Fantasy Baseball?

Hello all, just wanted to take a sec to advertise for the SDMB Fantasy Baseball League. The thread is here - http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=454776.
Basically, it's a fantasy baseball league run on Yahoo, with non-standard settings. No keepers or anything, but it's been around for at least six years, with a core group of about a dozen or so that have been in it for most of the years.

We use all MLB, live draft:
Roster Positions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, IF, LF, CF, RF, OF, Util, SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, DL, DL
Stat Categories: R, HR, RBI, SB, OBP, SLG, W, SV, K, HLD, ERA, WHIP

So it's OBP and SLG instead of AVG, and the addition of holds, and slightly bigger rosters. And we go very deep - we've had between 18 and 20 teams the last few years. We're at 17 owners right now, and we'd love to get back to 20!

Our draft time is currently set for Wed, Mar 19th at 10:30 pm eastern, and the draft usually runs 2.5 to 3 hours. If I can get a slightly earlier slot that night I'll move it up, but right now that's where we are.

So if you are looking for another league to join, and want to put your knowledge of middle releivers to good use, let me know! Email me at paulm17 at yahoo dot com!
- Paul

OEL: Spring Training Complete!

Spring Training is now complete! The file is ready for download and the first games of the season are Monday night by me.

Nice to be back, isn't it?

Spring Training Predictions for the SL

So yesterday was the PL or as I like to call it the Jr Circuit and today is the SL or the Sr Circuit:

Brooklyn - The Bombers are poised to repeat in the OEL. Most of the team returns to help defend the title. The main key addition this season is SS Melvin Barrett. His addition will help solidify the lineup which includes the Ted Williams Award Winner 2B Miyatarou Takenao. He flirted with .400 last season ending up at .387 and leading the league in Hits, RBIs, AVG, OBP and OPS. The pitching staff is solid with Mark Fossum, Ayurou Hidetada, and last year's rookie of the year Trevor Canela all doing their part. Can this team repeat??? I think so...
What to watch for - SP Tyler "Ex-" Conn probably the best pitching prospect in the game will be part of the rotation...how good can he be???

Helena - The Handbaskets were in the wildcard team last year, and they look poised to be there again this year. Last year's Cy Young Award winner Joseph "Happy" Diederich and Tomas Folch combined for 37 wins last season and should improve on that number this year. The team made no major FA moves, but there are plenty of young players on the team that are looking to make contributions. The lineup is solid too and they should create enough runs to help out the pitching staff. The only weakness is the bullpen that could give up some games in the late innings. Hopefully, their offense will be able to score some late runs to win some of the games the bullpen gives up.
What to watch for - The same as last year...just this year they should wrap up the wildcard earlier in the season.

Jersey City - The Skeeters were close to the playoffs this season, but this season it is going to be tough for them get that close this year. They did not make any big additions to the team this year in the FA market, Joseph "One Dog" Silas should shine again this year as he builds on the 17 wins he had last season. The lineup does not have any superstars, but is solid. They will be struggling at times to score runs so they need to keep the runs scored against them down so they can keep the games close.
What to watch for - There is not much talent at AAA for the Skeeters so watch the stars at the ML level including "One Dog" who should have a fine season.

Marietta - The Mammoths are going to have a solid season this year, but don't look for a playoff run this season. Brandon Millette will fill the roll of #1 starter and looks to earn his $9/year contract extension he signed last season and they hope to get some leads to their strong bullpen. Constantino Martinez, the Honduran G-d of walks looks to get his 3rd straight season of 100+ walks and build on his 44 HR season in 2002 and should be the cornerstone of the offense. They need to hope that the team can score enough runs to win some games.
What to watch for - Nate making a trade or 2 or 3 that will bring all the prospects to Marietta.

New York - The Knights have the best SS in the game Alfonso Reyes and he hopes to recover from an off season last year and to earn his $9M/year contract that he signed last year. Too bad, there is not much else to help with the offense on this team. Charles Hults will be the anchor for the pitching staff, but just like with Reyes and the Offense, Hults will not get much help from the rest of the staff. It looks like a long year for the Knights, but they do have some promising talent at the AAA level.
What to watch for - Abe Nix and Tim Nosal should make their ML debuts this season and look to be promising young starters for a while. There is also closer Javier Corchado who is just about ready at AAA so look for him soon. There is also 1B Richard Berkeley who should be a nice addition to the ML roster real soon. While this season maybe a wash for the Knights the next few seasons look very bright.

