
As Rich also recently noted, we've relocated the Excel roster sheets to a new home, the the way you access them will be exactly the same -- via the link over on the right, or in the Download Center. The new home simply allows Rich to update and publish them himself without involving me as a middle man.
With my mostly-retirement, there will be some things that fall by the wayside, most notably the NL Spring Training Rosters and therefore the Draft Pool Lists on Draft Day. At this point I do not plan on compiling the Spring Training rosters and tracking them up to Opening Day. The Executive Commitee (congrats to Michael and Matt, by the way) will be determining what that means in terms of bidding and posiitonal eligibility for Draft Day and announce that as we near D-Day.
One thing I'll still be responsible for is renewing our membership with CBS Sportsline. You may have recieved an e-mail from Sportsline about this recently. What the e-mail didn't tell you is that they're increasing the renewal fee by $20 per league this year (that's after the $30 earlybird fee is applied). That, combined with the reduction in the number of teams this year, means that we may need to take a look at restructuring our fees and/or prize pool. Watch for more info on this soon. Along with that, I may be asking for fees to be paid sooner rather than later so my credit card doesn't have to bear the full brunt of the Sportsline renewal. Stay tuned...
As far as the CFCL goes 2009 will be a "new year" indeed, as many changes are afoot in the league, mostly from an administrative standpoint.
The biggest change, which has already gone into effect, is that I'll be taking more of a backseat when it comes to the day-to-day operations of the league. My "mid-career crisis", "fantasy nervous breakdown", or whatever you want to call it had me on the brink of complete retirement from the hobby. Thanks to Rich, however, I'll be on hiatus -- though as this posting shows, I'm not leaving the Front Office altogether. As Rich and I started to work on transition plans, we discovered there were some things that I'd still need to control -- mostly related to web publishing, etc (such as the Home Town Discount info Rich mentioned earlier).
As Rich also recently noted, we've relocated the Excel roster sheets to a new home, the the way you access them will be exactly the same -- via the link over on the right, or in the Download Center. The new home simply allows Rich to update and publish them himself without involving me as a middle man.
With my mostly-retirement, there will be some things that fall by the wayside, most notably the NL Spring Training Rosters and therefore the Draft Pool Lists on Draft Day. At this point I do not plan on compiling the Spring Training rosters and tracking them up to Opening Day. The Executive Commitee (congrats to Michael and Matt, by the way) will be determining what that means in terms of bidding and posiitonal eligibility for Draft Day and announce that as we near D-Day.
One thing I'll still be responsible for is renewing our membership with CBS Sportsline. You may have recieved an e-mail from Sportsline about this recently. What the e-mail didn't tell you is that they're increasing the renewal fee by $20 per league this year (that's after the $30 earlybird fee is applied). That, combined with the reduction in the number of teams this year, means that we may need to take a look at restructuring our fees and/or prize pool. Watch for more info on this soon. Along with that, I may be asking for fees to be paid sooner rather than later so my credit card doesn't have to bear the full brunt of the Sportsline renewal. Stay tuned...
Winter Waiver 2009 - Round 2
Well that sure cooled things down. In Round 1 there were 19 claims. In Round 2 only five claims were filed. Amazingly none of the 24 claims were made by Moore Better, apparently choosing to build via the draft than by waivers.
Here are the results for Round 2
Candy Colored Clowns claim Casey Blake .24W (Tim Hudson .05W)
Dem Rebels claim Matt Latos .02M (Pat Burrell .33W)
Dem Rebels claim Casey Weathers .02M (Kosuke Fukudome .29W)
Dem Rebels claim J.C. Romero .02W (Wil Ohman .10W)
ROUND THREE CLAIMS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED BY THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH AT 3PM to demreb@sbcglobal.net
Moore Better
none
Candy Colored Clowns
Casey Blake .24
Copperfields
none
Dem Rebels (first 3 available)
*Matt Latos .02M
Casey Weathers .02M
JC Romero .02W
Tyler Colven .05M
Revenge
none
Kenndoza Line
none
Graging Bulls
none
Ruffins
*Matt Latos .02M
DoorMatts
none
Red Hots
None
The Roster has been updated (including the mistakes I made on the Copperfields roster after Round 1) and can be accessed by clicking on the link at the right.
