Winter Waivers Round 1

Round 1 is complete.  Below are the results.  Submit your claims for Round 2 by Sunday, January 14th, 3pm (Central Time).  The key to things:  * = claimed by multiple teams; Player's Name = Successful Claim; Red name = Waiver Player for Round 2

Clowns

(only two)

Tyler Glasnow  .10*
Matt Bowman  .02*
Koda Glover  .05
Phil Maton  .10

waive:
Carson Kelly  .05
Amir Garrett  .05

The Swing

None

Killers

None

DoorMatts

None

Beatniks

(only one)
Derek Dietrich  .04*
Alex Avila  .05*
Koji Uehara  .03
Sueng-Hwan Oh  .04*
Matt Bowman  .02*

waive:

Tony Wolters  .07

Dem Rebels

Hyun-Jin Ryu  .10*
Derek Dietrich  .04*
Brian Goodwin  .10

waive:

Buster Posey  .27
David Hernandez  .02
Michael Wacha  .04

Revenge

(only one)
Howie Kendrick  .05*
Tommy Joseph  .05

waive:

Hunter Strickland  .05

Kenndoza Line

(only seven)
Hyun-Jin Ryu  .10*
Pat Neshek  .10
Kenta Maeda  .20
Anthony Swarzak  .13
Seung-Hwan Oh  .04*
Austin Hedges  .07
Nick Hundley  .01
Howie Kendrick  .05*
Starlin Marte  .42
Alex Avila  .05*

waive:

Vincent Velazquez  .10
Dan Straily  .10
Jake McGee  .10
Brandon Belt  .35
Ryan Madson  .24
Eduardo Nunez  .16
Ryan Braun  .31

Sombreros

(only three)

Tyler Glasnow  .10*
Derek Dietrich  .04*
Matt Adams  .10
Patrick Corbin  .10

waive:
Carter Capps  .05
Matt Kemp  .17
Seth Lugo  .07

Players eligible to claim by Thursday

Carson Kelly  .05
Amir Garrett  .05
Tony Wolters  .07
Buster Posey  .27
David Hernandez  .02
Hunter Strickland  .05
Vincent Velazquez  .10
Dan Straily  .10
Jake McGee .10
Brandon Belt  .35
Ryan Madson  .24
Eduardo Nunez  .16
Ryan Braun  .31
Carter Capps  .05
Matt Kemp  .17

Draft Day 2018

I thought I had posted something along these lines earlier, but apparently not.  So here is the official word on Draft Day 2018.

After polling the league regarding drafting on Easter weekend or the weekend before, everyone said they could be available the weekend prior to Easter but a few had potential conflicts the weekend of Easter.

So, Draft Day 2018 will be Saturday, March 24th, 2018.  Let's plan on starting at 10am so anyone needing to leave town that evening can get a normal start.  That means league business, passing out papers, dealing with last minute NL roster adjustments and league photo will take place at 10am with the Ruffin Privilege taking place shortly thereafter.

You are welcome to arrive earlier - I'll probably be there around 9am.

Now, the location.  That has changed.  The new office (and drafting location) address is:

387 Shuman Blvd
Suite 325 W
Naperville  IL  60563

It's just a mile or two west of where the old office was located, essentially at the corner of Mill Street and I-88, just north of Diehl Road.  I'm sure Google Maps can get you there, but if you have any questions, let me know.

We have three larger conference/meeting rooms to utilize, so over the next few months I'll figure out which one is best suited for our needs and I can let you know about amenities (snack machine, fridge, microwave, etc.)

This is the first of probably a couple reminders/requests regarding rosters.  Keep in mind that when you are formulating your Roster Cuts for Roster Freeze Day, ALL players are on your active roster unless documented evidence shows they are not required to be there (assigned to the DL, demoted to the minors).  Drafting a week before the season starts will create some challenges, but keep in mind all ten teams face these challenges and no team is above any other in not having to make the tough decisions.  It may not be perfect, but until some major league team hires you/us to perform Epstein and Hoyer's jobs, it's what we have.

Winter Waivers - 2018

Below are the players who were cut and are thus available for claim during Winter Waivers.  Keep in mind a couple of things.