Winnipeg - As the token CPU team in the SL, the Strikers gobbled up their share of FA in the off-season running up their payroll to over $90M (we are not sure if these are American or Canadian $$$). Samuel Mazza will earn over $7.5M to pitch in Canadia and will be the #1 in the rotation. The problem they will have is that he is not a true #1 starter and the rest of the rotation is at the same level. Even SP Tobias Rosado was able to get a contract for over $5.5M, after a 7-15 season with Cairo, this pitching staff is going to struggle. RF Jerry Brasher will be paid close to $4M in Winnipeg and they are hoping that he will follow up on his over .300 season he had last year in Marietta. He should be the star of an offense that will struggle to get runs across the plate.
What to watch for - MR Hernando Desalvo will get his chance to show what all the hype is about. He will start the season at the ML level, and will get plenty of chances to pitch.

That is the team by team outlook for the 2003 season...but where will they finish???

1. Brooklyn
2. Helena
3. Marietta
4. Jersey City
5. New York
6. Winnipeg

Do you agree???? Is there anyone I missed in the what to watch for sections???? Do you just want me to be quiet and let the season speak for itself?????

As for the playoffs I am going to say Brooklyn over Helena in 7 games (closer than last season) in the SL and Seattle over Stockholm in 5.

For the World Series...I hate to say it, but I think that Seattle will beat Brooklyn in 7 (I hope I am wrong on this one).

Spring Training Predictions for the PL

Here is a team by team look at the 2003 season (as I see it):

Cairo - The Leveemen are in for a long season. They have one of the best MR in the game James Dambrosio and arguably the best closer in Ariel Santos...the problem is that they will probably not get too many opportunities to get to them with the lead. The fact that the Leveemen took 4 of the 5 players selected in the Rule V draft should tell you something.
What to watch for - James Pila the #2 overall prospect in the game should see some ML action this year. Too bad he probably will not get that many wins.

Maryland - The Poedamnedmonium have one of the longest names and are looking to make a playoff run this year. They only finished 8 games out of the wild-card in the PL last season and with the additions of 3B Andre Hanson and SS Charles Fordyce to big FA contracts will help solidify the left side of the infield and add some pop in the lineup. The big question comes in if Wilfredo Solares and Wayne Dick will be able to make rookie contributions to the starting rotation.
What to watch for - Silvia Ruiz to have a break out year now that he is the man in RF. Arguably the best young OF in the game will get the chance to show us what he his future is going to look like.

Pittsburgh - The Fish are looking to make another run to the playoffs in the 2003 season. Last year their wildcard run was impressive with the trades of many of their big names on the team. This season they were in the heat of the Gaby Duran sweepstakes, but fell short to the upstart CPU managed Sylva Black Bears. Even without a true top flight starter, the Pisces look to be right in the playoff push in the PL. Their main off-season moves were to add some MR help in the FA market. They added Jeffery Avelar and Bill McLaurin...will it be enough to put them back into the playoffs?
What to watch for - The development of Donald Parson and Gary "Tiny" Croce the 10th and 5th prospects in the game...will they make their way to Pittsburgh eventually or will they be traded for that #1 starter that the Pisces may need to make the playoffs this season.

Seattle - Whoa Nelly...The Ministry of Silly Walks are going to be tough to beat this year. Barring injury this team should walk away (or run away) with the PL again this year. Billy Lowry and Thomas Holte are the best one-two punch in the starting rotation in the league. When they turn it over to th bullpen, they keep up the intensity with closer Wesley Savage shutting the door in the 9th inning. The lineup is solid from 1-8 with RF George Pullum (44 HR and .340 BA for 2002) anchoring the lineup.
What to watch for - Another dominate season for the Ministry as they should go wire to wire as the leader of the PL.

Stockholm - The Sluggers have a very solid team this season and should improve on their 4th place finish last year. The rotation is anchored by Chad Gomez who has a lifetime 2.65 ERA and should post another 15+ win season. The Sluggers were also happy when Saul Galinas floated his homemade raft from Cuba to Miami and was rewarded with a 4 year $4M/year deal with the sluggers. Cedrick "We're Talking about Practice" Iverson was another big FA signing by the Sluggers and should help solidify the bullpen.
What to watch for - Can the sluggers catch up to Seattle's domination of the PL. Also, the emergence of Ben "Sugar" Towell as the #1 SS on the team...is he ready to take the reigns?

