Saturday Waiver Claims

Waiver claims from Saturday (AUG 30):

1. Corey Patterson        OF-CIN      Mudhens
2. Daniel Murphy           OF-NYM    Rhinos

 

HARL Stats Posted!

Stats thru Week-21 have been posted. Phew... I'll be glad when the baseball season is over and my "fall vacation" arrives. I'm really getting burned out doing the stats every week. It happens to the best of us.

 

NEWS...

 

The HARL STANDINGS didn't change very much from last week. Looks like we have a nip/tuck race for 1st Place between the JOKERS and COBRAS over the final week of the Regular Season. The Jokers have the edge right now, but with only 1-point separating the teams, anything can happen.

 

The GRILLERS remain entrenched in 3rd Place and are a lock to remain there heading into Labor Day. The RHINOS are holding down the 4th spot and things look solid for them playoff-wise. The final playoff spot looks like it's going to come down either the MUDHENS or ASSASSINS, although the BREWSKIS could surprise if they get red hot this week and the Hens & Assassins falter. Stay tuned.

 

LAST FAD...

 

This Sunday's FAD is the LAST ONE of the 2008 season. So if you have any remaining dough left to spend, you better spend it while you can!

 

PLAYOFF TEAMS and ROSTER EXPANSION...

 

As you're well aware by now, the TOP FIVE finishers through WEEK #22 make the HARL Playoffs. They also win some prize money in the process. Once LABOR DAY is upon us, the rosters of the non-playoff teams are FROZEN. That means those teams don't make any more roster moves for the rest of the season, and cannot pickup anyone off the Waiver Wire. 

 

The five playoff teams may EXPAND their Active Rosters to 26 players on Labor Day by adding 1 HITTER and 1 PITCHER to their lineup (position does not matter, so your hitter could be a 2B, C, OF, or whatever, and your pitcher could be a SP or RP). 

 

SEPTEMBER WAIVER CLAIMS...

 

During the month of September, only teams participating in the HARL playoffs can claim players off the Waiver Wire. These players are TEMPORARY PICKUPS and will be automatically force-waived after the season ends. 

 

That's all for now... Enjoy the final week of the REGULAR SEASON. Best of luck to all those who are fighting for a playoff spot.

 

-Sevy-

  

FAD Results from Sunday

FAD Results from SUNDAY... Only 2 picks:

1. Andy Tracy        1B/OF-PHI    .05    MAYGAMERS
2. Josh Bard            C-SD          .05    RHINOS

Sevy out!

 

Two Weeks and Counting!

There's only 2 weeks left in the HARL Regular Season. My oh my how times flies! Once September 1st rolls around, the top-5 teams will compete in the HARL playoffs to determine who will be crowned this year's league champion. For everyone else, it's time to pack up the rotisserie stuff and say "better luck next year". Truth be told, the bottom four clubs are so far down the points-rung that they probably packed it in some time ago.

 

So who's PLAYOFF BOUND?

 

Well, it's currently a 7-team race for five playoff spots. There's a really tight race for 1st Place going on right now between the JOKERS and SPITTING COBRAS. A mere 2 points is all that separates Joker Jack from his good friend Cobra Mike in the standings. It appears that the race for 1st Place regular season prize money will go right down to the Labor Day wire. Fortunately for both of these clubs, they don't have to worry about making the playoffs. They're playoff shoo-ins. But neither team has ever won a HARL title, so it's assuredly exciting, nail-biting, bed-wetting times around those two clubhouses right now.

 

With 85 points, the GAS HOUSE GRILLERS also look like shoo-ins for the playoffs. It would take a Herculean effort for them to catch the Jokers and/or Cobras in the point standings, as they trail that duo by more than 15 points. But barring a late-August collapse, the Gas House gang will be cooking playoff-dogs come September. Their July trade acquisitions of Ryan Howard and Andre Ethier are paying huge dividends offensively. 

 

Lurking in 4th place are the ever-dangerous SEVY RHINOS. The Rhinos have been treading water for a couple of weeks, thanks to a mix of injuries and slumps that have zapped the offense of its usual strength. The Rhinos need to weather the storm from the hungry teams clawing at them from below (Hens, Assassins, and Brewskis). If the Rhinos can hang on and make the playoffs, they present an interesting team to deal with. They've got one of the best offenses in HARL, but their year-to-date pitching stats (with the exception of Saves) have been atrocious. But over the past month, the Rhinos staff has improved somewhat, thanks to surges from Oliver Perez and The Big Unit. A clean stats-slate would do them a world of good come September. 

 

Fighting for the 5th and final playoff spot are the NORTH MARKET MUDHENS, ASSASSINS, and BREWSKIS. Right now, the HENS are in the driver's seat, holding down 5th place with 75 points (4 behind the Rhinos). They have the luxury of complete health (nobody on the Disabled List) and a starting rotation that looks as strong as anyone's on paper. They're kind of the anti-Rhinos in many respects (weak offense, strong starting staff, so-so bullpen). After tasting the playoffs for the first time last year, Judge Mike and the boys are hankering for a return to glory. 

