"THOSE WERE THE DAYS" LEAGUE

confirmed

thechamp87 trade

J. Bautista
A. De Aza
'08 1st FA
'15 3rd FA
'16 2nd FA

to tcochran for

'08 1st FA
'15 1st FA
'16 1st FA

thechamp87 trade

J. Bautista
A. De Aza
'08 1st FA
'15 3rd FA
'16 2nd FA

to tcochran for

'08 1st FA
'15 1st FA
'16 1st FA

Confirmed

Rosters are not finalized yet, but it is interesting to see the draft strategies as they play out in the total salaries of each team at the moment. The average is $73.18 mil, but the range is huge, from 24.50 to 110.02

PLAYING THE LONG GAME
1 team at 20-29 mil
3 teams at 30-39 mil

MUDDLE IN THE MIDDLE
3 teams at 50-59 mil
2 teams at 60-69 mil
3 teams at 70-79 mil

STARTING WITH A BANG
7 teams at 80-89 mil
3 teams at 90-99 mil
1 team at 100-109 mil
1 team over 109 mil

Dollars are Destiny, at least in the first year of a league with such divergent strategies.

STARTING WITH A BANG
Congrats to our playoff teams, which are all 5 of the ones with the largest payrolls plus 3 of the 7 at the next level.

PLAYING THE LONG GAME
And congrats to this season's doormats, as all 5 of the teams with the smallest payrolls will get to make the first picks in the draft.

So, if I have it right, we have to now pare down our rosters in this way:

(PRIOR TO DRAFT)
minimum of 18 players
maximum of 21 players

(POST DRAFT)
at least 24 carded players
no more than 28 players

If that's accurate, I will drop Molina, Kendall, Hinske, Miles, Moyer, Feldman and Hawkins.
That leaves me with 21 players pre-draft.

This my team status entering the draft

(PRIOR TO DRAFT)
minimum of 18 players
maximum of 21 players

(POST DRAFT)
at least 24 carded players
no more than 28 players

Will be dropping the following players
Jamey Wright
Braden Looper
Kyle Fransworth
Dmitri Young
Gary Matthews
Shannon Stewart
Doug Mientkiewicz

Dropping 7 players -which will leave me with 19

I will be protecting Freddie Garcia who does not have a card in 2008

I am dropping the following players:

Manny Corpas
Patrick Misch
Oscar Villareal
Kevin Mench
Frank Thomas
Eric Byrnes
Shawn Green
Abraham Nunez
Ronny Paulino
Jason Tyner

28 current - 10 drops = 18 prior to draft

If we drop to less than 20 players and draft 5, how are the extra spots in the auto list handled?

If we drop to less than 20 players and draft 5, how are the extra spots in the auto list handled?

In waivers, after league is loaded

If we drop to less than 20 players and draft 5, how are the extra spots in the auto list handled?

In waivers, after league is loaded

If dropping to 18-19 plus the 5 draftees, are spots 24 and/or 25 on auto list fair game like a 6th or 7th round pick?