Tim

TIL that Youklis is in camp working as a guest instructor. http://m.cubs.mlb.com/news/article/166412434/former-cubs-prospect-savors-chance-to-coach

If this team has a potential weak spot, I'd agree that the pen is most vulnerable. Of course, that's only because I think the rest of the team is going to be really, really good.

Should we just run the minor league draft at the same time?

Len mentions Werner from Belgium!!!!

I meant if my trade gets vetoed.

hard to say, because this league oddly doesn't actually have veto vote like every other league in the world does, so massively tilted heists like 12 free years of Correa/Bryant/Stroman + a 1st for Trout/Waino & the 1200 pts they carry just passes right on through without question...as does 8 years of free Schwarber/Jose Berrios getting swapped for a month? plus of the Hanley experience(going off memory on these) and i honestly just suspect this was all largely due to managers not understanding the full complexities of the league setup, so i have the reaction that stuff like this is fairly predatory, is that fair to say? where are those managers now? i give you enough credit that you full-well know the enormous haul you've been gifted in trades like this, so imagine my amazement to see the trade details less than a full day after a quote like "A couple teams seem like they're kinda screwed." so now who then takes over this newly depleted team next year? what's the end game here? In this specific case, UK has been around for a long time. He was out for a couple years, but he's been in the league since 2003. I also don't quite agree with your math on the deal, but that's a smaller point. In general, though, the commish does have veto powers. I'll whine a bit that I'm being singled out when the schwarbs deal stands, but I'll get it.

Was I supposed to turn it down?

d'oh...Baez takes a bad route and drops the ball in CF.

Wood gives up a rocket to Villar to begin the inning. Javy should have played for the carom instead of going to the wall. Wood gives up another fly ball to the second batter and we're losing 1-0.

Rizzo shouldn't have lost that weight over the offseason. Just shy of the track.

in favor of whom? Yeah, the only mystery with this roster is 4 or 5 man bench and then who makes the pen and who doesn't.

In that gigantic trade between Todd and I, I get his first pick in the mlb and milb drafts.

So who is the first person to start freaking out this spring when we lose a game?

From the archive thread: The Process gets Cucamonga's 2016 minor league 2nd rounder Theocracy gets North side Baseball's 2nd rd minor league pick Theocracy gets The Process 1st round Major League pick in the 2016 pick. Theocracy will receive Cucamonga Cracker Killer's 5th round major league pick.. In the Zobrist+Lester for Strasburg trade, I get HBC's 2nd round mlb pick and first round milb pick. NSBB gets Hips 1st round prospect pick for Heyward. I get IMB's first round prospect pick for Anibal. Roady gets HBC's 2nd round pick and my 1st round prospect pick and I get his fifth round pick in the Votto/Fielder swap. johnny gets my 2nd rounder and I get his 5th in the hanley/schwarber deal. I receive Roady's 1st rd. minor league pick in the Martinez/Giolito trade. calvinball gets the process' 4th round pick in the mlb draft I get sneaky's third round pick and he gets my sixth in the Odor/Ortiz + Myers swap. Somebody needs to apply sneaky's translation to those trades. I may also propose adding some picks back in for the newbies. A couple teams seem like they're kinda screwed.

mhuber92211@yahoo.com, right?

There have been separate drafts. You can overdraft and then drop the ones you don't want. You can't trade while you're over the limit.

Exempt player primer for newbies: Chicago Pigeons: d'Arnaud is on his final exemption Polanco is on his second exemption, he will have one more after the 2016 season Gyorko is on his final exemption Wacha is on his final exemption Minors: McMahon, Demeritte, Mateo, Williams, Brinson, Lee, Honeywell, Gonsalves, Stephensen ThomeDon'tPlayThat: Swihart is on his first exemption, he will have two more Singleton is on his second exemption, he has one remaining after 2016 (he also needs to be removed from the minors and count against the mlb roster) Olivera is on his first exemption, he will have two more May has used two exemptions, he will have one more Jungman has used one exemption, he will have two more Wheeler is on his second exemption, he has one more remaining. (he can be carried as a minor leaguer) Lavarnaway is on his final exemption, but is also somehow still minor league eligible Minors: Lavarnaway, Wheeler, Robertson, Goodwin, Almora, Appel, Biddle I'll have to get to the other two later. Or if someone else wants to give the newbies a helping hand, that would be great.

it should use the account you already have at cbs if you gave the same email.

please check again for new invites (except mhuber, who it correctly lists as having an invite)

I'll resend them again in minute.

Honestly, I have no idea what impact it will have on last year's totals. try one and if it impacts them, you can change it back. Or just wait until after the draft.

I'm fine with any alignment on #1 - it makes sense to balance the power a bit. I'm fine with both on #2. We should have all the teams filled. Steve was counting UK as not returning, but I'm pretty sure he's coming back.

All four of you guys should have fresh invites for your new teams. Let me know if you didn't get it in the mail. As for figuring out keepers, just ask anyone here if you have any questions. Two tips: make sure to use last year's points instead of 2016 projections to calculate the points; and make sure to ask here about who is points-exempt. That's definitely the trickiest part of the rules for keepers.

So that's: mhuber as Team 4 cubbie swagger as Team 2 philosphizer as Team 1 Diceman, you good for participating as Team 3? Not much pitching to start with, but Miggy & Encarnacion is a good start to the offense.

I'm not sure I've watched a game that didn't include the Illini this year.