9.25.2007
Porkins Meets Family Guy
The Family Guy spoof of Star Wars of course included a prominent scene with Porkins. This post is an open call and a reminder to search for an adequate picture from that episode of Porkins. As the top search result on Google for the terms "Porkins and Beane," we owe our potential audience, and Porkins's memory, that much effort. No more.
9.21.2007
2008 Keepers
It's never too early to start thinking about next year's keepers. A few things to remember:
-Teams should use the auction results posted on the blog to calculate a player's 2008 value. They must account for:
1. Auction value in 2007 (if any)
2. Inflation of $3 (unless player was 25 or younger as of opening day 2007)
3. Any injury adjustments
4. Any adjustments made due to the player being picked up off of the FA market or waivers
-The minimum value for any keeper is $15. This includes players who were not drafted in 2007.
-Rosters will be frozen on the last day of the season.
-A fifth keeper slot may be made available for one minor league player drafted prior to the 2008 auction. This issue will be finalized during the offseason.
-Teams should use the auction results posted on the blog to calculate a player's 2008 value. They must account for:
1. Auction value in 2007 (if any)
2. Inflation of $3 (unless player was 25 or younger as of opening day 2007)
3. Any injury adjustments
4. Any adjustments made due to the player being picked up off of the FA market or waivers
-The minimum value for any keeper is $15. This includes players who were not drafted in 2007.
-Rosters will be frozen on the last day of the season.
-A fifth keeper slot may be made available for one minor league player drafted prior to the 2008 auction. This issue will be finalized during the offseason.
8.17.2007
Trophies
I am thinking about giving out naming some award winners at the end of the year. I think we can probably come up with some serious ones and some pretty funny ones. If we come up with a good one, we can even give it out next year to give people something to shoot for. If anyone has any good suggestion, let me know. Some possibilities are:
Jimmy award for most transactions.
Least active manager award.
TISTAAPP award for team that relied the most on rookie pitchers.
Most improved award.
Worst falloff award.
Jimmy award for most transactions.
Least active manager award.
TISTAAPP award for team that relied the most on rookie pitchers.
Most improved award.
Worst falloff award.
7.06.2007
Proposed Minor League Amendment
Article 6 - Minor Leagues
(a) Minor League Draft - At a convenient time following the keeper deadline and preceding the auction draft, there shall be a supplemental draft round during which each Participant may draft one free agent minor league player at no cost to his draft day budget. This shall be the only time during the season when minor league players may be claimed outside of the the normal waiver process. The Participant with poorest record the previous season shall have the first pick and the Participant with the best record shall have the last pick, etc.
(b) Minor League Player - A minor league player shall be defined as any pitcher or hitter who has not yet qualified as a rookie according to MLB (a hitter who has not had 130 ABs or a pitcher who has not pitched 50 IP in any one major league season).
(c) At no time may a Participant claim rights to more than three minor league players.
(d) In connection with the passage of this Article, the Constitution shall be amended to add an additional bench slot.
(e) The Participant may lose exclusive rights to a claimed minor league player in three ways: (1) the minor league player is added to the hosting website's player universe and is not added to the Participant's roster within 15 days, (2) the Participant notifies the Commissioner of his desire to release a minor league player to acquire a new one before the Minor League Draft, or (3) a trade.
(f) In YEAR 1, when a player is no longer a minor league player as defined in subsection (b) of this Article, a Participant may keep this player at an initial cost of $5. After YEAR 1, normal keeper rules apply except as noted in (g)-(h) of this Article.
(g) Franchise Player - A Participant may tag one former minor league player exclusively from his team's minor league system as a "Franchise Player." This gives a Participant a potential fifth keeper slot for this limited purpose until such a time when the Participant no longer wants to keep that player.
(h) A Participant may only apply YPIA in year where a former minor league player's value is above the minimum value as noted in Article 4(c) (currently $15). Consequently, YPIA may only be applied in YEAR 3 at the earliest (if the player remains eligible).
(i) Each Participant's minor league system shall be posted on the FLB blog.
(a) Minor League Draft - At a convenient time following the keeper deadline and preceding the auction draft, there shall be a supplemental draft round during which each Participant may draft one free agent minor league player at no cost to his draft day budget. This shall be the only time during the season when minor league players may be claimed outside of the the normal waiver process. The Participant with poorest record the previous season shall have the first pick and the Participant with the best record shall have the last pick, etc.
(b) Minor League Player - A minor league player shall be defined as any pitcher or hitter who has not yet qualified as a rookie according to MLB (a hitter who has not had 130 ABs or a pitcher who has not pitched 50 IP in any one major league season).
(c) At no time may a Participant claim rights to more than three minor league players.
(d) In connection with the passage of this Article, the Constitution shall be amended to add an additional bench slot.