Winter Reading
In case you haven't ventured to the Monroe Doctrine recently, there are three posts since the end of the season. Can't promise you that it's as entertaining as the new MLB channel, but if you don't want to watch the 2008 Home Run Derby for the 12th time, it might provide you a nice diversion.
FUN WITH STATISTICS
A while ago I posted something about Greg Maddux retiring and that he was one of only two pitchers to record more than 3000 strikeouts and less than 1000 walks. Then I listened to the opening ceremonies of the Winter Classic between the Blackhawks and Red Wings. They were introducing the dignitaries attending and got to Fergie Jenkins. The PA guy said that Jenkins was one of THREE pitchers with that accomplishment.
So off I ran to baseball-reference.com to see who was right. It appears that as of right now there are FIVE!!! pitchers that qualify. Of course, that could change since three of the pitchers are still active. Here is the list.
Fergie Jenkins - 3192 strikeouts; 997 walks
Greg Maddux - 3371 strikeouts; 999 walks
John Smoltz - 3011 strikeouts; 992 walks (since Smoltz just signed with Boston for as many as two years, he could easily fall of this list); but here's where it gets amazing ----
Curt Schilling - 3116 strikeouts; 711 walks
Pedro Martinez - 3117 strikeouts; 752 walks
Given the health and age of Schilling and Martinez, they are virtual locks to stay on the list when they retire - and by a long shot. Pedro I can understand, but I never thought Schilling was all that and a bag of chips. He's better than I thought. I guess his penchant for the camera lens and the focus on a bloody sock caused some distraction.
Here are the results for Round 2
Candy Colored Clowns claim Casey Blake .24W (Tim Hudson .05W)
Dem Rebels claim Matt Latos .02M (Pat Burrell .33W)
Dem Rebels claim Casey Weathers .02M (Kosuke Fukudome .29W)
Dem Rebels claim J.C. Romero .02W (Wil Ohman .10W)
ROUND THREE CLAIMS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED BY THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH AT 3PM to demreb@sbcglobal.net
Moore Better
none
Candy Colored Clowns
Casey Blake .24
Copperfields
none
Dem Rebels (first 3 available)
*Matt Latos .02M
Casey Weathers .02M
JC Romero .02W
Tyler Colven .05M
Revenge
none
Kenndoza Line
none
Graging Bulls
none
Ruffins
*Matt Latos .02M
DoorMatts
none
Red Hots
None
The Roster has been updated (including the mistakes I made on the Copperfields roster after Round 1) and can be accessed by clicking on the link at the right.
Winter Reading
In case you haven't ventured to the Monroe Doctrine recently, there are three posts since the end of the season. Can't promise you that it's as entertaining as the new MLB channel, but if you don't want to watch the 2008 Home Run Derby for the 12th time, it might provide you a nice diversion.
FUN WITH STATISTICS
A while ago I posted something about Greg Maddux retiring and that he was one of only two pitchers to record more than 3000 strikeouts and less than 1000 walks. Then I listened to the opening ceremonies of the Winter Classic between the Blackhawks and Red Wings. They were introducing the dignitaries attending and got to Fergie Jenkins. The PA guy said that Jenkins was one of THREE pitchers with that accomplishment.
So off I ran to baseball-reference.com to see who was right. It appears that as of right now there are FIVE!!! pitchers that qualify. Of course, that could change since three of the pitchers are still active. Here is the list.
