Holiday Reminder

Nine shopping days left until Christmas, eight shopping days left until Hanukkah but the bigger issue is only 15 Decision Days left until Winter Waivers.

Your Winter Waiver cuts are due by 3pm of the first Sunday of January.  The Calendar Gods are screwing with those of you that are party animals, because the first Sunday of January in 2017 is also known as New Year's Day!  So if you are going to be doing it big on New Year's Eve, I would suggest submitting your Winter Waivers PRIOR to January 1st.

I need to receive all cuts by 3pm Sunday the 1st.  First claiming period will then be 3pm, Thursday, January 5th.

You all know the drill and the detailed rules are in the Constitution, but highlights are:

Keep 23 players.

No positional requirements.  Keep 23 catchers if you want.

No salary cap.

DO NOT get caught in the thinking that you have to waive 17 players (you had a 40 man roster last year so to keep 23 you would cut 17).  That may not be the case.  You cannot waive an "S" contract player or a "16" contract players.  Those guys have already been purged from your team.  So it's possible you currently have a roster of 35 players.  That means you only have to waive 12 players.

If you have questions, visit the Constitution.  Send me an e-mail.

Oh, and have a Happy and Safe holiday!!

2016 CFCL Champion

Congratulations to David's Ruffins for defending their title with yet another championship!  Job well done.

And congratulations to all owners this season.  There were some battles all the way to the last day of the year.

Last Minute Keepers

This Sunday, August 28th, is the final FAAB Day of the year where you get to keep the players you acquire from the Free Agent Pool.  Anyone you get tomorrow will be assigned the normal 18+ contract status.

Starting next Sunday, September 4th, anyone you purchase from the Free Agent Pool will receive an "S" contract and will be released from your team at the end of the season.

Happy Shopping!

CFCL 2016 Trade Season In The Books

Some action on the final trading day, but no huge block busters as in previous years.  Personally I think that's a good thing. 


Anything can happen over the next two months, but the exit polls have spoken and the CFCL Front Office would like to congratulate the Ruffins on their 6th CFCL title.




.......that excruciating wail you just heard came from North Carolina where the Ruffins are currently cursing the Front Office and no doubt throwing things around the Professorial Manor convinced that their pennant run has just been jinxed.


Being in seventh affords me little to enjoy this season.  I have to create my own fun.

Killers and Line Limbo Under the Trade Deadline

With six minutes remaining in the trade season, the Killers and Line reported a deal.


Killers trade Tanner Roark (.10 16) to the Line for Adieny Hechavarria (.01 17+) and their 3rd round pick for 2017.


And in an interesting "Behind The Scenes But Not Quite Consummated" story, the Rebels and Clowns exchanged a flurry of five trade proposals in the last nine minutes of the trade season but just ran out of time before agreeing to a deal.


Any other interesting negotiations and just ran out of time?

Trade Deadline Day Begins

Kicking off the Trade Deadline Day early (trade reported before 7am), the Kenndoza Line make a move to shore up their bullpen by dealing Roman Quinn (.05 Mx) to the Sombreros for Pedro Baez (.04 18+).

Going For The Lock Down

Not waiting to see what the other contenders will do, the Ruffins continued to make moves to enhance their strangle hold on 1st place and their potential 6th CFCL title.






The Ruffins trade Stephen Piscotty (.05 17+), Robbie Ray (.10 18+), Eloy Jimenez (.02 Mx) and their 4th round pick for 2017 to the Revenge in exchange for Stephen Strasburg (.38 18+), Dee Gordon (.10 16!), Jayson Werth (.11 18+) and their 2nd and 9th round picks for 2017.