Draft Day Preparation

A moment of clarity kicked in today.  I looked around, realized Spring Training was in full swing and thought "Hey, Draft Day is in a month or so."  A quick count of days on a calendar and suddenly there are 23 days until Draft Day.

Wow.

So here are some reminders for the Draft. 

It's Saturday, April 4th at my office in Lisle.  We're going to start official stuff like the League Photo, EC election, handing out sheets, etc at 1pm.  The plan is to invoke the Ruffin Privilege well before 2pm.

I will be sending out the Cut Sheets soon.  Most  likely by this weekend.  Cuts are due back in my InBox by Sunday, March 29th at 3pm.  Please don't be late.  I plan to have the cuts turned around by that evening or Monday the 30th.

** A reminder about cuts.  Almost every year I hear from an owner(s) saying "I want to reserve X player because he may not make the Opening Day Roster".  Remember - currently ALL of your players are on your ACTIVE ROSTER.  You need to find reasons to put them on reserve, not the other way around.   When you submit your cuts, if a player has been sent to the minors, obviously they don't belong on your active roster (especially if they are an Mx contract).  But if they are still in camp, then they belong on your active roster.  Refer to the Constitution for instances of players being sent down after cuts are submitted.  **

There hasn't been a flurry of trades, but I will remind you that the Trade Season is open until you submit your cuts.  Once you click "Send" you are not allowed to make a trade, even draft picks.  So get your trades wrapped up before you click send.

I will be arriving at the office well before 1pm on Draft Day, so please feel free to arrive early.  Make sure you allow for traffic/construction/etc and arrive before 1pm.

Oh, this is obvious, but I'll say it.  1) Some of us have players on our roster that are on AL teams.  These players MUST be cut.  I can't imagine any of you wanting to keep them if you can't get their stats, but you have to cut them.  2) The main objective for all of us is to win/compete in 2015.  We all keep an eye on the future and opportunities that will allow us to build for our future.  But the MAIN (actually ONLY) reason we are getting together in 23 days is to win the 2015 CFCL Championship.

If anyone has any questions about the Cut Sheets, please feel free to contact me.