2018 Wrap Up

The Sombreros succeeded in defending their crown and the Ruffins and Revenge secured the other money spots.  At  least the first two places were forgone conclusions back in May, but we had drama up to the last (plus one) day of the season.

Going into Game(s) 163 the Swing/Rebels were fighting for last and the Line/Clown rivalry was heated and in question who would top whom.  AND it turns out the Beatniks needed game 163 (Buehler?) to reach the Bald Eagle Inning Requirement.  At the end of Sundays games the Beatniks had 999.3 IP.  NOT the requisite 1000.  So for about 24 hours the Rebels were actually in 9th place with the Beatniks having lost all points in WHIP, ERA and K/BB.  But then Monday happened, Walker Buehler pitched 6.7 innings and the Tartan Clad Ones once again dashed the hopes and dreams of our Flannel Heros.

Quintana, thanks to Maddon's early hook, couldn't provide enough WHiP action for the Rebels to pass The Swing and despite losing a point in the standings, the Line were about to outdistance the Clowns.  Quite a productive and interesting season plus one day.

If any local owner would like to coordinate a playoff viewing party, feel free.  I suspect after tomorrow any viewing will be done without involving the Cubs, but it may allow for a year end recap.

We do have some business to attend to and information to provide, so let's get to it.

1)  At your earliest convenience, please let me know if you'll be returning for 2019.  A solid answer would be preferred by late November/early December.

2)  If you are returning, we need to draft in 2019.  The season starts with the Angels and Mariners in Japan in January, I think, but the NL opens for business on Thursday, March 28th.  So our default options are the weekend before (Saturday the 23rd) or the weekend after (Saturday the 30th).  Our preferred method has always been before the season starts, but we do have to make sure our out of town owners can make it happen on that weekend.  We don't have to decide immediately, but give it some thought, check your calendars and get back to me.

3)  Winter Waivers.  3pm January 6th you need to submit your list of 23 keepers (and those players you are waiving).  Just a reminder but any players you had on expiring contracts or S contracts are officially off your team right now so there's no need to waive or cut them.

4)  Speaking of expired contracts, a few teams have Home Town Discounts for the 2019 draft. 

Killers budget .06
Javier Baez
Jose Peraza
Zack Wheeler

DoorMatts  .05
Asdrubal Cabrera
Jake Lamb
Kyle Hendricks

Line .04
None

Clowns  .04
Robbie Ray
Julio Teheran
Kyle Barraclough

Beatniks .03
Freddy Galvis
Jeff Samardzija

Swing  .03
Mike Foltynewicz

Rebels  .03
Wil Myers

That's it for now.  Congrats on your success in CFCL Season #35 (We're Not Even Halfway There).

Ruffins Revenge at the deadline

With three minutes to spare, the Ruffins and Revenge pull off a deal.

The Ruffins trade Jeremy Jeffress (.06 20+) to the Revenge and get Michael Conforto (.07 18!) and the Revenge 8th round pick in return.

Swing - Sombreros Trade

The Swing trade Jonathan Villar (.08 18) to the Sombreros in exchange for Alen Hanson (.06 20+)

IFAB Day

Tomorrow is IFAB Day.  Mike will be sending out an e-mail later with some specifics, but here's the reminder.

By 3pm tomorrow you can log on to OnRoto and place bids on ANY player in the Free Agent Pool, not just the one's that were traded over from the American League.  If you're trying to do your research tonight you may be frustrated.  The new NL players (Archer et. al) won't be in the pool until tomorrow after the system updates over night.

Two reminders, you can bid whatever you have left of your FAAB, there is no additional money for IFAB Day.  And just like every other free agent bid day, any player purchased for .25 or higher must be kept going into next year's draft or face a 50% penalty of their salary.  Unless they are back in the AL, retired or dead by Roster Freeze Day.

Questions?  The Constitution is a great resource and you're always welcome to e-mail me.

Happy Shopping!

CFCL Trade deadline

Just a quick reminder that the CFCL trade deadline is tomorrow (August 1st) at noon Central time.

In order for a trade to be official, BOTH teams must report the trade to the Commissioner along with associated moves that will keep their rosters in compliance.  If you want to cc: Mike Coulter (OnRoto Guru) to expedite matters with roster movement, that's fine.  But the trade must be reported by both teams to the Commissioner to be official.

Things may be busy tomorrow with multiple trades not to mention work and other life commitments so there most likely won't be time to chase down owners to get them to report their moves or confirm a trade.  Make sure you cover all your bases so that the trade you want to happen actually takes place.

Good luck for the second half of the season!

Sombreros Revenge Trade

The Revenge trade Rich Hill (.11 19+) to the Sombreros in exchange for Michael Wacha (.04 19+).

Clowns Revenge Trade

The Clowns trade Manuel Margot (.10 19+) to the Revenge for Jose Siri (.02 Mx).