Sylva - The Black Bears defiantly had the most interesting off-season of any team. The computer went computer on us and spent like crazy adding close to $30M to the payroll of the team. The big signing that everyone was talking about is 5-Star SP Gaby Duran. He gives them a solid #1 starter that should compliment their impressive offense that includes a lineup that is solid from top to bottom.
What to watch for - Does spending equal a better record...can they catch Seattle or are they just going to lose millions this season?

Here is how I think the final standings will shake out:
1. Seattle
2. Stockholm
3. Pittsburgh
4. Sylva
5. Maryland
6. Cairo

Well there it is how I think each of the PL teams will perform. What do you guys think? Comments I'm sure will follow.

Tomorrow - If I find the time...preview of the SL!!!!!

Rule V Draft Completed

Hello everyone.

The Rule V Draft is now complete! Here are the picks as they went:

Cairo Rule 5 Draft Round 1 Pick: LF Henry Du from Helena.
Jersey City Rule 5 Draft Round 1 Pick: P Tom Mathis from Stockholm.
Cairo Rule 5 Draft Round 2 Pick: P Young McCallister from Sylva.
Cairo Rule 5 Draft Round 3 Pick: 3B Saul Hernandez from Maryland.
Cairo Rule 5 Draft Round 4 Pick: SS Kenneth Dixon from New York.

The file is now uploaded and ready for you to make your Spring Training plans. I'll download everything on Monday night and then we'll be ready to get the season underway.

Rosters Locked for Rule 5 Draft

Rosters have been uploaded and we're ready for the Rule 5 draft on Friday. Send your picks to Nate (who is thankfully up and running again).

2003 Free Agency, Days 26-30

Free agency is finally over. League file is updated. The web pages are en route. The next sim will be Wednesday by me (not Nate, due to computer problems). The purpose is to update your rosters before the Rule 5 draft. Rosters will be locked Wednesday night. I'll re-post the web pages that evening showing the players available in the Rule 5 draft.

This sim's signings:

Day 27 :
Winnipeg : P Ediberto Diaz, 2,860,000 per year, for 2 years.

Day 30:
Pittsburgh: CF Richard Whitesides has been signed to a minor league contract.
Winnipeg: 3B Alan Kay has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: LF Arthur Salcedo has been signed to a minor league contract.
Seattle: CF Tanner McEwan has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P Jose Salo has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: 3B William Parada has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P James Merlo has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: RF Johnnie Tapp has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P John Karpinski has been signed to a minor league contract.
Maryland: P Jackie Chadwick has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: RF Shachihiko Okitsugu has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P Tom Ambler has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P Curtis Severson has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: RF Heriberto Serrano has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P Edward Brewer has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P Matthew Pahl has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: CF Terry Lopez has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P Jesus Soto has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: RF Henry Kincer has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: 3B Jason Godines has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: CF Renato Fleites has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: C Rocky Slape has been signed to a minor league contract.
Seattle: RF Cary Buteau has been signed to a minor league contract.
Seattle: P Alejo Fuensanta has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: C Leo Quintana has been signed to a minor league contract.
Seattle: 1B Frankie Pope has been signed to a minor league contract.
Maryland: SS Danny Ganz has been signed to a minor league contract.
Brooklyn: P Edward Fisher has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P Gayle Segarra has been signed to a minor league contract.
Maryland: SS Neal Decamp has been signed to a minor league contract.
Winnipeg: 1B William Coldiron has been signed to a minor league contract.
Winnipeg: P Aaron Tennyson has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P Leonel Spires has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P George Sanchez has been signed to a minor league contract.
Seattle: P Benjamin Pence has been signed to a minor league contract.
Jersey City: P Nicanor Gonzalez has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: P Donald Villalba has been signed to a minor league contract.
Sylva: P Archie Swanson has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: 2B Lawrence Nickel has been signed to a minor league contract.
Brooklyn: P Wayne Drexler has been signed to a minor league contract.
Seattle: P William Winslow has been signed to a minor league contract.
Winnipeg: 1B Luis Medina has been signed to a minor league contract.
Maryland: SS Jonah Leiva has been signed to a minor league contract.
Brooklyn: P Anthony Iwane has been signed to a minor league contract.
Seattle: P Basilio Duran has been signed to a minor league contract.
Jersey City: P Adam Still has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: P Robert Bright has been signed to a minor league contract.
Pittsburgh: P Joseph Tokarz has been signed to a minor league contract.
Winnipeg: 1B Roberto Rosas has been signed to a minor league contract.
Seattle: C Jose Abella has been signed to a minor league contract.
Brooklyn: P Michael Hess has been signed to a minor league contract.
Maryland: P Michael Gorton has been signed to a minor league contract.
Brooklyn: RF Luciano Cestero has been signed to a minor league contract.

