Keepers

[Tim]

Barring some unforseen blockbuster offer, here is my keeper team:

 

c - Victor Martinez (460.5)

1B - Albert Pujols (677.5)

2B - Rickie Weeks (exempt)

3B - Alex Gordon (minors)

SS - Troy Tulowitzki (minors)

OF - Bobby Abreu (558.5)

OF - Matt Holliday (exempt)

OF - Delmon Young (minors)

U - Gary Sheffield (121)

SP - Oswalt (553.95)

SP - Verlander (exempt)

SP - Jered Weaver (exempt)

SP - Billingsley (exempt)

SP - Garza (minors)

 

That's 10 on the active roster at 2371.45 points

 

For the sake of clarity, here's the major and minor league breakdown:

 

Major league keepers

 

martinez

Pujols

Weeks

Abreu

Holliday

Sheffield

Oswalt

Verlander

Weaver

Billingsley

 

Minors

 

Gordon

Tulo

Delmon

Garza

Justin Upton

Trevor Crowe

Adam Miller

Philip Hughes

Edited February 2, 2007 by Tim

[rawaction]

I'm looking at:

 

C- Mike Napoli (Exempt)

1B- Justin Morneau- 575 (AL MVP)

2B- Ian Kinsler (Exempt)

SS-

3B- David Wright (Exempt)

OF- Grady Sizemore (Exempt)

OF- Carl Crawford- 513

OF-

U- Chad Tracy (Exempt)

 

SP- Johan Santana- 675 (AL Cy Young)

SP- Brandon Webb- 642 (NL Cy Young)

SP-

 

With the recent trade, I'm now debating whether to keep McCarthy or Teahan.

 

2405 points total. 10 total keepers.

Edited December 23, 2006 by rawaction

[BigbadB]

I'll list my keepers as well at this point:

 

C-

1b-

2b- Dan Uggla (exempt)

SS- Jimmy Rollins

3b- Scott Rolen

OF- Rocco Baldelli

OF- Jonny Gomes

OF-

U-

 

SP- Roy Halladay

SP- Jeremy Bonderman

SP- Matt Cain (exempt)

SP- Ervin Santana (exempt)

SP- Adam Wainwright (exempt)

 

Total points= 2403

 

Guys available in trade:

 

Kenji Johjima (exempt)

Chien-Ming Wang (exempt)

Joe Blanton (exempt)

Craig Hansen (exempt)

Brandon League (exempt)

Mike Jacobs (exempt)

Ken Griffey

Frank Thomas

Mike Cameron

Wade Miller (low points)

Carlos Marmol (exempt)

Scott Linebrink

[tadowdaddy]

Hey Guys.. currently I have this to keep, and am WAY under in Points. I'd like to get a big bat that someone doesn't plan on keeping. I can take on a couple hundred more points, and will package someone like Lidge with a minor leaguer to get another pitcher or a bat.

 

 

1b Konerko 534

ss H. Ramirez Exempt

3b A. Ramirez 561.2

of Ordonez 473.2

of Markakis Exempt

of Kubel Exempt

u Chavez 396

p Young Exempt

p Colon 72.5

p Wang Exempt

 

2285.2

 

 

I'm STILL willing to make any offer for the following players, or even one of my above mentioned keepers. I have a couple players that could be real sleepers next year in Chavez and Colon that could get someone potential without a lot of points....

 

Kubel- Exempt,

Dan Johnson- Exempt

Brian Bannister- Exempt

Tabata, Casto, Adenhardt, Nippert, Gonzalez, Romero - Minors

Ibanez- 569.2

Crede- 435.5

Varitek- 258.2

Padilla- 359.6

Edited February 2, 2007 by tadowdaddy

[cbbryan]

Here's my keeper thus far. I'm still working on a couple deals though, so it could change.