Fergie Jenkins - 3192 strikeouts; 997 walks
Greg Maddux - 3371 strikeouts; 999 walks
John Smoltz - 3011 strikeouts; 992 walks (since Smoltz just signed with Boston for as many as two years, he could easily fall of this list); but here's where it gets amazing ----
Curt Schilling - 3116 strikeouts; 711 walks
Pedro Martinez - 3117 strikeouts; 752 walks
Given the health and age of Schilling and Martinez, they are virtual locks to stay on the list when they retire - and by a long shot. Pedro I can understand, but I never thought Schilling was all that and a bag of chips. He's better than I thought. I guess his penchant for the camera lens and the focus on a bloody sock caused some distraction.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
2009 Winter Waiver Round 1 Results
2009 Winter Waivers – Round One
Candy Colored Clowns claim Johnny Cueto .17W; (John Bowker .06)
Copperfields claim Skip Schumaker .01W; (Tyler Walker .01)
Copperfields claim Cody Ross .10W; (Brandon Moss .24)
Copperfields claim Scott Pearce .10W; (Casey Blake .24)
Dem Rebels claim Arthur Rhodes .05W; (Mark Teixeira .42)
Dem Rebels claim Nomar Garciaparra .07W; (Luis Castillo .21)
Dem Rebels claim Wil Ohman .10W; (Luis Rivas .05)
Dem Rebels claim Pat Burrell .33W; (Angel Pagan .10)
Revenge claim X. Nady .09W; (Tyler Colvin .05M)
Revenge claim Brett Sinkbeil .02M; (Matt Latos .02M)
Graging Bulls claim Duaner Sanchez .04W; (Edgar Gonzalez .11)
Graging Bulls claim Ramon Castro .01W; (Takashi Saito .21)
Ruffins claim Justin Maxwell .05M; (Casey Weathers .02M)
Ruffins claim Ross Detwiler .05M; (J.C. Romero .02)
Ruffins claim Ryan Tucker .05W; (Jeff Karstens .07)
Ruffins claim Jason Hirsch .09W; (Omar Infante .05)
Red Hots claim Justin Miller .02W; (Brian Fuentes .10)
Red Hots claim Aaron Miles .10W; (Paul Janish .05)
Red Hots claim Odalis Perez .05W; (Ryan Langerhans .05)
Moore Better
None
Candy Colored Clowns
*Cueto .17
Copperfields
*S. Schumaker .01
C. Ross .10
*S. Pearce .10
Dem Rebels (First 5 available)
*S. Schumaker .01
*A. Rhodes .05
N. Garciaparra .07
W. Ohman .10
*S. Pearce .10
*R. Detwiler .05M
P. Burrell .33
Revenge
X. Nady .09
B. Sinkbeil .02M
Kenndoza Line
*S. Schumaker .01
Graging Bulls (Only 2)
*S. Schumaker .01
D. Sanchez .04
R. Castro .01
Ruffins
*S. Schumaker .01
*Cueto .17
*J. Maxwell .05M
*R. Detwiler .05M
R. Tucker .05
J. Hirsch .05
DoorMatts
None
Red Hots
*S. Schumaker .01
*J. Cueto .17
J. Miller .02
A. Miles .10
*S. Pearce .10
Od. Perez .05
Round 2 Waiver Claims are due to Rich (demreb@sbcglobal.net) by Sunday, January 11th at 3pm. Same rules apply, claim one – waive one.
Since the Round One of Winter Waivers is complete - - - The Trading Season is now open! You may trade from now until Roster Freeze Day.
Housekeeping:
With a unanimous voice the CFCL has voted (10-0) to play 2009 with ten teams and 40 roster slots (23 active/17 reserved). Discussion will take place during the season on whether to continue with that structure for 2010 and beyond or add teams or increase roster size.
On the CFCL Home Website (David’s Blog) the link for Home Town Discounts has been updated.
On that same website the link for the Rosters has been updated through the First Round of Winter Waivers. After the second round of waiver is complete the two Ownerless Teams will be removed. You have one more chance to see the names of the players from those teams that have been released into the Free Agent Pool and will be available on Draft Day.
