Know When To Hold 'Em (Keeper League)

[nythawk129921]

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[SEANCALHOON]

AP

Johnny Damon will be searching for a new home in the "Know When to Hold 'Em" league as well as MLB due to the trade that was finalized this morning between the SoCal Running Rebs and the Heffer's Clydesdales II.

The trade sent Damon along with Mark Buerhle, Justin Duchscherer, and Alex Gonzalez (of Marlins) to SoCal for Mark Texiera, Jamey Moyer and Randy Winn.

Damon had this to say at the press conference with the 4 new members:
"I am excited to join the Rebs for the upcoming season and hopefully beyond. I loved my time in Birchrunville (Home of the Clydes), and will really miss my teamates, the organization and most of all the fans."

One Reb official had this to say about Damon in the Reb uniform: "He looks like a Reb, sounds like a Reb, he is a Reb."

At the Clydesdales press conference the mood was jubulant. The manger, Hooner11 kept mentioning Wynn hitting in front of Texiera and having a solid veterin in Moyer to sit in the #3 spot in the rotation was a step forward in their offseason plan.

"Right now we have laid the groundwork for an exciting offseason. Randy Winn is a dynamic leadoff hitter vs RH, and a good defensive Of. Mark gives us the presence in the #4 spot that we needed to space our lineup out and give us a great professional hitter. We are sad to see Johnny and Duke (Duchscherer), Buerhle and A-Gon. go, but this is a business and this is the right step for our team."

Only time will tell which club will benefit more.

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[PETERLE]

Jack - check your PM

[Jack377]

The High Desert Mavericks have agreed to send 2nd Baseman Ronnie Belliard to the Velvet Underground in exchange for Starting Pitcher A.J. Burnett.

Underground Manager Lou Reed said, "It'll be good to get Burnett and his attitude out of our clubhouse. It's really a case of addition by subtraction."

Reed is hoping for extra base production from his new 2nd Sacker and solid defense, paired with Juan Uribe, up the middle.

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[PETERLE]

After completely the Belliard for Burnett trade, Desert Mavs management held a quick conference. Their GM/manager, Bun B, stated, "The trade for Burnett bolsters our starting staff. Its no secret that after losing 100 games, we had to start making some changes. Burnett gives us a quality arm every 3-4 days and takes the pressure off our bullpen. Losing Belliard hurts but we believe Kent's glove has improved enough to be the starter at 2B and we will be looking for a new DH this season."

Bun B went on to state, "We have several players still under contract for next season and we still have strong confidence in their abilities. Yes, catcher and 3B are still in question. Those voids will be filled through FA and trades if possible. We will look for players to complement our starters and upgrades in our pitching corp, as with the Burnett trade."

Along with Burnett, here are the other guarantee pitchers to return:
K Rogers
Madson
Baez
Chad Cordero

For the starters who will be back next season:
C ?? (Mike Redmond will be backup)
1B - Wilkerson
2B - Kent
3B - ???
SS - Furcal
RF - Giles
LF - Berkman
CF - Beltran
DH - ??

[SEANCALHOON]

With the wait for the cards to come out, I wanted to provide ya'll a list of my potential keepers. This group is pretty set, and includes the pre-card deal mentioned earlier.

Pitchers:
Johan Santana
J. Moyer
Isringhausen

Positional:
V. Martinez - C
Y. Molina - C
M. Texiera - 1B
L. Castillo - 2B
B. Hall - SS/3B/2B
A. Ramirez - 3B
A. Huff - 1B/RF/3B
B. Hawpe - OF
R. Winn - OF
J. Guillen - OF


I would be interested in dealing: Guillen, Molina, Castillo, Hall, Huff and Ramirez

[lumbercompanysouth]

This is ugly

Pitchers:
Clemens
Johnson
Mulder
Silva
Quals

Positional:
Mauer
Helton
Wright
Vlad
Biggio ???

We're turning this baby over like the Florida Marlins due after a World Series

[Jack377]

Here's how the squad is shaping up right now...


[b:74ccfbd4b1]Pitching Staff:[/b:74ccfbd4b1]
Josh Beckett
Mark Prior
Francisco Rodriguez
Damaso Marte
Rafael Bentancourt
Dan Wheeler


[b:74ccfbd4b1]Position Players:[/b:74ccfbd4b1]
Rod Barajas - C
Chad Tracy - 1B
Ronnie Belliard - 2B
Miguel Cabrera - 3B
Juan Uribe - SS
Jim Edmonds - CF
Gary Sheffield - RF
Brady Clark - DH

[b:74ccfbd4b1]Dan Haren, Lyle Overbay, Kahlil Green, and Adrian Beltre [/b:74ccfbd4b1]are on the block for SP, LF, C prospects...discussions are already underway with a couple of owners...

Jack

[FRANKWAELTERMANN]

Let's see what I have left:

pitchers:
D. Bush
L. Hernandez
Je. Williams
E. DuBose ??
J. Tavarez
J. Cerda ??

hitters:
C: Pierzynski, Torrealba
1B: K. Millar ?
2B: M. Giles
3B: ??
SS: Renteria
LF: M. Alou
CF: D. DeJesus
RF: ??
DH: ??

Anybody interested in O. Hernandez, W. Harris, J. Carroll ??