Wrapping up the Season

Sorry things have been so quiet here at the Front Office.  After the trade deadline, not much has needed to be addressed.

But as we head in to the home stretch there are some things to be aware of.

Most importantly is the standings.  Some amazing races, which seems to be a constant in the CFCL for the last decade or so.

The Line and Revenge are a mere four points apart with a month to go.

The Bulls, Beatniks and Rebels are fighting it out for 4th, 5th and 6th.

And the Killers, Ruffins and DoorMatts are pushing each other 7th through 9th.

But more immediate is how we handle the transition into September.  So here are a couple of reminders:

• This weekend (Labor Day Weekend) is the last chance to acquire a Free Agent and have him on a 16+ contract.  Sunday is August 31st so bidding is as normal.  The following Sunday (September 7th) and every Sunday until the end of the season, any player acquired via FAAB will be assigned an "S" contract and will be released at the end of this season (unless someone feels compelled to bid .25 or higher on a player).
• Monday is September 1st (and transaction day).  As of September 1st you are allowed to add an additional player to your Active Roster for September Roster Expansion.  The player can be either offense or pitching, whatever you prefer. 

**Please keep in mind YOU ARE ALLOWED A GRAND TOTAL OF 40 PLAYERS ON YOUR ROSTER!!**

During the season we typically have 23 active and 17 reserved.  If you use the SRE option you would have 24 active and 16 reserved.  You ARE NOT allowed to acquire an extra player to fill the empty reserve spot if you have an extra active player.  You are allowed A TOTAL OF 40 PLAYERS.

Questions?  E-mail me.

Good luck to all on you push to a higher spot in the standings.  Now would be a good time to start thinking about players on your roster who should be considered in the voting for the various awards we have.

I'll try to put together a comprehensive list, but I have some personal things that will be taking my time this fall and I'm not sure how much dedicated time I can devote to putting together an awesome ballot.

Trade Flurry

Actually it's not so much a flurry of activity as opposed to a friggin' avalanche.

Five teams have coordinated to make four trades.  Without further ado:

Ruffins trade Jayson Werth (.16 15+), Hanley Ramirez (.21 15+), Jonathon Lucroy (.14 15+), David Wright (.27 14) and Wil Venable (.04 14) to the Revenge for Nolan Arenado (.02 15+), Marcel Ozuna (.02 15+), Charlie Blackmon (.10 16+), Corey Seager (.05 Mx) and their 9th pick.

I believe this is the first time ever that David Wright has played a NL game for anyone other than the Ruffins.

Candy Colored Clowns trade Travis D'Arnaud (.10 16+) to the Swing for Anthony Recker (.01 16+) and Eddie Butler (.05 Mx).

Candy Colored Clowns trade Jake DeGrom (.05 16+) and Yovanni Gallardo (.07 16+) to the Bulls for Todd Frazier (.10 14)

Revenge trade Hector Rondon (.07 15+) and Nick Wittgren (.02 Mx) to the Bulls for Justin Morneau (.15 16+)

That's it!  Deadline has passed.  Good luck to everyone trying to move up!

Revenge Staying Step For Step

The Revenge, not letting the Line get more than a couple of hours ahead of them, stayed step for step by acquiring some rotational help from the DoorMatts.

The Revenge sent hot hitting secondbaseman, Kolton Wong (.02 16+) and Pirate pitching prospect Nick Kingham (.02 Mx) to the DoorMatts in exchange for a pair of Jordans, Zimmerman (.12 14!) and Walden (.10 16+).

Amazingly, this did not deplete the DoorMatts roster of Jordans, only cut it in half (Schafer & Lyles remain).

With teams doing everything they can to win this year, I submit to you it will be very difficult to identify an obvious GM of the Year.

Cincinnati connection continues

Working to fine tune their rosters until just before the deadline, the Clowns and Line pulled off another trade.

A straight swap of relievers sent Pat Neshek (.05 16+) to the Line for Ken Giles (.05 16+).

Stay tuned to this local station for the latest in CFCL trades!

IFAB and Trade Deadline Reminder

Don't forget, tomorrow (the day after the MLB trade deadline) the CFCL has the Interleague Free Agent Bid Day.  In order to not have to wait until Sunday to snatch up all the talented players coming over from the American League (so far just Justin Masterson), a few years ago we created the IFAB Day, wherein you are allowed (to the limit of your remaining FAAB) to bid on not only players coming over from the AL, but ANY player in the Free Agent Pool.

Deadline for bids for 2014 is 3pm, August 1st.

Also, the CFCL Trade Deadline is for 2014 is Friday, August 1st, noon Central time.  It's always August 1st, noon Central time, but for 2014 it's Friday.  If you have any last minute deals you're trying to wrap up, keep in mind that all involved teams have to report the deal to the Commission by Friday noon, WITH ASSOCIATE MOVES in order for it to be valid.

Three Way Trade, for the most part

A deal involving three teams was announced today.

The Kenndoza Line, trying to secure their third CFCL Championship, traded Rafael Montero (.02 Mx) and their 15th pick to the Candy Colored Clowns for their 6th and 13th picks.

The Line then traded the picks they acquired from the Clowns (6 & 13), along with Christian Yelich (.10 15+), Danny Espinosa (.10 16+) and Trevor Rosenthal (.01 15+) to the Ruffins in exchange for Zach Grienke (.18 15+), Mat Latos (.21 15+), Emelio Bonifacio (.04 16+) and the Ruffins 15th pick.

Revenge and Swing Make Deal

Morkertzuma's Revenge, doing what it can to make up the 5.5 points they lag behind the Kenndoza Line, swapped pitching with the Swing today.

The Revenge sent minor league stud Archie Bradley (.05 Mx) and Nathan Eovaldi (.15 16+) along with their 7th and 8th round picks to the Swing in exchange for the newly minted A's, Jeff Samardzija (.06 15!) and Jason Hammel (.05 16+).

With eight legitimate pitching points in play and within reach of the Revenge now, the sweating has begun in Cincinnati.