Sunday, March 3, 2013

First Trade of 2013

Another good reason to stop by the Front Office is to see the latest trades, like this one between the Clowns and Line.

The Clowns trade Yonder Alonso (.05 13+) to the Line for Carl Crawford (.13 14+).

What makes this trade special is that it was done with the blessing of new Kenndoza Line Co-GM Jacob Ruby.  According to Kenn about the trade "Jacob will be so excited, and now I think Yonder Alonso is his favorite player."

Draft Day 2013

The clock is ever ticking toward Draft Day 2013 (CFCL Turns 30!) and thus we have our Pre-Draft Preparation to take care of.

An e-mail has been sent out with your Roster Cut Sheet.  Please complete it and return it to me no later than Sunday, noon, March 24th.  My goal is to have updated rosters posted by that evening.  Whether or not that happens depends largely on you.  Did you turn the sheet in on time?  Did you fill it out correctly?  Are you within salary and positional limits?  If the answer to those questions is yes, then you all will see who was kept and whom was cut by Sunday night.  If I have to chase someone down to clarify a keeper or cut, or correct a long-term salary calculation or whatever, then that just leaves the league with less draft prep time.

** REMINDER**  Once you submit your Roster Cut Sheet back to me IT'S FROZEN!!!  No changes allowed!!  If you plan on making any trades, the trades must be complete and legal BEFORE the Cut Sheet is submitted.

I would encourage all of you to use the Constitution if you have any roster cut questions.  But as always I am happy to answer any and all questions you may have.  It would be better to have those questions answered prior to Sunday the 24th.

While the Constitution lays out pretty well how to make cuts, here are a couple of reminders.

1)  If at the time you are submitting your cuts, a player on your roster is on an AL roster, that player HAS TO BE CUT.

2)  When you are deciding who to put on your active roster and whom to put on your reserve list, keep this in mind.  Everyone is supposed to be on the active roster.  Many times we look for reasons to activate a player from the reserve list rather than vice-versa.  Everyone is on your active list.  If a player is sent to the minors then that player is eligible to be reserved.  But if you have a minor leaguer (Dem Rebels with Casey Kelly) who is still in major league camp at the time of the cuts, then Casey is only eligible to be on the active pitching roster of Dem Rebels.  If Kelly gets sent down between the 24th and Draft Day, then the Rebels have the option of reserving him (not releasing him).

This is how you are to approach your roster, not the other way around where you look for reasons to make the player active.  Any questions - e-mail me.

Matt Grage has once again volunteered to provide the Master Draft List.  Thank you, Matt.

Now on to fees.  Every team owes $120 in fees no later than Draft Day.  Cash or check is fine.  If you want to pay in advance, you are more than welcome to mail a check to my home.  If the Ruffins want to coerce their proxy to pay their dues, whatever.  As long as we collect $120 from each team, we're good.  According to the Constitution, fees are due with Roster Cuts.  That made sense back when everything was snail mailed.  In the age of e-mailing roster cuts we have allowed payment to take place on Draft Day.  The Constitution also states that a team not submitting fees will not be allowed to participate in the draft.  Please don't make the EC judge on that.  Matt Bentel has agreed to be Sargent of Arms and collect the fees from each team.

The fees will cover OnRoto's cost, the trophy, trophy ball, 2 $25 gift cards for in-season contests and prize pool.

Now, on the actual day of the draft.  We will draft at my office, just like last year.  Address - 4300 Commerce Court, Suite 300, Lisle IL in the Daily Herald building.  You will have use of a fridge and microwave.  There are vending machines for drinks and snacks and I will be providing the traditional fare of licorice and pretzels.  No alcohol or smoking allowed and our goal is to leave the room cleaner than we found it so be careful with crumbs.

The actual draft will start at 1pm wherein the Ruffin Privilege will be invoked.  Prior to that I will be passing out draft sheets, covering any necessary rules, taking the league photo, handing out awards from last year, having everyone sign the trophy ball (please everyone, let Coulter sign in the Position of Honor under the Cub Logo.  We seem to screw that up every year.) and electing our Executive Committee.  I would suggest owners start arriving between 12 noon and 12:30.  I will be there before noon in case anyone arrives early.  If we can begin the business side of things by 12:30, we should be able to get the draft started by 1pm.

That should be it.  If I've forgotten anything I will post an addendum here, so it might make sense to stop by the Front Office once a week or so to check on any updates.

Happy Draft Prep!

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Winter Waivers 2013

And with that the Winter Waivers for 2013 has come to an end.  No claims were made for Round 3, those players on waivers have cleared them and are now in the Free Agent Pool.

All that's left is preparing for the draft.  Which brings us to . . . .

DRAFT DAY 2013!!!

On March 30th (a Saturday) we will embark on the 30th year of the CFCL!!  Once again we will be drafting at my office.  My hope is that we will use the conference room like last year, but it's possible we will have to move into my actual office space.