1)  Claim Deadline for Round 1 is 3pm, Thursday January 11th.
2)  When you submit a claim:
  2a) The order in which you submit your claim will be the order in which you are eligible for the claim (claims occur in reverse order of the 2017 standings)
  2b)  For every player you claim you MUST submit a player from your current roster to waive.  This includes claims submitted after the Trade Freeze is lifted.  Which leads to:
3)  The Trade Freeze is over and trading may occur at 3:01pm, Thursday, January 11th.  If you complete a trade that leaves your roster with 21 players, you still must submit a player to waive for every player you claim (See 2b above).
4)  Any player not claimed in Round 1 is ineligible to be acquired later in Winter Waivers and enters the Free Agent Pool for Draft Day 2018 (Details on Draft Day 2018 to be coming in a separate post).
5)  Any player claimed during Winter Waivers will retain the salary listed next to his name and have a contract of W which will convert to 20+ should that player be kept through Roster Freeze Day.
6)  Any questions regarding the process of Winter Waivers, please direct them to me or read the Constitution.

Without further ado, here are your Winter Prospects:

Tyler Moore .05
Matt Szczur  .05
Jeff Mathis .05
Brett Eibner  .05
Daniel Nava .05
Jerry Blevins .10
Jorge DeLaRosa .05
Mike Leake .09
Wily Peralta  .15
Pat Valaika  .02
Starlin Marte .42
Jett Bandy .01
Brandon Crawford .21
Andres Blanco .10
Daniel Descalso .05
Adonis Garcia .04
Jaime Garcia .10
Jarlin Garcia .05
Yeudy Garcia .05Mx
Dustin Garneau .05
Carlos Gonzalez .33
Travis Jankowski .15
John Jay .10
Patrick Kivlehan .05
Nick Pivetta .05
Cameron Rupp .06
Dee Gordon .28
Gorkys Hernandez  .05
Reymond Fuentes  .05
Miguel Rojas  .05
Jabari Blash  .05
Tanner Roark  .17
Chad Kuhl  .10
Phil Maton  .10
Austin Slater  .11
Luke Voit  .06
Adrian Gonzalez  .17
Koda Glover  .05
Antonio Senzatela  .05
Tyler Glasnow  .10
Alex Avila  .05
Johnny Cueto  .38
Fernando Rodney  .01
Tony Watson  .11
Matt Albers  .05
Chase Utley  .06
Nick Hundley  .01
Jose Osuna  .05
Sean Rodriguez  .09
Adam Wainwright  .09
Dylan Cease .02Mx
Homer Bailey  .07
Shohei Ohtani  .15
Patrick Corbin  .10
Gregor Blanco  .05
Adam Frazier  .10
Miguel Montero  .15
Juan Nicasio  .06
Koji Uehara  .03
Jayson Werth  .07
Justin Wilson  .24
Ben Zobrist  .21
Austin Hedges  .07
Chris Herrmann  .10
Tommy Joseph  .05
Zack Cozart  .04
Wilmer Difo  .10
Adam Rosales .05
Alen Hansen  .10
Stephen Piscotty  .07
Sam Dyson  .05
Luis Avilan  .10
Jacob Barnes  .10
Jose Urena  .05
Ty Blach  .10
Jeff Hoffman  .16
Sal Romano  .05
Drew Storen  .10
Matt Wieters  .12
Cory Spangenberg  .15
Pat Neshek  .10
Anthony Swarzak  .13
Luis Perdomo  .10
Logan Forsythe  .17
Kevin Maitan  .10Mx
Lucas Sims  .05
John Jaso  .02
Howie Kendrick  .05
Ichiro Suzuki  .10
Denard Span  .09
Erick Aybar  .02
Michael Saunders  .04
Tony Cinrani  .05
Carlos Torres  .05
Matt Bowman  .02
R.A. Dickey  .05
Edward Paredes  .05
Nick Ahmed  .05
Matt Moore  .16
Jeremy Helickson  .10
Eric Sogard  .05
Derek Dietrich  .04
Hunter Pence  .15
Aledmys Diaz  .08
Jae-gyun Hwang  .05
Brian Goodwin  .10
Alexi Amarista  .06
Devin Mesoraco  .07
Matt Garza  .05
Kenta Maeda  .20
Hyun-Jin Ryu  .10
Hector Rondon  .02
Andrew Chafin  .06
Brandon Maurer  .05
Junior Guerra .05
Joaquin Benoit  .05
Scott Kazmir  .05
Matt Adams  .10
Seung-Hwan Oh  .04
Edubray Ramos  .10
Adam Conley  .05
Andrew Susac  .01
David Wright  .10
Greg Garcia  .01
Ryan Buchter  .10
Enrique Hernandez  .10
Daniel Hudson  .10
Jim Johnson  .07
Hyun-soo Kim  .05
Brad Zieglar  .08