Sweet Spot (Trademarked by Candy Colored Clowns

Since we are done with the Trade Season and the IFAB Day, all we really have left is the pennant race and the Chase For Home Team Discount. At the close of games on Tuesday, August 3rd, the race for the Sweet Spot (trademarked by Candy Colored Clowns) shaped up this way.

4th place Mo's Red Hots 62 points .06 (Fielder, Dempster, B. Molina, Kuo, Lindstrom)
5th place Graging Bulls 61.5 points .05 (Milledge, Cantu, Montero, Billingsley, C. Jackson)
6th place Kenndoza Line 49.5 points .04 (Jimenez)
7th place Copperfields 41 points .03 (no expiring contracts)
8th place Twin Killers 38 points .03 (no expiring contracts)
9th place Morkertzuma's Revenge 34.5 points .03 (no expiring contracts)
10th place Dem Rebels 33 points .03 (Reynolds, Ianetta)

The Bulls have every incentive to gain at least a half point so they can max out the HTD Budget of .06. Dem Rebels and the Line have incentive to keep the ratio up so they get as many pennies as possible to use on Draft Day. The Copperfields, Twin Killers and Revenge are running for pride.

IFAB 2010 - a.k.a. "The Revenge and Their Pocketbook"

Jake Westbrook
Revenge .24 (Robertson)
Bulls .09 (Kottaras)
Clowns .08 (Rodriguez)
DoorMatts .08 (Eldred)

Dan Hudson
Revenge .07 (Baker)
Clowns .06 (Rodriguez)
Kenndoza .05 (Open)
Bulls .05 (Kottaras)

Brett Wallace
Revenge .24 (Carter)
Clowns .14 (Rodriguez)
Red Hots .10 (Hairston)
Kenndoza .08 (Open)
DoorMatts .08 (Eldred)
Bulls .06 (D Young)

Scott Podsednik
Red Hots .24 (Smoltz)
Ruffins .24 (Open)
Rebels .17 (Kawakami)
Coppers .14 (Cunningham)
Clowns .14 (Rodriguez)
DoorMatts .10 (Eldred)
Bulls .05 (Kottaras)

Kyle Farnsworth
Red Hots .12 (Sanches)
Kenndoza .08 (Open)
Dem Rebels .07 (Cook)

Joe Saunders
Dem Rebels .09 (Moyer)
Bulls .07 (Kottaras)

Kyle Kendrick
Dem Rebels .05 (Cook)

Wilson Ramos
Bulls .05 (D Young)

Rick Ankiel
Copperfields .14 (Cunningham)
Bulls .08 (Lincoln)
Revenge .07 (Winn)

Angel Sanchez
Bulls .05 (Lincoln)

Miguel Tejada
Copperfields .11 (Manzella)
Bulls .08 (Kottaras)

Jason Bourgeois
Ruffins .05 (Open)

Chris Dickerson
Ruffins .05 (Stetter)

Ernesto Frieri
Ruffins .05 (Fulchino)

Brendan Ryan
Copperfields .05 (Crosby)

2010 Trading Complete

The 2010 CFCL Trade Deadline has passed quietly with no trades being completed on the final day. Not surprising considering 21 trades have been made since Opening Day. There may not have been any players left to trade or any owners with the energy to think of a deal.

No trading is allowed until the end of the first round of Winter Waivers, sometime in January 2011.

We are now just two hours and fifty-three minutes away from our next deadline, normal Free Agent Bidding as well as IFAB. All bids and associated moves must be submitted by 3pm Central Time.

Ruffins & Copperfields Redux

A week after combining on a 10-player trade, the Ruffins and Copperfields are at it again, though this time on a smaller scale.

With twelve hours remaining until the trade deadline, the Copperfields agreed to send outfielder Josh Willingham (.23 12+) to the Ruffins for starting pitcher Clayton Richard (.10 12+), shortstop prospect Dee Gordon (.05 Mx), and the Ruffins 7th round Rotation Draft pick in 2011.

FAAB Balances and Weekend Deadlines

Knowing that there are likely plenty of teams out there preparing to empty their FAAB coffers in the hopes of landing Scotty Pods this Sunday, here are the current FAAB balances for all teams:

• Morkertzuma's Revenge - .68
• David's Copperfields - .33
• Twin Killers - .60
• DoorMatts - .21
• Dem Rebels - .55
• Graging Bulls - .65
• David's Ruffins - .45
• Candy Colored Clowns - .30
• Mo's Red Hots - .46
• Kenndoza Line - .43

I pulled these balances directly from the Excel roster sheet n preparation for IFAB Day, that is available in the Download Center of the CFCL Internet Headquarters.  If you feel you have a different amount available to spend, contact me ASAP so we can investigate.  Remember that on the Excel rosters you can hover your cursor over the amount and a pop-up window will display a list of the free agents you've acquired during the season to day and the amount you paid for each.

As noted previously, IFAB Day will coincide with our regular weekly FAAB date/time this year, which reduces the novelty quite a bit.  Here's a recap on this weekend's action (all times Central):

Sat July 31 (3:00 PM) - MLB Trading Deadline
Sun August 1 (Noon) - CFCL Trading Deadline
Sun August 1 (3:00 PM) - Sunday and IFAB Day Free Agent Bids Due

Clowns At It Again

The Candy Colored Clowns continued their tour of potential CFCL trading partners, this time matching up with the Copperfields for a deal.

In a trade just completed, the Clowns acquired currently-injured second baseman Chase Utley (.40 11+) for often-injured outfielder Carlos Beltran (.19 12+).

The Copperfields become the seventh team the Clowns have dealt with this year, leaving just the DoorMatts and Twin Killers yet undealt with.

The Trade Deadline Approacheth

As noted by Rich in earlier blog posts and in e-mail, the 2010 CFCL Trade Deadline is Noon Central Time on Sunday August 1.  All phone calls or e-mails reporting trades must be timestamped by then or earlier in order to make the cut.  In addition to the particulars of the deal, those e-mails and phone calls must also include any associated moves required to bring your roster into compliance with roster size, positional, and salary cap requirements.

A couple reminders/tips to help ensure your Trade Deadline Day reporting goes smoothly:

• Remember that Rich is out of town - send e-mails reporting all trades and associated moves to both David M. and Michael C, with a copy to Rich.
• If you're trading Rotation Draft picks, be sure to check out the Draft Pick Tracker to ensure that both you and your trading partner actually own the picks you think you do.  I recently asked everyone to ensure that the tracker was correct and I received notification of only one change, so the Tracker should accurately reflect the current distribution of Draft picks.
• Remember that no trade is official until ALL involved parties report it to the Front Office.  If that means you have to harrass your trading partners until they send their notification e-mails, so be it.
• It goes without saying that you should ensure you'll be able to field a legal roster (size/positions/salary) at the completion of each deal, but at this time of year it wouldn't be a bad idea to make sure your trading partner has all his ducks in a row in terms of associated moves.  You don't want to work on getting your final blockbuster into place, report it to the Front Office, then discover later that your trading parter was left one OF short.
• If you have any questions, ask...

Happy dealing!