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I
don't recall a single instance in the CBL where a trade was announced
and then found to be counter to what both parties had agreed upon.
For this
reason I have
never compelled members to "confirm" trade announcements.
I
realize that most other leagues require this and given the
idiosyncrasies of those organizations it is probably an advisable
maneuver.
But
I still don't see the necessity for a CBL member to announce to me, or
to the whole league for that matter, that they confirm a trade that has
been announced.
A
trade, in my opinion, becomes official when notification has come to me
and I have posted the trade on the webpage. I try to not post
the
trade until I've updated the database and adjusted the draft pick grid
(even though I do not usually upload the draft pick grid to
the
webpage link at that time).

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| 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 higher. |
TRADES MADE ON DRAFT DAY
(SUNDAY NOV 8th) Whiz Kids
trade Heath Bell to Cubs for Cubs 2010 #1 Whiz Kids trade 2009 picks #10 and #110 to Rogues for Rogues 2010 #1 pick and 2009 pick # 58 Whiz Kids trade pick # 90 to Comets for Comets 2010 #5 Ungulates trade pick #36 to Sluggers for Sluggers 2010 #2. Ungulates trade pick #14 and #32 to Ponies for #9 and #69 Baseball trades Todd Helton + picks #38 & #41 to Titans for Neftali Feliz & Delmon Young Revival trades Drew Stubbs and 2010 #3 to Titans for Marco Scutaro A's trade Pick #48 to Mavs for 2010 #2 Ungulates trade picks #69 and #74 to Zips for pick #54 Baseball trades picks #87 & #118 to Titans Revival 2010 #3 Ungulates trade Brandon Morrow and pick #112 to Bombers for pick #92 Zips trade Brandon Phillips, 2010 Zips #1 and pick #74 to Ungulates for picks #20, #24, and #40 Zips trade pick #54 to Ungulates for picks #69 and #74 Ponies trade Joe Thatcher to Titans for Titans 2010 #3. Ponies trade pick #42 to Canes for pick #116 and Canes 2010 #2 Zips trade picks #134 and #154 to Dream for Dream 2010 #6. Bombers trade Bombers 2010 #5 to A's for pick #108 Ungulates trade 2010 #7 to Sluggers for pick #153 Mitts trade pick 142 + Mitts 2010 #8 to Comets for Comets 2010 #6 Revival trades Carlos Ruiz and Kaz Matsui to Comets for Jose Lopez and Koyie Hill |

Mike Hampton,
Bobby Jenks, Chad Qualls, Clayton Richard, Miguel Olivo, Jamie Carroll,
Mark DeRosa, Adam Everett, Placio Polanco, Edgar Renteria, Chris
Coghlan, Corie Hart, Manny Ramirez
Jorge de la Rosa, Howie Kendrick, Adam LaRoche, Homer Bailey, Aaron
Harang, Jr Towles, Yusmeiro Petit, Andy Sonnanstine, Ramon Hernandez.



POST-DRAFT NOTES
November 9, 2009
It was quite an experience - the entire Chicago Division (eventually, we'll get to that in a minute) in one room for 6 hours. Hardly anyone other than good host Carl moving a muscle the whole time. But an intensity level that makes the day so unique and maybe the funnest day of the year. PCs humming, private messages, phones ringing lots of intra-divisional chatter. Black ink all over our fingertips from pouring through Bill James, Baseball Prospectus and Baseball America bibles.
In Friday night's chat, it almost seemed like most managers were giving up on the 2010 CBL season and building for the future. Several attempts were made to get a count on how many managers consider themselves playoff contenders. Well - I'll tell you that most of us at Chicago Division HQ think we are - and it seems like most managers were drafting and trading as if they intend to contend in 2010. I wonder what that count is NOW - maybe 15 contenders? (I need that magic poll that Larry has!) Of course, we in the Chicago Division are ashamed that we had only one playoff participant in 2009 - so we're determined to improve on that.
The draft started fast and furious. Chat room technical difficulties! Everyone's Friday night chat room lies getting exposed! Beckham and McCutchen falling below their projected draft slots! After about 10 picks, we realized that Don was missing. We had an e-mail from him, declaring his intention to contend by trading a #1 for Heath Bell. But no Don! We're well into Round 2 - still no Don. Finally, at 12:55 Carl's phone rings - it's Don asking to be let into the house. He asks who has been picked - and he's writing on a small piece of paper. Finally he realizes - he's an hour late! The draft was at 1 PM EASTERN time, Don. Anyway, all that mattered was that Randy Wells was still there - and Don, predictably, snarfed him up with his late 2nd Round pick.
It really is a treat to compete with the passionate managers we have in the CBL.
Finally, I've decided to stop turning down all the offers I've
been getting for Alfonso Soriano. (And you thought that the
lies might be limited to the chat room on Friday night before the
draft?) But I do want more that Garret Anderson for
him.


