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======================================================== ========================================================== ========================================================== CBL Rulebook Feb 2023 edition========================================================== Rolz.org dice room used for drafts ====================================================== CBL Waiver draft - March 20, 2024 |
| Managers may trade draft picks for the next free agent draft only. As soon as the free agent draft begins, picks for the subsequent draft may be traded. A manager may trade as many of his draft picks as he wishes, but must have at least six draft picks at all times, two of which must be in the fourth round or earlier. |
| Whiz Kids trade Nolan Arenado to Huskers for the Huskers' #4 Rogues trade Luis Severino, Rogues #4 , and Rogues #7 to Huskers for Huskers #2 and Huskers #3 Comets trade Jose Ramirez to Splash for Garrett Crochet, Jarred Kelenic, Splash #1 and Sluggers #5 Splash trades K'Brian Hayes and Bryan Rocchio to Bombers for Taylor Ward A's trade Ryan Jeffers for Ponies #4 Titans trade Gavin Lux and the Titans #2 to the Furnituremen for Lourdes Gurriel Jr and the Legends #2 DRAFT DAY TRADES
Red Legends trade Nestor Cortes Jr. and the Red Legends #8 to the Huskers for the Huskers #2To Cubs: pick #62
To Splash: Cubs 2025 2nd round pick Cubs trade J.Candelario and pick #122 to the Furnituremen for T, d'Arnaud and pick #142. Mitts trade pick 153 + Mitts #8 (2025) to Ungulates for Ungulates #6 in 2025 To Ungulates: pick #128, Splash '25 #8 To Splash: Ungulates '25 #5 Mavs trade Amed Rosario to the Red Legends for Tylor Megill. POST DRAFT TRADES
Mitts trade Nick Martinez + Mitts #7 to Cubs
for Jonathan India + Cubs #6A's trade A's #6 to Canes for Kyle Gibson Rogues trade Rogues #5 to Mitts for Jose Alvarado A's trade Josh Bell to Huskers for Huskers #4 Huskers trade Edmundo Sosa + Huskers #8 to Mitts for Andrew Nardi + Kyle Farmer To Sluggers: David Festa, Splash 2025 #3 To Splash: Ozzie Albies webmaster request : please use the traditional format for reporting trades Sluggers trade... .... to Splash for..... thank you. Sluggers trade Patrick Corbin and the Sluggers #8 to the Red Legends for the Red Legends #7 Ponies trade Ponies #7 to the Mitts for Christian Vazquez + Huskers #8 Blackjacks trade the Blackjacks #1, Blackjacks #5, and Jeff McNeil to the Red Legends for Jake McCarthy Mitts trade Jake Meyers + Mark Canha to the Huskers for Jon Singleton + Adam Duvall Titans trade the Titans #4 to the Splash for Casey Mize |
 Need pitching and bats vs LHP in OF,and C. Lots of depth for a
rebuilder: Josh Jung, Leodys Taveras, Harrison Bader, Walker Buehler,
Griffin Canning, Shane Bieber, Yoan Moncada
Hurricanes have the following players available for trade:Starting pitchers Lance Lynn (older but useable this year) and Domingo German (only 22 ip) Hitters Ryan Noda, Joey Meneses (decent OB vs RH), Stone Garrett and Cavan Biggio. Looking for picks and good bullpen help / closer 
A's have some extra pitchers. Available pitchers are: S/R Landon Knack
69IP and SP Yariel Rodriguez 87IP. Looking for LH RP, OF vs LH or draft
pick. Combination of Knack/Rodriguez would be adequate 5th SP.  DH Giancarlo
Stanton, one of these 2bmen Gimenez or L.Garcia, Looking
for help at CF and catcher.
The Sluggers have available Charlie Blackmon. Sluggers
are looking for young proven players, especially at pitching and center
field.
 Gavin Sheets 1b/RF along with M. Mikolas SP 172 innings available in trade.