 

At 71 points, the ASSASSINS need to make a late-season run in order to push themselves into the playoffs. Without Justin Upton, Ryan Church, and Jonathan Sanchez in the lineup, that could be a tall order. Rental superstar Manny Ramirez has been worth every penny, but he's going to need hot streaks from Wright, Holliday, and Kouzmanoff to bolster the offense. And Ben Sheets really needs to step it up and carry this staff if they're going to reach the postseason. 

 

Although 7 points out of 5th place, the BREWSKIS are still in this thing. They've got Chipper back and the Atkins-Hawpe-Stewart-Baker-Iannetta contingent on offense. Chris Dickerson was also a great late-season free agent pick who is playing regularly. JJ Hardy is hot, Mike Cameron is solid, and we all know the streaky Cody Ross can get red-hot on occasion. So if the offense can tear the cover off the ball, the Zambrano-Maine-Myers starting trio can hurl some gems, the beermakers could make a surprising rally. 

 

So stay tuned... we'll know how it all turns out in 2 weeks!

 

-SEVY-

 

 

FAD Results of AUG 17

Sunday's FAD Results...

1. CHRIS DICKERSON    OF-CIN  1.10  BREWSKIS    (TOP=1.45, NEXT=1.05 MAYGAMERS)
2. MIKE FONTENOT      2B-CHC   .05  COBRAS 
3. WIL OHMAN          RP-ATL   .05  LEMMINGS 
4. PEDRO ALVAREZ      3B-PIT   .55  LEMMINGS    (TOP=.55, NEXT=.50 GRILLERS) 
5. TRAVIS ISHIKAWA    1B-SF    .50  BREWSKIS    (TOP=.55, NEXT=.45 ASSASSINS)
6. LIVAN HERNANDEZ    SP-COL   .05  ASSASSINS 
7. HUMBERTO QUINTERO   C-HOU   .05  ASSASSINS 
8. TOM GORZELANNY     SP-PIT   .05  GRILLERS 
9. CRAIG COUNSELL     UT-MIL   .05  ASSASSINS 
10. DAN DORN           OF-CIN   .05  RHINOS 

IMPORTANT NOTE: This past weekend's FAD was the last chance for anyone to pickup Minor Leaguers (rookies) in the FAD for the rest of this season. From today going forward, you CANNOT draft rookies in the remaining weekly FADs (those of AUG 24 and AUG 31).

 

ALSO... as a friendly reminder to those who need to perform roster moves, here's a recap of the ROSTER POLICE note that I sent out earlier this week:

 

ASSASSINS

• David Ross was designated for assignment on 8/10 and needs replaced.   

BREWSKIS

• Elijah Dukes went on DL on 8/07 and needs replaced.
• Chipper Jones came off the DL on 8/08.
• John Maine came off the DL on 8/13.

COBRAS

• Orlando Hudson went on DL on 8/10 and needs replaced.

GAMBLERS

• Paul Loduca was released on 8/01 and needs replaced.
• Blake Dewitt was sent to the minors on 7/26 and needs replaced.
• Tim Hudson went on DL on 7/28 and needs replaced.
• Micah Owings was sent to the minors on 7/29 and needs replaced.
• Chris Carpenter came off the DL on 7/30 and needs to be activated/reserved or waived. 

JOKERS

• 1 too many Veteran players on your RESERVE LIST. You can have 7 max. Must drop 1 Veteran player from the group of: Abercrombie, Burke, Hairston, Montero, Velez, Hendrickson, Howry, and Morales.

LEMMINGS

• Billy Wagner went on DL on 8/05 and needs replaced.

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-SEVY-

 

Saturday's Waiver Claims

WAIVER claims from Saturday:

1. AARON HARANG    SP-CIN    LEMMINGS
2. BRAD THOMPSON    P-STL    ASSASSINS
3. JOEL PINEIRO    SP-STL    JOKERS

 

Updates to ROSTERS and WAIVER WIRE reports

Guys,

 

Looks like one of Stampeder Dave's emails got lost in the shuffle and I overlooked his moves for the week as a result. I updated that today and have posted new ROSTERS online, as well as a new WAIVER WIRE report (because he waived a bunch of guys).

 

So take a look at that.  

 

SEVY

 

Stats Done

Sorry for the delay with the HARL stats... They're out now.

 

I'm having a really hard time getting motivated to do any baseball crap right now. It's been a long season, my team is just so-so, and all the other non-baseball stuff going on is starting to wear on my nerves and tire me out. Oh well, I doubt that you guys really care anyway.

 

C'est la vie. 

 

-Sevy-

 

HARL Roster Police

Looks like people are getting lazy with roster management and have a case of the "August Blues".

The mid-August edition of HARL Roster Police brings the following things...

 

ASSASSINS

• David Ross was designated for assignment on 8/10 and needs replaced.   

BREWSKIS

• Elijah Dukes went on DL on 8/07 and needs replaced.
• Chipper Jones came off the DL on 8/08.
• John Maine came off the DL on 8/13.

