Three Days, Four Teams, Three Points

With 33 previous seasons in the CFCL books, it's hard to identify if this weekend is completely unprecedented.  It may be.  If not, it doesn't have many roommates.

Heading into the final weekend, four teams are separated by three points for the championship (and one point separates the top three teams).

Doing a quick eyeball of the standings, there is plenty of opportunity for movement, so almost anything can happen, but adding to the equation is that many NL teams out of the hunt and those already locked into playoff slots, may not be playing their regulars.  So there's just as good a chance that nothing will change in three days.

Here's what could happen.

Sombreros (76 points) have the opportunity to get a point in the standings, but could also lose a point.
Ruffins (75 points) have the opportunity to gain a point, but could lose as many as three.
Kenndoza Line (75 points) have the opportunity to gain two points, but could lose one.
Revenge (73 points) could lose a point.

None of the above numbers are official - more just an educated guess.  What is almost certain is that the Live Scoring link could crash from massive refreshing.

Good luck to all involved!

More Trades

Trying to break the trade wires, the Clowns offer up two more trades.

They trade Stephen Strasburg (.33 19+) and their 9th pick to the Ruffins for Jose Urena (.05 19+) and Yadier Alvarez (.05 Mx).

Then they worked with the Revenge sending AJ Pollock (.29 19+) and Paul DeJong (.05 19+) in exchange for Stephen Piscotty (.07 X), Zack Cosart (.04 19+), Anthony DiSclafani (.10 19+) and Corey Ray (.10 Mx).

Busy Trade Day Continues

The Kenndoza Line see the top of the mountain and are making their charge, completing two trades less than two hours before the deadline.

The Line traded Tyler Flowers (.02 19+) to the Ruffins for Ender Inciarte (.15 17) and then.....


.....traded Andrew Chafin (.01 19+), Aaron Altherr (.01 19+) and the 6th round pick they acquired from the Clowns to the Swing for Jake Arrieta (.10 17!) and Hernan Perez (.06 18+)

Clowns Rebels Deal

With mere hours until the trade deadline, the Clowns and Rebels made a deal.

The Rebels send Alen Hanson (.10 19+) and Tyler Anderson (.05 18+) to the Clowns in exchange for Kyle Freeland (.06 19+).

Sombrero DoorMatt Trade

The DoorMatts trade David Peralta (.13 17!) and Corey Spangenberg (.15 19+) to the Sombreros for Juan Soto (.02 Mx).

Clowns, Sombreros Trade

The Clowns trade AJ Ramos (.05 17) to the Sombreros for Jose Peraza (.10 18x).

August 1st is a busy day and other reminders

Gentlemen -

A couple of quick reminders as we near the end of July.

August 1st is the CFCL trade deadline.  Any trades must be completed by noon (Central Time), August 1st.  In order for the trade to be legal and official both teams must report the trade to the Commissioner WITH associated moves to keep their rosters legal.  It is not on the shoulders of the Commissioner or OnRoto Guru to chase down owners involved in a trade to get follow up moves in order to make the trade legal.  If all components aren't reported by noon August 1st, the trade will not be allowed.

**  Reminder on trades - Over the years we have had a flurry of trades toward the trade deadline.  This year has seen a ton of activity already.  Please keep in mind when offering deals and accepting offers, this league is different than on-line leagues.  Owner Emeritus Mahlan worked very hard to create a culture of a "Gentleman's League" and honor and class.  That wasn't always honored by owners and eventually they left the league.

When offering or accepting a trade, it's important to identify the equity of the deal.  Making a lopsided deal may help your team, but it also dramatically impacts the other owners competing for advancement in the standings.  There is a chance it could create bad feelings and animosity among owners if lopsided deals are consummated.  There could be a view that an owner getting less in return could be giving up on the season.  It could be viewed that the owner getting less in return is trying to determine the champion of the league by playing favorites.  Any number of interpretations.

It is incumbent upon both owners involved in a trade to make sure there is equity in the deal and not focus on how bad he can screw the other owner involved in the trade. **

August 1st is also the day after the MLB trade deadline which means it's Interleague  Free Agent Bid Day.  This year August 1st is on a Tuesday, so by 3pm Tuesday August 1st all teams can make bids on ANY player listed in the player pool at OnRoto, whether that player came over in a recent Interleague trade or not.  All rules apply on IFAB Day as a regular Sunday.  You are limited to the remaining FAAB budget you have and any bids over .24 means the player musts be kept going into next year's draft.

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