Thank you to all who have responded for the Banquet. We will have the Banquet on Saturday, January 24th at 6pm. The location is Home Run Inn on 75th street just east of I-355. See you there!
Candy Colored Clowns claim Johnny Cueto .17W; (John Bowker .06)
Copperfields claim Skip Schumaker .01W; (Tyler Walker .01)
Copperfields claim Cody Ross .10W; (Brandon Moss .24)
Copperfields claim Scott Pearce .10W; (Casey Blake .24)
Dem Rebels claim Arthur Rhodes .05W; (Mark Teixeira .42)
Dem Rebels claim Nomar Garciaparra .07W; (Luis Castillo .21)
Dem Rebels claim Wil Ohman .10W; (Luis Rivas .05)
Dem Rebels claim Pat Burrell .33W; (Angel Pagan .10)
Revenge claim X. Nady .09W; (Tyler Colvin .05M)
Revenge claim Brett Sinkbeil .02M; (Matt Latos .02M)
Graging Bulls claim Duaner Sanchez .04W; (Edgar Gonzalez .11)
Graging Bulls claim Ramon Castro .01W; (Takashi Saito .21)
Ruffins claim Justin Maxwell .05M; (Casey Weathers .02M)
Ruffins claim Ross Detwiler .05M; (J.C. Romero .02)
Ruffins claim Ryan Tucker .05W; (Jeff Karstens .07)
Ruffins claim Jason Hirsch .09W; (Omar Infante .05)
Red Hots claim Justin Miller .02W; (Brian Fuentes .10)
Red Hots claim Aaron Miles .10W; (Paul Janish .05)
Red Hots claim Odalis Perez .05W; (Ryan Langerhans .05)
Moore Better
None
Candy Colored Clowns
*Cueto .17
Copperfields
*S. Schumaker .01
C. Ross .10
*S. Pearce .10
Dem Rebels (First 5 available)
*S. Schumaker .01
*A. Rhodes .05
N. Garciaparra .07
W. Ohman .10
*S. Pearce .10
*R. Detwiler .05M
P. Burrell .33
Revenge
X. Nady .09
B. Sinkbeil .02M
Kenndoza Line
*S. Schumaker .01
Graging Bulls (Only 2)
*S. Schumaker .01
D. Sanchez .04
R. Castro .01
Ruffins
*S. Schumaker .01
*Cueto .17
*J. Maxwell .05M
*R. Detwiler .05M
R. Tucker .05
J. Hirsch .05
DoorMatts
None
Red Hots
*S. Schumaker .01
*J. Cueto .17
J. Miller .02
A. Miles .10
*S. Pearce .10
Od. Perez .05
Round 2 Waiver Claims are due to Rich (demreb@sbcglobal.net) by Sunday, January 11th at 3pm. Same rules apply, claim one – waive one.
Since the Round One of Winter Waivers is complete - - - The Trading Season is now open! You may trade from now until Roster Freeze Day.
Housekeeping:
With a unanimous voice the CFCL has voted (10-0) to play 2009 with ten teams and 40 roster slots (23 active/17 reserved). Discussion will take place during the season on whether to continue with that structure for 2010 and beyond or add teams or increase roster size.
On the CFCL Home Website (David’s Blog) the link for Home Town Discounts has been updated.
On that same website the link for the Rosters has been updated through the First Round of Winter Waivers. After the second round of waiver is complete the two Ownerless Teams will be removed. You have one more chance to see the names of the players from those teams that have been released into the Free Agent Pool and will be available on Draft Day.