We will begin with the Ruffin Privilege at 1pm sharp (Central time).  I will send out an e-mail as we get closer with a reminder, address, etc, but for now plan on arriving Saturday, March 30th BEFORE 1pm since we'll need to take the league photo, turn in league fees, pass out papers, elect the EC, etc.  We will get more time specific as some of the details become more clear.

Happy planning!

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Winter Waivers 2013 - Round 2

Decidely less action, but more success for those involved.  We had an e-mail delivery problem that has caused us to amend the previous post.  Here are the accurate results of Round 2 Winter Waivers.  Round 3 deadline is Thursday, January 17th at 3pm.

GRAGING BULLS  (Only 2)

Carlos Gomez .10*       (Nate Eovaldi .05)
Randall Delgado .05      (Chad Billingsley .05)
Placido Polanco

KENNDOZA LINE

Carlos Gomez*  .10   
Luke Gregerson .10  (Frank Francisco .12)

CLOWNS

Jacob Turner .07  (Emelio Bonafacio .10)

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Winter Waiver Cuts 2013 - Round 1

Round One is official.  Below you will see the winning claims as well as all claims made.  A player listed in italics was unsuccessfully claimed.  A player with an * next to his name was claimed by multiple teams.  A player listed in bold was successfully claimed and the player listed next to him in () was been waived and is part of the second round of Winter Waivers.

Here are the Successful Claims:

Beatniks

Josh Beckett .20                            (Jesus Guzman .15)
Russ Wheeler .08                          (Ramon Ramirez .04)
Matt Guerrier .05                         (Alexi Amarista .10)
Jon Rausch .05                              (Jerry Sands .10)
Scott Hairston .05                         (Placido Polanco .04)

Ruffins

N/A

DoorMatts

N/A

Danger

N/A

Twin Killers

N/A

Graging Bulls

Garrett Jones .05                        (Luke Gregerson .10)
Nate Eovaldi  .05                         (Jacob Turner .07)
John Buck  .04                             (Joe Kelly .05)
Chad Billingsley .05                    (Jim Henderson .05)

Kenndoza Line

Cameron Maybin .19                  (Jayson Werth .31)
Jeff Karstens  .05                         (Randall Delgado .05)

Revenge

Andrew Cashner .04                     (Chris Capuano .10)

Dem Rebels

Mitchell Boggs .10                          (Joel Hanrahan .08)
AJ Burnett .10                                (Randy Choate .10)
Antonio Bastardo .06                     (George Kotteras .01)
Matt Szczur .05Mx                         (Carlos Gomez .10)

Clowns

None

As you will see below, there is a difference between N/A and None.  Four teams did not submit any claims (interestingly four of the five lowest placed teams) and one team (Clowns) were shut out.  Here is a complete list of the claims.

BEATNIKS (Only 5)

Josh Beckett
Russ Wheeler
Mitchell Boggs *
AJ Burnett *
Matt Guerrier
Jon Rausch
Scott Hairston
Wily Peralta
Garrett Jones *
Cameron Maybin *
Mike Baxter
Willie Bloomquist
Jeremy Affeldt
Jordany Valdespin

RUFFINS

None

DOORMATTS

None

DANGER

None

TWIN KILLERS

None

GRAGING BULLS  (Only 4)

Garrett Jones *
Nate Eovaldi
John Buck
Antonio Bastardo *
AJ Burnett *
Mitchell Boggs *
Chad Billingsley
Rafael Furcal

KENNDOZA LINE

Cameron Maybin *
Garrett Jones *
Jeff Karstens
Mitchell Boggs *

REVENGE

Andrew Cashner *
Garrett Jones *
Cameron Maybin *

DEM REBELS

Mitchell Boggs *
AJ Burnett *
Antonio Bastardo *
Matt Szczur

CLOWNS

Cameron Maybin *
Andrew Cashner *

So the players listed at the top of this post in () are eligible for the Second Round of Winter Waivers.  All players not claimed during the First Round are now either in the Free Agent Pool for Draft Day or Released (if they are on an American League Roster).

The Trade Season is officially open.  Remember, if you make a trade, both teams have to report the deal to make it official.  Also, if you make a lopsided deal - Let's say you trade one guy and get two in return.  That means you have 24 players and the team you traded with has 22 players.  If either team claims a player during Winter Waivers they HAVE TO WAIVE a player.  The 23 man roster was simply to start Winter Waivers.  From this point forward there is no limit to player requirement.  Simply that during the Winter Waiver process for every player you acquire, you must waive a player.

Questions?  E-mail me or consult the Constitution.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Winter Waivers 2012-13 Officially Submitted

It's official.  Below is the list of Winter Waivers.  Before you dive into the list, here are the rules going forward (also available in the Constitution).

