Roster Cut and Draft Day Information

The cuts are in!  The numbers have been crunched.  Full Draft Prep is on.

Interesting information below.  One team has more money to spend than the GNP of most small nations.  Two .50 players were kept. Lots of big names tossed back in the pool and a fair amount of Winter Waiver players kept.

Below are some of the particulars of the cuts.  For rosters, click on the link on the right hand side or give our OnRoto Master a little time and he'll have the rosters updated there.

**  OH!  ONE LAST THING!!  **  I have heard from a couple of you on putting your name on the EC ballot and submitting your Ruffin Privilege guess.  Anyone that hasn’t responded yet, please let me know if you’re on the ballot and what your RP guess is.  Thanks!

Here is some of the fun information:

BIG NAMES CUT

Matt Kemp

Jhonny Peralta

Carlos Gonzalez

Jason Heyward

Jose Reyes (* The Beatniks will absorb a .13 penalty for cutting Reyes)

Gio Gonzalez

Ryan Braun

Javy Baez

Ryan Zimmerman

Neil Walker

Adam Wainwright

Adrian Gonzalez

Yoenis Cespedes

Wil Myers

Matt Holliday

James Shields

Angel Pagan

Dexter Fowler

Jon Lester

Cliff Lee (That one was for the Beatniks)

Jon Gray

Long Term Contracts

David Peralta  2 years  .13 (DoorMatts)

Kolten Wong  2 years .07 (DoorMatts)

Gregory Polanco 2 years .10 (Revenge)

Lucas Duda 2 years .06 (Revenge)

Anthony Rendon  2 years .12 (Sombreros)

Gerrit Cole  3 years .20 (Sombreros)

Jacob DeGrom 3 years .15 (Sombreros)

Jake Arrieta  2 years .10 (Swing)

Yasiel Puig 2 years  .20 (Kenndoza Line)

Matt Harvey 2 years  .13  (Twin Killers)

X Contracts

Kyle Hendricks (DoorMatts)

Winter Waivers Kept

Nick Ahmed

Michael Taylor

Brandon Belt

JJ Hoover

Wilmer Flores

Domingo Santana

Mark Reynolds

Money

Dem Rebels need 8 players and have $1.23 to spend (15.4 average per player)

Beatniks  14 players  $1.36 (9.7)

DoorMatts  10 players  1.35 (13.5)

Clowns  11 players  1.08 (9.8)

Revenge  9 players  1.62  (18.0)

Sombreros  11 players  1.36  (12.4)

Kenndoza Line  9 players  .95  (10.6)

Swing  13 players  1.25  (9.6)

Ruffins  8 players  .46  (5.9)

Killers 11 players  1.27 (11.5)

Clowns - Golden Sombrero Trade

The Clowns trade Jorge Soler (.02 17+) to the Sombreros in exchange for Devin Mesorasco (.12 16+) and the Sombrero 8th round pick.

Deadline Deal

With four days remaining until the Roster Freeze Deadline, the Beatniks and Line pulled off a deal.

The Beatniks traded the alliterative (Beatniks words) Freddie Freeman (.34 17+) and Shawn Kelley (.05 17+) to the Line in exchange for a trove of minor leaguers:  Billy McKinney (.02 Mx), Aaron Blair (.10 Mx) and Albert Almora (.05 Mx).

Rumor has it the Beatniks wouldn't complete the deal unless Cliff Lee was thrown in.  Once they were convinced the Killers have Lee, the Beatniks completed the deal quickly and then consulted their CFCL rolodex for the number to the Killers front office.

One Week Until Roster Freeze

Gentlemen -

Here's a quick reminder of what is facing us for the next two weeks.

1)  Roster Freeze Day is one week from today.  Roster Cut Sheets are due by 3pm next Sunday (March 27th).  March 27th is also Easter Sunday.  So if chocolate bunnies and colored Easter eggs are part of your family activities that day, you may want to submit your cuts earlier in the weekend.  I will have the cuts, LTCs and money per team listed late Sunday night or Monday morning.  Due to prior commitments I won't be able to get things posted at 3:05pm like past years.  And if there are any mistakes on Roster Cut sheets, it will take me longer to post the results as I will need to clarify things.  So if you have any questions, please e-mail or call me this week.

1b)  No trades are allowed once you submit your Roster Cut Sheet.  If there are any trade discussions going on, start getting it wrapped up.

2)  Executive Committee.  To date I have received notification from two owners that they do not want to be listed on the ballot.  If I do not hear from you by next Sunday, your name will be on the ballot and you will be eligible to be elected to the EC.

3)  Draft Day is 13 days from now.  Saturday, April 2nd at noon, my office building.  I will be there between 10:30 and 11am, so feel free to arrive any time after that.  We have papers to hand out, pictures to take, trophy ball to sign, EC to elect and all of that, hopefully, will be completed by noon so we can kick off CFCL 2016 (33 years and counting.  "We're not even halfway there!") with the Ruffin Privilege at noon sharp.

4)  Speaking of the Ruffin Privilege.  We will be playing the Ruffin Privilege Game again.  With your roster cuts, submit who you think will be the first player nominated along with the winning bid.  Winner gets some amazing baseball prizes.

5)  CFCL fees are due on Draft Day.  $120 per team.  No exceptions.  I don't want to have to chase people down for money throughout the season so please bring your money to the draft.