Available in trade OF Robbie Grossman
(pleasant surprise. Lamanna prediction of 38 on base vs lefties
was off a bit. Actual OB vs LHP is 40) 
Looks like 1B will be handled by a Spencer platoon of
Horwitz/Torkelson. That frees up Andrew Vaughn for anyone in need
of an unlimited first baseman. Maybe when the stench of the 121
loss White Sox shakes off, he lives up to his potential. Would
accept a draft pick and can send one back. Or a pitcher and can
send one back.Similarly, it looks like both Ryne Nelson and Casey Mize will be squeezed out of any meaningful playing time for the Splash. I could use an upgrade over the aforementioned Spencer platoon at first or a longer-term CF as it sounds as if Jazz is moving to 2B for the Yankees. Finally, if a rebuilder has interest in either Kodai Senga or Dustin May for current season value, I'd entertain the discussion.  Available for trade: Trent Grisham (CF)Solid depth piece (1(-1) in OF) who should be seeing some ABs in New York as Jasson Dominguez tries to ease into an injury free season. Looking for a mid-round draft pick and a player that’ll give me some options in the waiver draft. |
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- here you can place ads for players who have some value. If you
want more than the equivalent of a 7th round pick then the ad should be
in the regular TRADEWINDS SECTION. This is NOT the place for you
to list all of the guys you plan to cut. SPLASH - Ezequiel Duran - provides positional coverage at 3B/SS/2B/1B/LF/CF/RF
Jack Suwinski - bounceback candidate
SLUGGERS - Sluggers have available Harold Ramirez and Jose Trevino.
CUBS- Javier Baez SS 7th round and Drew Smyly LHRP 59 innings 8th round
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CLUTCH ? -- NOT MUCH
I've
often said that if there was one thing I could change about the
Strat-O-Matic game it would be to eliminate the clutch number on every
position player's card. The reasoning is that the number is there
primarily so those doing season replays with stock teams will have the
RBI numbers for players better match what they did in real life.
We all know plenty of players who actually batted very well in
the clutch (however you care to define that) but did not get a plus
number on his SOM card.
The presence of clutch forces some (all?) of us to play strat-ball and pinch-hit some scrub who lucked into a high plus clutch number for an established regular who's well into the minus. It's all hooey to me. 'Nuff said. So in entering the 2025 Mitts' into my spreadsheet today I noticed a sea of pink. I have the conditional formatting put minus clutch numbers on a pink background. Almost no one on our upcoming squad is in the black. Bryan Reynolds is our best in the clutch and he only moves up +3. Meanwhile we have -8s and higher among Carlos Santana, Jon Singleton, Zack Gelof (who'll only be active in block 4), Edmundo Sosa, and Alex Bregman. Plenty of others sit in the -3 to -7 range. Suffice it to say that we can't be expectring to do all that much with two outs and a runner in scoring position. |
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QUICK THOUGHTS ON THE CARD RATINGS ISSUE
About 8:45 on Friday the Lamanna Card Ratings issue arrived via email.
I quickly assessed the Mitts and happily found that none of my players came out markedly different from what John Lamanna had predicted. As mentioned above I was happy to see that Robbie Grossman, a trade candidate, managed an on base number of 40 (vs lefties) which was a bit higher than predicted. Robbie will either be traded or make the team's minor league list. He'd be available for some token at bats in block 4. The card that floored me was the one of closer Kirby Yates. I'm not sure whether the Mitts have ever had a pitcher with a better card than the one he has. Edwin Diaz is almost as good vs RHBs but does not impress vs lefties. Jason Adam, my top righty setup guy, is also formidable. The top of the rotation with 1st round pick Ronel Blanco paired with veteran star Framber Valdez is very strong. Logan Webb is also no slouch as a SP. But then things tail off. I found Javier Assad's card a bit of a disappoiintment. I'd been thinking there was need to take two players this year in the waiver draft. I now suspect the Mitts will grab three - possibly four- in that final attempt to fine tune the roster. It has been our intention to use S/R Erik Miller as a lefty reliever but now it may be necessary to add him to the starting rotation while waiver drafting (or trading for} another lefty RP. At least it's nice to be thinking Strat baseball in this frigid month. |
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CBL's BEST INTEREST OF
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COMMITTEE
Matt-
commissioner
Mitch- league statistician Jordan- rules coordinator Mark - representing West division Wayne- representing Chicago division Bob- representing South division |
The
members of the CBL will never forget our friend
and charter member Mac McConchie. |
In
October of 2022 the league also lost
long time member Eric Johns to ALS. |
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