2003 Free Agency, Days 21-25

Only two signings, both by the one of the computer teams. They're spending money like it's going out of style.

Day 23 :
Winnipeg : C Alton Baade, 403,700 per year, for 1 year.

Day 25 :
Winnipeg : P Juan Encarnacion, 710,400 per year, for 2 years.

Final free agency sim will be Monday! Then Nate takes over with Spring Training and the Rule 5 draft.

League file is uploaded. Web pages en route.

2003 Free Agency, Days 16-20

Some more signings. League file uploaded. Web pages en route. Next sim will be Friday night.

Day 16 :
Winnipeg : LF Julian Galgano, 2,224,800 per year, for 2 years.
Winnipeg : 3B Michael Rutan, 513,600 per year, for 1 year.
Jersey City : SS Francis York, 300,000 per year, for 1 year.
Winnipeg : C Ricardo Vizcaino, 406,800 per year, for 2 years.
Jersey City : P Kenny Mitchell, 380,000 per year, for 4 years.

Day 17 :
Marietta : P Winfred Froehlich, 750,000 per year, for 1 year.

Day 18 :
None

Day 19 :
Brooklyn : P Brian Orme, 300,000 per year, for 1 year.

Day 20 :
Marietta : SS Manuel Toscano, 750,000 per year, for 1 year.

2003 Free Agency, Days 13-15

More free spending by those SOB computer teams...

Day 13 :
Winnipeg : SS Robert Emanuel, 2,553,800 per year, for 3 years.
Sylva : P Pedro Ortiz, 1,050,900 per year, for 3 years.

Day 14 :
Pittsburgh : RF James Rhodes, 500,000 per year, for 1 year.

Day 15 :
Sylva : 1B Patrick Cresswell, 444,600 per year, for 2 years.

League file is updated. League web pages en route. Next sim will be Wednesday, when we'll knock out free agency days 16-20.

