The Trade Deadline Approacheth

As noted by Rich in earlier blog posts and in e-mail, the 2010 CFCL Trade Deadline is Noon Central Time on Sunday August 1.  All phone calls or e-mails reporting trades must be timestamped by then or earlier in order to make the cut.  In addition to the particulars of the deal, those e-mails and phone calls must also include any associated moves required to bring your roster into compliance with roster size, positional, and salary cap requirements.

A couple reminders/tips to help ensure your Trade Deadline Day reporting goes smoothly:

• Remember that Rich is out of town - send e-mails reporting all trades and associated moves to both David M. and Michael C, with a copy to Rich.
• If you're trading Rotation Draft picks, be sure to check out the Draft Pick Tracker to ensure that both you and your trading partner actually own the picks you think you do.  I recently asked everyone to ensure that the tracker was correct and I received notification of only one change, so the Tracker should accurately reflect the current distribution of Draft picks.
• Remember that no trade is official until ALL involved parties report it to the Front Office.  If that means you have to harrass your trading partners until they send their notification e-mails, so be it.
• It goes without saying that you should ensure you'll be able to field a legal roster (size/positions/salary) at the completion of each deal, but at this time of year it wouldn't be a bad idea to make sure your trading partner has all his ducks in a row in terms of associated moves.  You don't want to work on getting your final blockbuster into place, report it to the Front Office, then discover later that your trading parter was left one OF short.
• If you have any questions, ask...

Happy dealing!