6)  Kyle Schwarber Bobblehead Night with the Cougars.  Tickets are $13 each.  I would like to collect a final head count and money for the tickets on Draft Day.  The game is Thursday, June 16th at 6:30pm.

7)  Post Game Wrap Up.  Last year we headed to Mullen's on the corner of Naperville and Warrenville Roads after the draft.  If you're so inclined, interested owners are invited to meet up there.

8)  Refreshments.  You can bring anything you would like to get you through the day (no alcohol).  There is a refridgerator that may have some space to store some things, but I can't count on enough space for ten teams to stash their goodies.  There are vending machines with pop and candy as well as a microwave oven.  All I ask if you make sure you clean up your garbage and crumbs so we don't have an issue reserving the room for next  year.

9)  I  have saved the best for last.  Owner Emeritus David Mahlan will be there.  Now that may not seem like a big deal since David annually is generous with his time to stop by and take the official league photo.  Well THIS year he has agreed to be our Official Recorder of the Auction.  He will keep track of the bids and announce the team that acquired the player and the winning auction price.  This should prove to be invaluable to us to have the CFCL Founder on  hand keeping us accurate on our bids.

Any questions about anything, please e-mail, text or call.  See you in 13 days!

Rebels - Ruffins Deal

With 24 days remaining until Draft Day 2016, the Ruffins and Dem Rebels pulled off a blockbuster, swapping rotation picks for a marginal middle infielder.

The Ruffins trade Cesar Hernandez (.05 17+) and their 6th round pick to Dem Rebels for their 4th and 9th round picks.

Trade For The New Guy

The  Golden Sombreros jumped into the trade pool by trading a few pitchers for some corner help.

The Sombreros trade Jonathon Niese (.02 16+) and Shelby Miller (.13 17+) to Dem Rebels for Justin Bour (.05 17+).

Prepping for Draft Day 2016

I was looking at the calendar this morning and suddenly realized that Draft Day is 30 days away.  Don't know how this is possible, but it looks like that's the case.


So there are some things to take care of before Saturday, April 2nd (Draft Day).


I will be sending out the Roster Cut Sheets early next week (possibly this weekend).  These are due back to me no later than Sunday, March 27th at 3pm Central time.  That also happens to be Easter so if you look for eggs or do other big activities that day, you may want to get me your cuts before the 27th. 


My goal is to have the cuts and Draft Day Rosters out to you by the night of the 27th, I can't promise that because I don't know when I'll receive all your cuts.  The earlier I get them, the more likely I can turn it around on the 27th.  But I know you need all the time necessary to make final decisions on your players.


Keep in mind the following for making cuts and positioning your players on the roster.  At this point, EVERY PLAYER belongs on your ACTIVE roster.  You have to find justification to move them to the reserve list.  Such justification is if a player gets demoted to the minors, or gets placed on the DL.  Being suspended or day to day with an injury does not allow him to start on your reserve list.


You may keep no more than 15 National League players and 4 Minor League players.  If you want to keep more minor leaguers then you have to reduce your NL players by the same amount.  Essentially you cannot walk into the draft with more than 19 players.  Any questions?  E-mail me or read the Constitution.


On Draft Day we will be taking the league photo, handing out paperwork, discussing last minute changes to the Master Draft Sheet and collecting fees before David Holian kicks off the festivities with the Ruffin Privilege.


Fees - I will collect $120 from all owners.  You can write a check payable to me or give me cash at the draft.  If you want, you can send your fees earlier.  E-mail or text me for my address.  Please make sure that you submit fee payment no later than Draft Day.  I don't want to chase people down after the Draft.


Cougar Game - Happily EVERY in town owner has verbally committed to going to the Cougar game on June 16th (Schwarber Bobblehead Night).  On Draft Day I will be asking for a final head count from each of you and for payment of the tickets.  Right now, the tickets are $13 each.  Shortly after Draft Day I will reach out to my contact at the Cougars to place the order.  There is a good chance that he will offer us a discount on the price of the tickets, but I don't know that for sure.  If he does, I'll give you back the excess at the game.  Because we're a decent sized group (so far we're looking at roughly 20 people attending) I want to get the order in early so we can get decent seats all together.  Remember - the more the merrier.  Bring your family.  Bring friends.


Trade Deadline - Quick reminder.  You are allowed to make trades up until the time that you submit your roster cuts to me.  Once you submit your cuts, you cannot make any trades or changes to your roster - no exceptions.  So if you want to submit your cuts on Thursday because you have a busy weekend, bless you.  That's great.  But if on Saturday you get an amazing trade offer, you cannot accept.


Post Draft Wrap Up - Like last year, any interested owners wanting to gather to recap the draft or just hang out are welcome to do so.  It seemed like an easy fit to meet at the restaurant/bar at the northeast corner of Naperville and Warrenville Roads.


While we plan to kick off the Ruffin Privilege at 12 noon, there are a few things to take of before the draft starts so if you can arrive around 11:30 that would be great.  I will be there between 10:30 and 11am, so you are welcome to come between then and 11:30.


Address is:  4300 Commerce Court (Suite 300) in the Daily Herald Building, Lisle, IL 60532.


Looking forward to seeing you all on the 2nd!!