(e) The Participant may lose exclusive rights to a claimed minor league player in three ways: (1) the minor league player is added to the hosting website's player universe and is not added to the Participant's roster within 15 days, (2) the Participant notifies the Commissioner of his desire to release a minor league player to acquire a new one before the Minor League Draft, or (3) a trade.
(f) In YEAR 1, when a player is no longer a minor league player as defined in subsection (b) of this Article, a Participant may keep this player at an initial cost of $5. After YEAR 1, normal keeper rules apply except as noted in (g)-(h) of this Article.
(g) Franchise Player - A Participant may tag one former minor league player exclusively from his team's minor league system as a "Franchise Player." This gives a Participant a potential fifth keeper slot for this limited purpose until such a time when the Participant no longer wants to keep that player.
(h) A Participant may only apply YPIA in year where a former minor league player's value is above the minimum value as noted in Article 4(c) (currently $15). Consequently, YPIA may only be applied in YEAR 3 at the earliest (if the player remains eligible).
(i) Each Participant's minor league system shall be posted on the FLB blog.
6.25.2007
Potential 2008 Rule Changes
I am opening a discussion thread here to encourage participants to post regarding possible rule changes for next season. To get the discussion started, I am listing five areas that I have thought about that could need further refining. If you have already voiced your opinion on these matters in the past, I would ask you to allow other people to have the opening salvo.
1) adjustments to the amount of keepers allowed;
2) adjustments to the arbitrary keeper values from last year;
3) adjustment of the cost of inflation;
4) adjustment of the minimum keeper cost;
5) implementation of minor league keepers idea.
1) adjustments to the amount of keepers allowed;
2) adjustments to the arbitrary keeper values from last year;
3) adjustment of the cost of inflation;
4) adjustment of the minimum keeper cost;
5) implementation of minor league keepers idea.
4.04.2007
2007 Auction Results
Jimmy, LeetSauceII
Ivan Rodriguez $1.00
Lyle Overbay $5.00
Tadahito Iguchi $10.00
Miguel Tejada $33.00
Aramis Ramirez $30.00
Vladimir Guerrero $27.00
Ichiro Suzuki $20.00
Johnny Damon $24.00
Álex Ríos $18.00
Aubrey Huff $1.00
Nick Johnson $6.00
Carlos Guillen $10.00
Travis Hafner $15.00
Aaron Harang $15.00
Chris Carpenter $32.00
Roger Clemens $2.00
Derek Lowe $1.00
Chris Ray $1.00
Tom Glavine $1.00
Akinori Otsuka $2.00
Fernando Rodney $1.00
Jacque Jones $1.00
Eric Byrnes $1.00
Bob Wickman $1.00
Justin, Makyuu no Shoutai
Joe Mauer $15.00
Prince Fielder $15.00
Eric Young Jr $2.00
Derek Jeter $20.00
Garrett Atkins $31.00
Pat Burrell $26.00
Juan Pierre $11.00
Ryan Freel $5.00
Josh Willingham $6.00
Austin Kearns $4.00
Todd Helton $21.00
Jose Reyes $15.00
Richie Sexson $13.00
Ben Sheets $30.00
John Lackey $18.00
Francisco Rodriguez $4.00
Joe Nathan $4.00
B.J. Ryan $5.00
Ian Snell $3.00
Eric Gagne $2.00
Jon Lieber $1.00
Kevin Youkilis $4.00
Marcus Thames $1.00
Mike, Norcal Peaceniks
Victor Martinez $22.00
Ryan Howard $15.00
Robinson Cano $15.00
Edgar Renteria $8.00
Miguel Cabrera $27.00
Jason Bay $24.00
Barry Bonds $16.00
Scott Podsednik $4.00
Mike Cameron $7.00
Eric Chavez $6.00
Marcus Giles $8.00
Mike Piazza $10.00
Joel Zumaya $7.00
Dontrelle Willis $10.00
Javier Vazquez $8.00
Randy Johnson $8.00
Andy Pettitte $8.00
Freddy Garcia $5.00
Brad Penny $4.00
Jonathan Broxton $4.00
Pedro Martinez $5.00
Rocco Baldelli $7.00