 

Majors:

 

Lance Berkman (620.5)

Miguel Cabrera (590)

Jason Giambi (537.5)

Hideki Matsui (161.2)

Jorge Cantu (exempt)

Carlos Zambrano (561.95)

Bobby Jenks (exempt)

Jonathan Broxton (exempt)

Chris Ray (exempt)

Takashi Saito (exempt)

 

Total: 2471.15

 

Minors:

 

Jay Bruce

Chris Iannetta (exempt)

Kala Kaaihue

Blake Dewitt

Hunter Pence

Fernando Martinez

Felix Pie

Jordan Tata (exempt)

Luke Hochevar

Evan Longoria

[MembersOnlyJacket]

I'll probably end up with the following keepers, unless something changes by way of trades:

 

1B, David Ortiz (687.8)

2B, Brandon Phillips (? Exemption)

3B, Alex Rodriguez (561.2)

OF, Jeff Francouer (2nd Exemption)

SP, Barry Zito (467.7)

SP, Dontrelle Willis (500.3)

SP, Daniel Cabrera (3rd Exemption)

SP, John Maine (Minors)

RP, Tom Gordon (252.2)

 

Total = 2469

 

That leaves me needing a C, SS, U, 3 OF's, 1 SP, and 2 RP's. Safe to say, I'll be drafting and/or looking to trade for outfielders.

Edited January 21, 2007 by MembersOnlyJacket

[abuck1220]

how is phillips exempt (let alone for the first time)? he had 370 ab's with the indians in 2003.

[MembersOnlyJacket]

how is phillips exempt (let alone for the first time)? he had 370 ab's with the indians in 2003.

 

He never came off my minor league roster since I took him in the Minors draft.

 

You are correct about 2003, but this would make his 3rd exemption, correct ? He had < 200 ab in each year after except last year.

[abuck1220]

my understanding of the rules is that he would not be exempt at all...but i may be wrong.

[NCCubFan]

That's my understanding too. I believe his three exemptions would have been following the 2002, 2003, and 2004 seasons, since he did play some at the major league level each year. I believe that a year counts toward the three exemptions if a player plays at the major league level at all.

[MembersOnlyJacket]

After digging through the rules, I think you guys are right. Once a player has 200 ML AB, then his cap exemption clock starts. So, he had 370 AB in 2003. His 3rd exemption would have been going into LAST season. He never came off my Minor League roster until this season and I had forgotten he even played in the Majors in 2003.

 

Juan, is the above correct ?

[Quakers]

This appears to be my keeper list;

 

C- Mauer - Exempt

1B - Delgado - 524

2b - Kendrick - Exempt

ss -

3b - Zimmerman - Exempt

OF - Beltran - 627.2

OF - Dunn - 521.5

OF - Granderson - Exempt

U - ?

SP - Millwood - 418.9

SP - J. Johnson - Exempt

SP - ?

SP - ?

SP - ?

RP - K Rod - 388.3

RP - ?

RP - ?

 

Points - 2479.9

 

 

 

Minors

 

Mark Reynolds - SS

Joseph Koshansky - 1B

Adam Lind - 1B

Joey Votto - 1B

Brandon Wood - SS

Elijah Dukes - OF

Cameron Maybin - OF

Andrew McCutcheon - OF

Juan Salas - RP

Kevin Slowey - SP

Edited February 6, 2007 by Quakers

[Guest]

After digging through the rules, I think you guys are right. Once a player has 200 ML AB, then his cap exemption clock starts. So, he had 370 AB in 2003. His 3rd exemption would have been going into LAST season. He never came off my Minor League roster until this season and I had forgotten he even played in the Majors in 2003.

 

Juan, is the above correct ?

 

no, once a player has 1 major league ab his exemption clock starts.

[NCCubFan]

After digging through the rules, I think you guys are right. Once a player has 200 ML AB, then his cap exemption clock starts. So, he had 370 AB in 2003. His 3rd exemption would have been going into LAST season. He never came off my Minor League roster until this season and I had forgotten he even played in the Majors in 2003.