1)  Your Winter Waiver Claims for Round 1 must be submitted no later than 3pm on Thursday, January 10th, 2013.
2)  There is no limit to the amount of player you claim, BUT for every player being added to your team, one must be waived.  So if you submit four claims and want all four (should they pass to you) you MUST submit the names of four player you want to waive from your current roster.  If you submit four claims but only one name for waiving, you will receive a maximum of one player.  I WILL NOT chase you down to see if you meant to waive more players.  Any question - please e-mail me.
3)  The salary listed next to the player is the salary that you will get that player at with a contract of 15+.  If there is a minor leaguer on the waiver list, his contract will remain Mx.
4)  A by-product of the Winter Waivers is that at the conclusion of the first round (3:01pm Thursday, January 10th, 2013 - TRADING SEASON IS OPEN!!)

Here are the players:

Clint Barmes    .01            Ryan Roberts   .05
Ramon Hernandez  .07      Casey McGehee  .07
Jeremy Affeldt   .06          Trevor Bauer   .15
Ben Sheets  .17                  Ryan Wheeler  .08
Matt Guerrier   .05             Kameron Loe  .10
Eric Hinske     .01              Laynce Nix   .01
Juan Uribe     .10                Juan Cruz   .05
Jon Rausch    .05                Mike Baxter  .05
Matt Downs   .05               Scott Hairston   .05
Clay Hensley   .05              Jonathan Herrera  .10
Cody Ransom   .05             Shane Robinson   .05
Takashi Saito    .10             Ryan Webb  .10
Wesley Wright   .05           Reed Johnson   .01
JD Martinez       .05            Chipper Jones   .09
Garrett Jones    .05              Willie Bloomquist  .08
Martin Maldonado  .06        Ronny Cedeno  .05
Greg Dobbs      .10              Ryan Mattheus   .06
Trevor May   .05 Mx          John McDonald  .05
Logan Ondrusek   .05        Rudy Owens   .05Mx
Scott Podsednik   .10         Randy Wolf   .10
Cameron Maybin    .19      Shane Victorino   .27
Juan Rivera         .01           Joaquin Arias    .05
Tyler Pastonicky    .05        John Buck   .04
Antonio Bastardo   .06        Sean Burnett    .05
Francisco Cordero   .08       Nathan Eovaldi   .05
Victor Marte   .05               Drew Pomeranz   .15
Kurt Suzuki   .05                Justin Turner  .05
Brad Ziegler   .10               David DeJesus  .13
Skip Schumaker  .10          Chris Snyder  .01
Dan Uggla  .25                   Josh Beckett  .20
Ted Lilly  .15                     Mark Buehrle  .09
Scott Camp  .05                 Wellington Castillo  .05
Kevin Correia  .05              Luis Valbuena  .09
Jordany Valdespin  .05      Barry Zito  .11
Tony Campana  .05            Scott Rolen  .05
Stephen Drew  .06             Ryan Theriot  .05
Ricky Nolasco  .12             Anibal Sanchez  .02
Rod Barajas  .10                Mark Ellis  .10
Wade LeBlanc  .05            Chris Volstad  .05
Lance Berkman  .14           Eric Bedard  .01
Chad Billingsley  .05          Andrew Cashner  .04
Edison Volquez  .07          Vance Worley  .05
Bobby Abreu  .16               Joe Blanton  .05
Jhoulys Chacin  .05             Rubby DeLaRosa  .05
Jesus Flores  .02                 Logan Forsythe  .10
Henry Rodriguez  .10         Marc Rzepczynski  .05
Matt Sczur  .05Mx             Drew Stubbs  .42
Rafael Furcal  .08               Jed Lowrie  .07
Ty Wiggington  .03            Heath Bell .18
Mitchell Boggs  .10            AJ Burnett    .10
Jose Altuve  .05                 Ronald Belisario  .09
Jeff Karstens  .05               Ryan Madson  .05
Hector Sanchez  .02           Brett Wallace  .08
Carlos Lee  .18                   Jim Thome  .10
James Loney  .15               Geovany Soto .14
Ernesto Frieri  .05              Josh Johnson  .29
Jair Jurrjens  .08                 Chris Denorfia  .06
Jason Giambi  .05              Austin Kearns  .05
Brandon Lyon  .06             Donnie Murphy  .05
Leo Nunez  .05                  David Ross .05
Bryan LaHair .09               Jason Castro .03
Tyler Greene  .07               Bud Norris .01
Steve Clevenger  .05         Josh Lindblom  .05
Steve Lombardozzi .10     Wily Peralta  .10
AJ Pollock  .05                  Eric Young, Jr. 15

Winter Waivers

I would love to say the Winter Waiver list is below.  However we had a couple of owners challenged with counting to 23, so we're on hold for a little bit.  Since I wasn't able to access the internet much while I was gone, and I just got back into town two hours ago, I'm going to allow a little leeway on this.  Hopefully I will hear from the owners in question by early Monday and then I will have the Winter Waiver list posted during the day Monday.

For now let's assume first round of claims is due Thursday.  If this drags out we'll modify.

Thanks for your patience.