Thank you to all who have responded for the Banquet. We will have the Banquet on Saturday, January 24th at 6pm. The location is Home Run Inn on 75th street just east of I-355. See you there!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Winter Waiver 2009 - Round 1
2008 Winter Waiver Cuts
Gross, Gabe .15 Mientkiewicz, Doug .10
Garciaparra, Nomar .07 Easley, Damion .10
Jenkins, Geoff .12 Rhodes, Aarthur .05
Schoenweiss, Scott .05 Torres, Salomon .10
Adams, Mike .05 Correia, Kevin .01
James, Chuck .05 Ortmeier, Daniel .02
Perez, Odalis .05 Denker, Travis .08
Giles, Brian .23 Dobbs, Greg .15
Patterson, Eric .02 Brunlett, Eric .02
LaRue, Jason .05 Smith, Joe .10
Wood, Kerry .12 Backe, Brandon .05
Branyan, Russell .05 Estrada, Johnny .01
Greene, Khalil .18 Maddux, Greg .18
Norton, Greg .05 Griffy, Ken .13
Nady, Xavier .09 Jacobs, Mike .14
Marquis, Jason .05 Sabathia, CC .55
Chulk, Vinnie .10 Heilman, Aaron .15
Manning, Charlie .05 Mitre, Sergio .02
Murton, Matt .01 Waechter, Doug .05
Hoffpauir, Micah .10 Schumaker, Skip .01
Sammons, Clint .06 Treanor, Matt .02
Pearce, Steve .10 Ohman, Wil .10
Redding, Tim .15 Beimel, Joe .10
Mather, Joe .07 Maxwell, Justin .05M
Pinto, Reynel .05 Quintanilla, Omar .11
Reynolds, Greg .06 Miles, Aaron .10
Bako, Paul .06 Castro, Ramon .01
Helton, Todd .27 Moehler, Brian .06
Barrett, Michael .05 Bennett, Gary .05
Boone, Aaron .05 Estes, Shawn .07
Gaudin, Chad .11 Gonzalez, Luis E. .05
McLung, Seth .08 Podsednik, Scott .05
Thatcher, Joe .10 Zito, Barry .02
Burke, Chris .03 Kearns, Austin .30
Kotsay, Mark .03 Patterson, Corey .24
Lillibridge, Brent .05 Izturis, Cesar .15
Herges, Matt .05 Lincoln, Mike .06
Taschner, Jack .05 Burton, Jared .10
Duke, Zake .15 Hirsh, Jason .05
Thompson, Daryl .07 Mesoraco, Devin .05M
Sinkbeil, Brett .02M Smoltz, John .22
Young, Dmitri .04 Weeks, Rickie .36
Cotts, Neal .05 Davis, Doug .10
Barton, Brian .15 Bernadina, Roger .08
Casto, Kory .16 Harang, Aaron .33
Mota, Guillermo .05 Nunez, Vladmir .05
Ryan, Brendan .05 Sanchez, Duaner .04
Blum, Geoff .10 Berroa, Angel .08
Hundley, Nick .05 Acosta, Manny .06
Reyes, Anthony .15 Sampson, Chris .06
Springer, Russ .05 Belliard, Ronnie .14
Bergmann, Jason .05 Detwiler, Ross .05M
Gerut, Jody .15 Jones, Andruw .29
Miller, Justin .02 Rabelo, Mike .01
Reyes, Argenis .05 Romero, Alex .05
Evans, Nick .05 Burrell, Pat .33
Erstad, Darin .10 Kendall, Jason .03
Blanton, Joe .24 Johnson, Reed .15
Bautista, Jose A .19 Boyer, Blaine .05
Cordero, Chad .17 Cueto, Johnny .17
Freel, Ryan .05 Garcia, Jamie .05
Iguchi, Tadahito .09 Kuntz, Eddie .05
Morton, Charlie .10 Tucker, Ryan .05
Ross, Cody .10 Tatis, Fernando .10
Castillo, Jose .01 Ward, Daryl .10
Ojeda, Augie .05 Blanco, Henry .05
Eaton, Adam .04 Penny, Brad .20
Wagner, Billy .30 Wilson, Jack .15