Hank Blalock $2.00
Brad Lidge $2.00
Ryan,
Michael Barrett $6.00
Justin Morneau $26.00
Howie Kendrick $10.00
Rich Aurilia $3.00
David Wright $24.00
Manny Ramierez $27.00
Matt Holliday $15.00
Gary Sheffield $18.00
Willy Taveras $8.00
Hideki Matsui $19.00
Edwin Encarnación $2.00
B.J. Upton $4.00
Gary Matthews $8.00
John Smoltz $15.00
Cole Hamels $21.00
C.C. Sabathia $26.00
Barry Zito $11.00
Mariano Rivera $4.00
Scott Shields $3.00
Scott Olsen $2.00
Bartolo Colon $1.00
A.J. Burnett $4.00
Bobby Crosby $1.00
Justin Duchscherer $1.00
Aaron Heilman $1.00
Matt, TINSTAAP
Chris Iannetta $3.00
Lance Berkman $24.00
Brian Roberts $14.00
Jimmy Rollins $27.00
Ryan Zimmerman $14.00
Andruw Jones $20.00
Adam Dunn $15.00
Nick Swisher $23.00
Curtis Granderson $7.00
Delmon Young $8.00
Adrian Gonzalez $10.00
Felipe Lopez $6.00
Conor Jackson $5.00
Johan Santana $27.00
Brett Myers $24.00
Anthony Reyes $8.00
Greg Maddux $6.00
Pat Neshek $5.00
Chris Capuano $6.00
Francisco Cordero $1.00
Tom Gordon $1.00
Joel Peralta $1.00
Jeremy Hermida $1.00
Fernando Cabrera $1.00
Matt Kemp $1.00
Vadim, Donkeys
Brian McCann $15.00
Carlos Delgado $15.00
Dan Uggla $15.00
Bill Hall $24.00
Joe Crede $7.00
Carl Crawford $24.00
Jeff Francoeur $9.00
Brad Hawpe $12.00
Chone Figgins $19.00
Jim Edmonds $3.00
Adam LaRoche $4.00
Jeff Kent $8.00
Jason Giambi $20.00
Jered Weaver $22.00
Matt Cain $15.00
Bronson Arroyo $10.00
Chris Young $8.00
Cla Meredith $4.00
Mike Mussina $10.00
Dan Wheeler $1.00
Rich Hill $4.00
Rafael Soriano $3.00
Troy Tulowitzki $3.00
Ken Griffey Jr $2.00
Chris Burke $3.00
Brandon, Maniacal Mets
Kenji Johjima $13.00
Nomar Garciaparra $3.00
Josh Barfield $4.00
Michael Young $23.00
Alex Rodriguez $27.00
Alfonso Soriano $24.00
Jermaine Dye $27.00
Magglio Ordonez $9.00
Juan Rivera $3.00
Raul Ibanez $4.00
Scott Rolen $8.00
Rickie Weeks $17.00
Ramon Hernandez $6.00
Jake Peavy $20.00
Scott Kazmir $15.00
Carlos Zambrano $30.00
Chien-Ming Wang $1.00
Takashi Saito $7.00
Erik Bedard $7.00
Ervin Santana $2.00
Jose Contreras $1.00
Daniel Cabrera $2.00
Anibal Sanchez $3.00
Billy Wagner $3.00
Dave Roberts $1.00
Jeff, Smooth Segues
Jorge Posada $10.00
Mark Teixeira $27.00
Ray
Hanley Ramírez $15.00
Freddy Sanchez $3.00
Bobby Abreu $24.00
Corey Patterson $4.00
Moises Alou $1.00
Sammy Sosa $1.00
Kenny Lofton $1.00
Paul Konerko $25.00
Jhonny Peralta $1.00
Frank Thomas $11.00
Roy Oswalt $20.00
Daisuke Matsuzaka $24.00
Roy Halladay $31.00
Brandon Webb $29.00
Jason Schmidt $16.00
Jonathan Papelbon $8.00
John Johnson $1.00
Mark Prior $1.00
Mike González $1.00
Tim Hudson $1.00
Jorge Julio $1.00
Oliver Perez $1.00
Rich, Replacement Levelers
Jason Varitek $1.00
David Ortiz $27.00
Julio Lugo $3.00
Troy Glaus $22.00
Chipper Jones, Jr. $10.00
Carlos Lee $15.00
Grady Sizemore $32.00
Torii Hunter $14.00
Michael Cuddyer $11.00
Nick Markakis $4.00
Alex Gordon $19.00
Rafael Furcal $14.00
Jim Thome $8.00
Felix Hernandez $15.00
Dave Bush $10.00
Dan Haren $13.00
Rich Harden $16.00
Kelvim Escobar $8.00
Josh Beckett $4.00
José Valverde $2.00
Trevor Hoffman $1.00
Bobby Jenks $1.00
Mark Teahen $6.00
Brian Giles $1.00
Brandon Phillips $3.00
Dave, PECOTA Monkeys
Russell Martin $3.00
Albert Pujols $27.00
Chase Utley $20.00
Stephen Drew $7.00
Adrian Beltre $11.00
Carlos Beltran $24.00
J.D. Drew $15.00
Corey Hart $20.00
Chris B. Young $16.00
Derek Lee $18.00
Ian Kinsler $15.00
Morgan Ensberg $3.00
Curt Schilling $27.00
Jeremy Bonderman $27.00
Justin Verlander $5.00
J.J. Putz $2.00
Adam Wainwright $4.00
John Patterson $2.00
Ted Lilly $1.00
Rafael Betancourt $1.00
Carlos Quentin $1.00
Daniel Cabrera $2.00
Zack Greinke $2.00
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