 

Juan, is the above correct ?

 

no, once a player has 1 major league ab his exemption clock starts.

How about zero at-bats, but 1 plate appearance (like Adam Greenburg)? :D

[BigbadB]

I think Greenberg was discussed once before. I believe PA is the accurate measure rather than AB.

[NCCubFan]

I think Greenberg was discussed once before. I believe PA is the accurate measure rather than AB.

I'm positive that was the case. I didn't intend for my question to be taken seriously, hence the use of the smiley icon.

[BigbadB]

Whoops. Sorry. Didn't see the smiley.

[BigbadB]

Okay, I've set my keeper list.

 

C-

1b-

2b- Dan Uggla (exempt)

SS- Jimmy Rollins

3b- Scott Rolen

OF- Rocco Baldelli (exempt)

OF-

OF-

U- Jonny Gomes

 

SP- Roy Halladay

SP- Jeremy Bonderman

SP- Ervin Santana (exempt)

SP- Matt Cain (exempt)

SP- Adam Wainwright (exempt)

[Guest]

I made my final roster cuts today. It really pained me to cut loose Ethier and Murton in favor of old man Sheffield, but neither of those guys looks to have a full time role in 2007. Murt will be sharing time with Floyd and Ethier will be battling Kemp and others for PT in right for the Dodgers. Why they signed Luis Gonzalez is beyond me.

 

Anyway, I updated the first post in this thread with the final keeper roster for my team.

 

Now all of you slackers make your cuts so we can have a definite answer on who is available for the draft that we need to track this spring!

[abuck1220]

 

Now all of you slackers make your cuts so we can have a definite answer on who is available for the draft that we need to track this spring!

 

i'll probably make my drops this weekend. sure to be a 1st rounder or two in my batch of drops...

[tadowdaddy]

My Lineup is set. I kept Kubel instead of Lidge, and updated above. That's the only difference for me.

[abuck1220]

C Martin (exempt)

1B Fielder (exempt)

SS S. Drew (exempt)

U Teixeira (574)

OF Soriano (622)

OF Andruw Jones (588.2)

SP Hill (exempt)

SP Papelbon (exempt)

SP Sheets (248.35)

RP Nathan (370.65)

 

total of 2403.2

[NCCubFan]

My keepers:

Webb--642.3

Wells--558.5

Ichiro--522.5

Ryan--396.9

Pierzynski--351

Iguchi--exempt

Tracy--exempt

Gonzalez--exempt

Reyes--exempt

Liriano--exempt (a head start on my DL :D )

Guzman--exempt (one less start last year and he'd still be minor league eligible; just one more reason for me to hate Dusty :evil: )

Total points--2471.2

 

Note: That's a total of 11; I still need to decide on one more player to release.

 

Minor league roster:

Clement

Mathis

Garko

Loney

Marte

McPherson

Clevlen

Durbin

Owings

[cbbryan]

Here's my keeper thus far. I'm still working on a couple deals though, so it could change.

 

Majors:

 

Lance Berkman (620.5)

Miguel Cabrera (590)

Jason Giambi (537.5)

Hideki Matsui (161.2)

Jorge Cantu (exempt)

Carlos Zambrano (561.95)

Bobby Jenks (exempt)

Jonathan Broxton (exempt)

Chris Ray (exempt)

Takashi Saito (exempt)

 

Total: 2471.15

 

Minors:

 

Jay Bruce

Chris Iannetta (exempt)

Kala Kaaihue

Blake Dewitt

Hunter Pence

Fernando Martinez

Felix Pie

Jordan Tata (exempt)

Luke Hochevar

Evan Longoria

 

Here are my keepers.

[NCCubFan]

My final move to make my roster legal was to release Barrett's sparring partner. :D

 

I also decided to cut ties with McPherson, even though he's minor league eligible. He's expected to miss most, if not all, of 2007 with back surgery, and between Tracy and Marte I should be in good shape at third for the next few years.