2003 Amateur Draft - Rounds 6-15

Round 6 :
Winnipeg pick: C Troy Reeve. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: 3B Raul Campos. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: SS Ronald Oberlin. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: P Gabriel Kaufman. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: LF Marcelino Rondon. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: P Wilbert Prins. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: P German Garret. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: 2B Hector Tores. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: P Robt Wilkinson. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: SS Michael Ayers. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: 2B Mariano Ayala. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: RF Dwayne Kilby. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Round 7 :
Winnipeg pick: P Bartolo Arroyo. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: RF Brian Ducksworth. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: SS Phil Gahagan. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: C Francisco Bosch. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: SS Carlos Parra. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: 2B Ronald Murphy. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: 3B David Meyer. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: SS Raisaburou Shingen. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: SS Vicente Casella. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: C Eduardo Romo. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: LF Mohamed Mounts. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: P Terrence Mechling. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Round 8 :
Winnipeg pick: 1B Tim Bradley. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: 3B Michael Spade. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: CF Daniel Fleita. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: C Allen Balogh. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: CF Manuel Valladares. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: LF Russell Merino. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: LF Duane Sedillo. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: C Jerry Louder. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: C Frank Smith. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: RF Henry Smithey. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: 3B Alex Merideth. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: P Adelardo Peña. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Round 9 :
Winnipeg pick: C Eric Closson. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: C Michael Carleton. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: 2B Jose Zaragoza. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: C Charles Jones. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: 2B Augustine Rius. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: 1B Hobert Damiani. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: 3B Raimundo Gonzalez. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: C Robert Grundy. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: RF William Arnold. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: LF Armando Trevino. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: P Ronald Jaime. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: 1B Gary Moeller. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Round 10 :
Winnipeg pick: 3B Diego Ibañez. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: P James Ye. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: SS Warren Davey. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: 1B Jimmy Centers. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: RF Joel Omara. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: LF Tony Dalmau. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: RF Orlando Cadena. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: RF Carlos Mosqueda. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: 3B Erwin Herrero. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: 1B Julian Straughter. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: P Michael Pellerin. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: SS Scott Baker. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Round 11 :
Winnipeg pick: 1B Adam Cromwell. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: CF David Hildebrant. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: P Jaime Munguia. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: P Christopher Hardy. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: P Claude Guzman. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: 3B Jarvis Boulton. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: P Randal Crouse. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: P Mario Funke. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: P Ovidio Lera. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: P Henry Guillaume. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: P James Wallner. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: P Joey Vazquez. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Round 12 :
Winnipeg pick: 2B Zakku Masanobu. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: P Thurman Maas. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: 3B Walter Kersh. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: 3B Biche Mitsuo. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: P Merrill Schuetz. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: P Mathew Rideout. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: P Palmer Pate. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: P Daniel Stein. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: P Tony Giese. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: CF Ernest Pyron. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: P Kris Dumont. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: P John Abbey. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Round 13 :
Winnipeg pick: P Benjamin Bolden. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: RF Valentin Garcia. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: P Chris Saez. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: P George Ruvalcaba. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: P Edgar Bernal. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: P Amaury Arocha. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: P Roberto Melo. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: P Kenneth Speaks. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: P Lon Dineen. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: P Anthony Myers. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: P David Collins. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: P Joaquin Desantiago. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Round 14 :
Winnipeg pick: P Sam Still. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: P John Asuncion. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: P Danny Opitz. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: P Huey Pfeffer. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: P Fermin Garcia. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: P Pete Boyd. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: P Markus Tibbs. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: P Gary Sears. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: P Tsujihiko Kenzo. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: P Victor Randel. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: P Joseph Lamas. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: P James Deforest. Signing Bonus: $25,000

Round 15 :
Winnipeg pick: P Jeffery Shive. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Cairo pick: P Ramon Santiago. Signing Bonus: $25,000
New York pick: P Anton Gonzalez. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Sylva pick: P Calixto Galaz. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Marietta pick: P Oswaldo Zubiaga. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Stockholm pick: P John Rivera. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Maryland pick: P Luis Enos. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Jersey City pick: P Amaury Diaz. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Pittsburgh pick: P David Hysell. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Helena pick: P Matthew Fisher. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Seattle pick: P Chris Troxler. Signing Bonus: $25,000
Brooklyn pick: P David Massengill. Signing Bonus: $25,000

That's it for the draft.

2003 Free Agency, Days 10-12

The computer teams continue to snap up free agents, although two Socratic squads get some help in the middle infield and Seattle adds a catcher.

Day 10 :
Sylva : P Joey Saez, 517,000 per year, for 1 year.

Day 11 :
Winnipeg : CF Reinaldo Salerno, 8,720,000 per year, for 4 years.
Winnipeg : 2B Hung Odell, 4,599,800 per year, for 2 years.
New York : 2B Tony Dediego, 2,500,000 per year, for 1 year.

Day 12 :
Helena : 2B Saul Torres, 2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Seattle : C Brian Atlas, 570,000 per year, for 1 year.

League file is uploaded. Web pages going up now. Next sim is Monday night, with Days 13-15 of free agency and the final rounds of the amateur draft.

2003 Amateur Draft - Round 5

49. Winnipeg - 3B J. Lacoste
50. Cairo - CF J. Flores
51. New York - 3B S. Smotherman
52. Sylva - 1B C. Halford
53. Marietta - RF G. Cue
54. Stockholm - RF S. Shifflett
55. Maryland - 3B L. Bevilaqua
56. Jersey City - P. R. Lopez
57. Pittsburgh - MR D. Mayle
58. Maryland (from Helena) - 1B J. Horak
59. Seattle - P K. Trollinger
60. Brooklyn - 3B B. Beshears

(I hadn't listed the Maryland-Helena trade in the list for Round 5 because I didn't have it in my email archive. Sorry.)

No trades for Round 6, so it's the normal order.

In the next sim on Monday night, I'm going to select Round 6 the same way as normal, so people can send me their preferences for that round, and then sim rounds 7-15, letting the computer pick. That way, we'll be done with the draft.