Ungulate 2009 CBL Draft
by Matt
First, I regret to inform you all that I will not be doing the comprehensive draft evaluation that I have in the past. I have been real busy at work. Many of you know I also teach at a local university and have two young boys who need more and more of my time. My draft prep was not nearly as thorough, as I focused only on the things I needed. I didn’t have roster space for prospects, which the draft was full of and take the most time to research. Without doing my homework I have no basis to judge anyone’s picks for the future. I will go over my draft here and will do a separate overview like the one I do for Somworld each year. But I do not have time for the details this year.
I came into the draft in the fortunate position that I had no major holes. I needed a right-handed bullpen, a left-handed hitting outfielder, and lefty 2B/SS to save a roster spot. The key to my draft was Andrew Bailey who reminded me of the one Keith Foulke card that led to me to a title years ago. After Bailey and Mike Wuertz, there were about thirty really good bullpen cards. I had pick #14 and that seemed fine to get Bailey, as closers usually last a long time.
Then
I figured I could easily trade Ponies #1 for a #1 next year. Jim Loyet and I do that deal nearly every year. Then I would try to trade my #2 for a #1 which, if it didn’t happen, would yield me Wuertz. Then I would trade Ponies #2 for a #2 next year. But Mikc McMonagle was determined to trade me Brandon Phillips. I needed AB’s for Kendrick anyway and we discussed several things leading up to the Ponies #1 pick. With no offers for that pick, Mike offered me his 2010 #1 which I coveted, Phillips who gets me to a full-time 1 at 2B, and a #4 for Ponies #1 and #2 and my #2, This is how great trades get done. Mike didn’t goof around, he came with a solid offer that helped both teams and the deal got done. He participated where he thought the sweet spot of the draft was and I got value for my picks, improved at 2B, and got a #4 which was where I figured I could still get good bullpen cards.
As I watched rounds 2 and 3 unfold, I saw my long list of LHB OF dwindle to one. Mike was again looking to trade down, so I sent him two #4’s for a #3 a round earlier. Talent-wise, this was certainly in his favor. But I had few needs and Tony Gwynn, Jr. was the last standing good LHB OF.
Now I was scrambling to pick up #4’s to fill out my bullpen. I felt, and still do, that Brandon Morrow was worth at least a 3 in this draft. But with no takers, when my pick rolled around, the last in the fourth, there were still plenty of bullpen arms left. There was one impact card on the board, so I took it in hopes that I could trade Morrow or a future pick for bullpen. I took David Ross who should provide a defensive sub for Montero with a monstrous RH pinch hitting card.
I
then gave Mitch Morrow and a #6 for a #5 to get Claudio
Vargas. He had
arguably the best card
after Wuertz and I got him 3 rounds later.
He has limited innings, but should make a good split year
player with
Mike Adams. In
the sixth, I got my LHB
middle infielder in Ramon Santiago.
I still have ton of players available for trade including: Jorge de la Rosa, Howie Kendrick, Andy LaRoche, Homer Bailey, Aaron Harang, Yusmeiro Petit, JR Towles, Andy Sonnanstine, Ramon Hernandez, and Mike Jacobs.
I am looking for a RH closer or great bullpen setup card and/or picks
next
year.










