Jewish Mafia Trades:  G. Gonzalez/E. Hosmer/4th Rd Selection #25

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Tillman USA:  Evil Empire 6th Rd Selection

Jewish Mafia Trades:   B. Jenks

Tillman USA Trades:  7th Rd. Selection.

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AJ Burnett/4th Pick

Jewish Mafia Trades:

T. Hafner/S. Doolittle

Diagnosis

Cavernous malformations are relatively uncommon, as is the likelihood that they’ll bleed seriously. These vascular malformations typically do not cause any symptoms, but instead are detected on a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan done for unrelated reasons. In other cases, the cavernous malformation may lead to significant bleeding or hemorrhage into the brain tissue, causing weakness, numbness, difficulty in speaking, difficulty in seeing, gait unsteadiness or incoordination. Even the small amount of blood surrounding the cavernoma can cause irritation of the surrounding brain tissue, sometimes causing seizures.

Best of Luck to Mr. Westmoreland and his family for a safe & successful recovery.

We have also learned Jared Mitchell may miss the entire 2010 season with torn tendon.  How does effect the 2010 SOT Draft?  I’ll assume Evil Empire or 101 Wins (new bench coach for the Suffolk Rams) won’t catch wind of this news and predict he’ll be drafted  in the third round.   If by chance these two do some research between now and draft day I can see Mitchell going in the 5th or 6th round.   Thoughts?

J.Neimann/B. Erbe/Jordan Danks/J. Giovatella/2010 1st Rd Pick (8th Overall)

Tillman USA Trades:

2010 1st Rd Pick (3rd Overall)

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New 2009 Standings (based on combined SV/HD category):

TRC – 80.5
DMB – 76.5
WTNY – 73
EE – 69
101 – 64.5
Tillman – 63.5
Si7 – 41
JM – 36

Some notes:

- $ spent is an estimate, it’s tough to calculate exact figures because often players are added and dropped.  JM was one of the few teams to own most of his relievers throughout the year.

- The table on the left represents the 2009 point total for teams in the SV’s category and HD category.

- The table on the right represents the 2009 point total for a combined SV + H category (our new rule).

- Net pts is the total pt difference between the old rule and the rule voted in for the 2011 season.

- The ‘New Standings’ above is how the new rule would affect the league standings.

My conclusions:

1) If you look at the money spent, the two teams that spent the least on relievers during the 2009 season, had the least amount of total points.
2) The team that spent far more than anyone else on relievers during the 2009 season, had the most points.
3) The two teams that punted the SV category, had the least amount of points.
4) The two teams that had 400k closers, Tillman and WTNY, scored well in the pts per $$ spent.
5) DMB and EE would move down one spot, TRC and WTNY move up one spot.

So while DMB is suggesting that this rule would cause the earth to shake, teams to bypass holds, and make it impossible for a team to compete unless they could acquire two closers, come to find out, that wasn’t the case in 2009.  The team with the most closers would’ve finished 45 pts out of first place (close though).  The team with the 2nd most saves (Tillman) would’ve finished in 6th place, and the team with the 3rd most saves (101) would’ve finished in 5th place.

To me, this is great rule change.  We’ll rightfully award teams that spend the most on relievers and penalize teams that either punt the category all together, or don’t spend much on it.  On top of that, closers who make the minimum, or have only a few years of service time will become extremely valuable placing more emphasis on drafting well or identifying Free Agents with “closer” ability.

2) Shutting down players in Sept – Rule passed.  After Sept 1st, you have the ability to reserve players if you can produce any written report that a player is going to be shut down.  Once he is reserved, you can not activate, nuke, or waive him.

3) DL players stats Active from Week 1.  Rule passed.  After the draft, players can replace DL players during the Spice Draft and those stats count from Week 1.

4) Reserve players stats Active from Week 2.  Rule passed.  Original roster player (Chris Tillman) stats count in Week 1, but his replacement from the Spice Draft counts in Week 2.

5) Player options for guys who have rookie status entering the season.  Rule passed.  Teams have 3 options per year on players, if a player gets traded, his options move go with him.  An option, is sending a player down, or putting him on the Reserve List.

6) Adding a pitcher to the roster in 2011.  Rule passed.

7) Every player not activated in two weeks, needs to be included in the commish transaction email each week.  Failure to report a player not being activated within two-weeks is a $5 fine.

8)Reserving Players after 2pm based on new info – Rule passed.  When submitting moves, you have the ability to reserve a player based on info you’ve read even if there hasn’t been an official transaction made prior to our deadline.  This rule works for players being activated, reserved, or acquired off the free agent market.  Teams must provide backup players when submitting weekly transaction reports. Commish will be sending his weekly moves through CBS site by the deadline each week.

9) In 2011, the Saves + Holds gross total category will be combined – Rule passed.  The category is worth 2 points.

10) In 2010 SB’s are a gross category – Rule passed.

11) Position eligibility moved from 2 to 5 games – Rule passed.  During the first week of the season, if the player has played in 2 games, he qualifies.  After the first week, it goes from 2 games to 5 games.

12) Additional Nukes to accommodate trade involving NL player to stay on top of priority list – Rule passed.

13) Draft day reserve list, moved from players with 6 years of service time to 3 years of service time – Rule passed.

14) Compensation for minor league players traded (Arodys Rule).  Rule passed.  All eight teams submit their vote, Rd and pick, remove the two outliers, then take the average.

Similar to MLB, I propose we incorporate player options on guys who are rookie eligible (…or maybe open it up to players with less than 3 years of service time?).  As it stands now, we have a rule in place that allows teams to reserve players on draft day with less than 6 years of service time.  The one player that still isn’t protected in my opinion is the rookie.  Once you activate a rookie, he’s on your roster all year, unless the MLB team sends him back down or he’s injured.  This discourages teams from activating young pitchers because they’re afraid of poor results without the option of sending him down to your farm.  The other fear is having the player get shut down in Sept, and you’re now stuck.  Lastly, if you activate a young player during the regular season, and he gets sent down, but called up during Sept roster expansion, you’re screwed.  Player options could eliminate these problems.  I propose three total player options per player.

*$50 per team (paid at the wm)

*12 squares each picked at the wm

*4 wildcard squares (will be the remaining unclaimed squares)

*$100 pay out with end of quarter score winner

*For every wildcard square winner we pull a team name out of a hat at the draft to decide the winner

Everyone in?

Thoughts?