K Wood Results - 2016

The DoorMatts, behind a stellar outing by John Lackey, claimed the $25 mlb.com gift card.

Kerry Wood - 20
DoorMatts - 19
Ruffins - 16
Dem Rebels - 13
Twin Killers - 10
Clowns - 9
Beatniks - 9
Kenndoza Line - 8
Swing - 7
Sombreros - 5
Revenge - 0

K Wood Day Reminder

As you rush to make your last minute roster changes for the weekend, remember that today (May 6th) is K Wood Day.  The anniversary of Kerry Wood striking out 20 Houston Astros back in 1998 (the game Owner Emeritus David Mahlan ALMOST saw).

Quick reminder on the rules.  The team that records the most strikeouts (not by their hitters - effectively leaving Dem Rebels out of the running) by the pitchers on their ACTIVE roster will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to MLB.com.

Results will be posted later tonight or tomorrow morning.  Good luck!

Swing and Revenge Trade

Trade to report, but it can't be said any better than the two teams involved.

Revenge:  The Revenge and the Swing have agreed to swap:

Danny Espinosa for Alex Guerrero.  

It's the little things...

Swing:  The Swing agree to the trade (and with the sentiment). We are pleased to welcome Alex Guerrero to our reserve roster and our DL, where he will find plenty of company.

First Trade of the 2016 Season

The first trade of the 2016 season has been completed and . . . hey!  here's a surprise - it involves the Clowns.

For some reason the Clowns wanted to pick up a Chicago Cub so they approached the Beatniks and the result was:

Clowns trade Brandon Drury (.01 18+) to the Beatniks in exchange for Javier Baez (.05 18+).

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.