Gallagher, Sean .02 Gomez, Chris .05
Hernandez, Orlando .05 Kapler, Gabe .05
Nieves, Wil .07 Taguchi, So .02
Gross, Gabe .15 Mientkiewicz, Doug .10
Garciaparra, Nomar .07 Easley, Damion .10
Jenkins, Geoff .12 Rhodes, Aarthur .05
Schoenweiss, Scott .05 Torres, Salomon .10
Adams, Mike .05 Correia, Kevin .01
James, Chuck .05 Ortmeier, Daniel .02
Perez, Odalis .05 Denker, Travis .08
Giles, Brian .23 Dobbs, Greg .15
Patterson, Eric .02 Brunlett, Eric .02
LaRue, Jason .05 Smith, Joe .10
Wood, Kerry .12 Backe, Brandon .05
Branyan, Russell .05 Estrada, Johnny .01
Greene, Khalil .18 Maddux, Greg .18
Norton, Greg .05 Griffy, Ken .13
Nady, Xavier .09 Jacobs, Mike .14
Marquis, Jason .05 Sabathia, CC .55
Chulk, Vinnie .10 Heilman, Aaron .15
Manning, Charlie .05 Mitre, Sergio .02
Murton, Matt .01 Waechter, Doug .05
Hoffpauir, Micah .10 Schumaker, Skip .01
Sammons, Clint .06 Treanor, Matt .02
Pearce, Steve .10 Ohman, Wil .10
Redding, Tim .15 Beimel, Joe .10
Mather, Joe .07 Maxwell, Justin .05M
Pinto, Reynel .05 Quintanilla, Omar .11
Reynolds, Greg .06 Miles, Aaron .10
Bako, Paul .06 Castro, Ramon .01
Helton, Todd .27 Moehler, Brian .06
Barrett, Michael .05 Bennett, Gary .05
Boone, Aaron .05 Estes, Shawn .07
Gaudin, Chad .11 Gonzalez, Luis E. .05
McLung, Seth .08 Podsednik, Scott .05
Thatcher, Joe .10 Zito, Barry .02
Burke, Chris .03 Kearns, Austin .30
Kotsay, Mark .03 Patterson, Corey .24
Lillibridge, Brent .05 Izturis, Cesar .15
Herges, Matt .05 Lincoln, Mike .06
Taschner, Jack .05 Burton, Jared .10
Duke, Zake .15 Hirsh, Jason .05
Thompson, Daryl .07 Mesoraco, Devin .05M
Sinkbeil, Brett .02M Smoltz, John .22
Young, Dmitri .04 Weeks, Rickie .36
Cotts, Neal .05 Davis, Doug .10
Barton, Brian .15 Bernadina, Roger .08
Casto, Kory .16 Harang, Aaron .33
Mota, Guillermo .05 Nunez, Vladmir .05
Ryan, Brendan .05 Sanchez, Duaner .04
Blum, Geoff .10 Berroa, Angel .08
Hundley, Nick .05 Acosta, Manny .06
Reyes, Anthony .15 Sampson, Chris .06
Springer, Russ .05 Belliard, Ronnie .14
Bergmann, Jason .05 Detwiler, Ross .05M
Gerut, Jody .15 Jones, Andruw .29
Miller, Justin .02 Rabelo, Mike .01
Reyes, Argenis .05 Romero, Alex .05
Evans, Nick .05 Burrell, Pat .33
Erstad, Darin .10 Kendall, Jason .03
Blanton, Joe .24 Johnson, Reed .15
Bautista, Jose A .19 Boyer, Blaine .05
Cordero, Chad .17 Cueto, Johnny .17
Freel, Ryan .05 Garcia, Jamie .05
Iguchi, Tadahito .09 Kuntz, Eddie .05
Morton, Charlie .10 Tucker, Ryan .05
Ross, Cody .10 Tatis, Fernando .10
Castillo, Jose .01 Ward, Daryl .10
Ojeda, Augie .05 Blanco, Henry .05
Eaton, Adam .04 Penny, Brad .20
Wagner, Billy .30 Wilson, Jack .15
Gallagher, Sean .02 Gomez, Chris .05
Hernandez, Orlando .05 Kapler, Gabe .05
Nieves, Wil .07 Taguchi, So .02
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