Summer - Winter Keeper League - SEASON 30

Players avaialble to deal, looking primarily for FA picks this year:

Next year FA picks
JD Martinez LF/DH
Mitch Garver C
Luis Castillo SP
Luis Patino RP
Spencer Howard SP (prospect)
Prospect picks 2nd/3rd/4th rounds
Dansby Swanson SS 2e7 $4.97 and Brian Anderson 3B 1e27 $4.38, could be dealt in right deal

Prospect rules include:

3) Owners control the rights of their prospects for no longer than 2 years. At the end of 2 years (from time of draft) a prospect must either be promoted to the MLB roster or released.

Question from ironwill1: "Some of the keeper leagues I am in have allowed the GMs to hold needing to promote minor leaguers for this year since their was no season for the players. Are we going to have that same courtesy in this league?"

Shall we forego the requirement about promoting the minor leaguers this year? (i.e., make it optional?)
1. ironwill1 - YES
2. jflatour99 - YES (sorry, didn't understood at first)
3. Lakeviewdave - YES
4. Oldmansmith2 - YES
5. willmurr24 - YES
6. tcochran - NO
7. denorien - YES
8. kihoover - NO

5 managers to vote still on this topic

Prospect rules include:

3) Owners control the rights of their prospects for no longer than 2 years. At the end of 2 years (from time of draft) a prospect must either be promoted to the MLB roster or released.

Question from ironwill1: "Some of the keeper leagues I am in have allowed the GMs to hold needing to promote minor leaguers for this year since their was no season for the players. Are we going to have that same courtesy in this league?"

Shall we forego the requirement about promoting the minor leaguers this year? (i.e., make it optional?)
1. ironwill1 - YES
2. jflatour99 - YES (sorry, didn't understood at first)
3. Lakeviewdave - YES
4. Oldmansmith2 - YES
5. willmurr24 - YES
6. tcochran - NO
7. denorien - YES
8. kihoover - NO
9. JMP1 - YES

5 managers to vote still on this topic

Prospect rules include:

3) Owners control the rights of their prospects for no longer than 2 years. At the end of 2 years (from time of draft) a prospect must either be promoted to the MLB roster or released.

Question from ironwill1: "Some of the keeper leagues I am in have allowed the GMs to hold needing to promote minor leaguers for this year since their was no season for the players. Are we going to have that same courtesy in this league?"

Shall we forego the requirement about promoting the minor leaguers this year? (i.e., make it optional?)
1. ironwill1 - YES
2. jflatour99 - YES (sorry, didn't understood at first)
3. Lakeviewdave - YES
4. Oldmansmith2 - YES
5. willmurr24 - YES
6. tcochran - NO
7. denorien - YES
8. kihoover - NO
9. JMP1 - YES
10. tpiercersn
11. damien666
12. knight1

seems like we're gonna start the draft later than usual...

[quote="tcochran"]Prospect rules include:

3) Owners control the rights of their prospects for no longer than 2 years. At the end of 2 years (from time of draft) a prospect must either be promoted to the MLB roster or released.

Question from ironwill1: "Some of the keeper leagues I am in have allowed the GMs to hold needing to promote minor leaguers for this year since their was no season for the players. Are we going to have that same courtesy in this league?"

Shall we forego the requirement about promoting the minor leaguers this year? (i.e., make it optional?)
1. ironwill1 - YES
2. jflatour99 - YES (sorry, didn't understood at first)
3. Lakeviewdave - YES
4. Oldmansmith2 - YES
5. willmurr24 - YES
6. tcochran - NO
7. denorien - YES
8. kihoover - NO
9. JMP1 - YES
10. tpiercersn
11. damien666
12. knight1 - YES

Drops (13):
Jason Castro C SD
Elvis Andrus SS TEX
Brian Dozier - NO CARD
Hunter Pence OF SF
Alex Gordon OF KC
Yasiel Puig - NO CARD
Mike Fiers SP OAK
Luis Severino - NO CARD
Jordan Hicks - NO CARD
Ian Kennedy RP KC
Tommy Kahnle - NO CARD
Gio Gonzalez SP/RP CHW
Carlos Martinez SP STL

Prospect drop(1):
Yoenis Cespedes OF NYM

Prospect promotions (1):
Anthony Kay RP TOR

Keepers(28):
Blake Snell SP TB
Max Scherzer SP WAS
Zack Wheeler SP PHI
Zach Davies SP SD
Chris Bassitt SP OAK
Justus Sheffield SP SEA
David Price SP LAD - NO CARD
Anthony Kay RP TOR - Promotion
Justin Wilson RP NYM
Tyler Webb RP STL
Archie Bradley RP CIN
Will Harris RP WAS
Edwin Diaz RP NYM
Yadier Molina C STL
Kurt Suzuki C WAS
Christian Walker 1B ARI
Yuli Gurriel 1B HOU
Eric Hosmer 1B SD
Robinson Cano 2B NYM
Aledmys Diaz IF/OF HOU
Kike Hernandez IF/OF LAD
Eduardo Escobar 3B/2B ARI
Adrubal Cabrera 1B/3B WAS
Marcus Semien SS OAK
Corey Dickerson OF MIA
Ramon Laureano OF OAK
Hunter Renfroe OF TB
Kole Calhoun OF ARI

Prospects (1):
Brett Baty 3B NYM

Prospect rules include:

3) Owners control the rights of their prospects for no longer than 2 years. At the end of 2 years (from time of draft) a prospect must either be promoted to the MLB roster or released.

Question from ironwill1: "Some of the keeper leagues I am in have allowed the GMs to hold needing to promote minor leaguers for this year since their was no season for the players. Are we going to have that same courtesy in this league?"

Shall we forego the requirement about promoting the minor leaguers this year? (i.e., make it optional?)
1. ironwill1 - YES
2. jflatour99 - YES (sorry, didn't understood at first)
3. Lakeviewdave - YES
4. Oldmansmith2 - YES
5. willmurr24 - YES
6. tcochran - NO
7. denorien - YES
8. kihoover - NO
9. JMP1 - YES
10. tpiercersn - YES, via PM
11. damien666
12. knight1 - YES

That's 9 YES votes, so promoting prospects who were drafted with the 2018 card set will be optional.

Please post roster updates, as needed. Drops as originally posted will be considered to be final when a manager posts his first pick of the annual draft.

The Cross-Tie Walkers drop:
Jorge Alfaro
Alex Avila
CJ Cron
Josh Donaldson
Hector Neris
Colin Poche
Wilson Ramos
Josh Reddick
Eddie Rosario
JB Wendelken
Forrest Whitley
Jordan Yamamoto

Prospect Promotions:
Alec Bohm
Ke'Bryan Hayes

Drops done: (still missing 3)

1. knight1 -YES
2. Oldmansmith2 -YES
3. tcochran - YES
4. damien666 - YES
5. kihoover - YES
6. ironwill1 -
7. tpiercersn -
8. willmurr24 -
9. JMP1 - YES
10. Denorien - YES
11. jflatour99 - YES
12. lakeviewdave - YES