2003 Free Agency, Days 8-9

Day 8 :
Stockholm : P Saul Gelinas, 4,000,000 per year, for 4 years.

Day 9 :
Sylva : P Gaby Duran, 14,050,000 per year, for 6 years.
Maryland : P Fabio Puñal, 5,250,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sylva : LF Hung Jackson, 484,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sylva : P Eric Davis, 540,500 per year, for 3 years.

2003 Amateur Draft - Round 4

Round 4:
37. Winnipeg - OF F. Rhea
38. Cairo - OF G. Webb
39. New York - SP R. Hillyer
40. Sylva - CL R. Webb
41. Marietta - C T. King
42. Stockholm - OF D. Lachappelle
43. Maryland - SS J. McCartney
44. Jersey City - OF D. Batie
45. Pittsburgh - 2B T. Martinez
46. Pittsburgh (from Helena) - SP A. Izaguirre
47. Seattle - SP. E. Zielinski
48. Brooklyn - 2B G. Dufresne

Round 5:
49. Winnipeg
50. Cairo
51. New York
52. Sylva
53. Marietta
54. Stockholm
55. Maryland
56. Jersey City
57. Pittsburgh
58. Helena
59. Seattle
60. Brooklyn

2003 Free Agency, Days 6-7

Day 6:

Sylva : P Anthony Wong, 385,200 per year, for 2 years.


Day 7 :

Winnipeg : 1B Mauro Codobes, 1,990,600 per year, for 2 years.
Stockholm : P Cedrick Iverson, 4,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
Jersey City : C Emilio Varela, 700,000 per year, for 3 years.
Sylva : P Scott Jackson, 1,058,000 per year, for 3 years.
Winnipeg : P Andreas Anderson, 565,000 per year, for 2 years.
Sylva : P Paul Davis, 499,500 per year, for 1 year.
Pittsburgh : LF Thomas Tietjen, 400,000 per year, for 2 years.

2003 Amateur Draft - Round 3

Round 3
25. Winnipeg - 2B M. Ortiz
26. Cairo - OF D. White
27. New York - 1B E. Abad
28. Sylva - C L. Child
29. Marietta - SP A. Hernandez
30. Stockholm - SP R. Mahone
31. Maryland - MR S. Griffin
32. Jersey City - SS R. Walla
33. Pittsburgh - MR R. Yearby
34. Helena - 3B W. Lemos
35. Stockholm (from Seattle) - OF S. Canales
36. Brooklyn - OF W. Crider

Round 4
37. Winnipeg
38. Cairo
39. New York
40. Sylva
41. Marietta
42. Stockholm
43. Maryland
44. Jersey City
45. Pittsburgh
46. Pittsburgh (from Helena)
47. Seattle
48. Brooklyn

Free Agency, Days 4-5

Day 4 Signings:
Winnipeg : C Juan Dorr, 513,600 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : P Jeffrey Avelar, 1,340,000 per year, for 2 years.

Day 5 Signings:
Winnipeg : P Tobias Rosado, 5,620,000 per year, for 3 years.
Winnipeg : RF Jerry Brasher, 3,850,000 per year, for 2 years.
Helena : C Donald Rosenfeld, 390,000 per year, for 2 years.
Pittsburgh : P Bill McLaurin, 2,050,000 per year, for 3 years.

League file and main page is updated. Rest of web pages are being updated now. Next sim (free agency days 6 & 7 and amateur draft round 3) will be Monday night.

P.S. At least the Pisces' bullpen got some help, even if it was a bit expensive.

2003 Amateur Draft - Round 2

13. Winnipeg - SP J. Rebello (#47)
14. Cairo - 2B B. Santana
15. New York - OF B. Allison
16. Sylva - OF D. Taylor
17. Marietta - MR L. Neeley
18. Stockholm - OF C. Leonhardt
19. Maryland - SP T. McCrae
20. Jersey City - 3B R. Holt
21. Pittsburgh - 3B Z. Rothschild (#79)
22. Helena - OF L. McFadden
23. Seattle - SS B. Huertas
24. Marietta (from Brooklyn) - SP F. Varona (#95)

Round 3
25. Winnipeg
26. Cairo
27. New York
28. Sylva
29. Marietta
30. Stockholm
31. Maryland
32. Jersey City
33. Pittsburgh
34. Helena
35. Stockholm (from Seattle)
36. Brooklyn