COBRAS

• Orlando Hudson went on DL on 8/10 and needs replaced.

GAMBLERS

• Paul Loduca was released on 8/01 and needs replaced.
• Blake Dewitt was sent to the minors on 7/26 and needs replaced.
• Tim Hudson went on DL on 7/28 and needs replaced.
• Micah Owings was sent to the minors on 7/29 and needs replaced.
• Chris Carpenter came off the DL on 7/30 and needs to be activated/reserved or waived. 

JOKERS

• 1 too many Veteran players on your RESERVE LIST. You can have 7 max. Must drop 1 Veteran player from the group of: Abercrombie, Burke, Hairston, Montero, Velez, Hendrickson, Howry, and Morales.

LEMMINGS

• Billy Wagner went on DL on 8/05 and needs replaced.

 

STAMPEDERS

• 1 extra guy on your RESERVE LIST. You can have 10 max. Must drop 1 player from the group of: Antonelli, B. Jones, Ruiz, Rodriguez, Backe, Balester, Burton, An. Miller, Jar. Parker, G. Reynolds, Scherzer.
• Khalil Greene went on DL on 8/01 and needs replaced.
• Josh Bard went on DL on 8/09 and needs replaced.

Kennesaw Mountain BigHorn
HARL Commissioner

Weekend FAD and Waiver Results

Hi Gang,

 

WAIVER CLAIMS from Saturday... Just one claim:

1. FELIPE LOPEZ    2B/OF-STL    RHINOS

FAD results from Sunday:

1. REGGIE ABERCROMBIE  OF-HOU  .05  JOKERS
2. JASON DAVIS         SP-PIT  .60  ASSASSINS  (TOP=.95, NEXT=.55 MAYGAMERS)
3. LUIS RODRIGUEZ      SS-SD   .15  STAMPEDERS

-SEVY- 

 

Dallas McPherson

Due to a correction with the Grillers roster moves, please note that Dallas McPherson is NOT on the Waiver Wire any longer.

 

-Steve-

HARL Reports and News (AUG 8)

Hi Guys,

 

This is really the first chance I've had to breathe and focus on other stuff since last Saturday (8/02). Anna and I were hosting and entertaining 6 visitors at our house (4 adults and 2 little kids ages 3 & 7) since Monday and spent a good chunk of yesterday in Philly. Needless to say, HARL wasn't anywhere in the picture during that time.

 

I did the HARL moves & stats this afternoon. The PSR reports are now posted online for download. I'll get to the web-stuff in a little bit, although it's going to be bare-bones since everything is way late this week.

 

There were two trades to report from last week....

 

1) STAMPEDERS traded 1B-Albert Pujols to the JOKERS for SP-Mike Pelfrey, 2B-Matt Antonelli, the Jokers 1st Round Farm Pick next season (2009), and $2.00 of FAD money.

 

2) BREWSKIS traded 2B-Ray Durham to the GRILLERS for RP-Heath Bell.

 

Remember that this coming MONDAY (AUG 11) is the HARL Trading Deadline. No trades are allowed after the deadline passes until the offseason begins (after conclusion of the MLB World Series).  

 

A couple of teams left out some roster changes this week, so I had to make some forced moves to get your roster in order. Please check your roster PSR report to see what happened. ALWAYS doublecheck your roster move email before you send it to me each week, so you don't overlook anything (ie: make sure all positions are filled on your ACTIVE ROSTER, you're under the $18 salary cap, and you don't have more than 10 reserves and 15 bench-guys total (combo of 10 resv max + 5 DL). 

 

That's all... Hoping life returns to normal soon!

 

SEVY

  

FAD -- Addition to Posted Results

Hi Guys.... Forgot to include Greg Dobbs in the FAD results list. Here's the updated list:

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As expected during most post MLB Trade Deadline FADs, there was insane bidding this week on lotsa new players.

 

Trying to get as creative as I could and still use Manny, I didn't get him. I didn't get any of the big guys. Dammit! Who got them? Here's what transpired:

1. MANNY RAMIREZ    OF-LA   3.65  ASSASSINS   (TOP=4.10, NEXT=3.60 RHINOS)
2. BRANDON MOSS     OF-PIT  2.10  GRILLERS    (TOP=3.40, NEXT=2.05 RHINOS & JOKERS)
3. CASEY KOTCHMAN   1B-ATL  2.95  MUDHENS     (TOP=3.00, NEXT=2.90 RHINOS) 
4. CHRIS BURKE      OF-ARZ   .05  JOKERS      (TOP=2.05, NEXT=NONE)
5. EMILIO BONAFACIO 2B-WAS  1.50  RHINOS      (TOP=1.50, NEXT=1.50 MUDHENS)
6. CRAIG HANSEN     RP-PIT   .40  MUDHENS     (TOP=1.50, NEXT= .35 RHINOS)
7. JOE MATHER       OF-STL   .40  GRILLERS    (TOP=1.40, NEXT= .35 RHINOS)
8. GREG DOBBS       3B-PHI   .05  COBRAS      (TOP=1.35, NEXT=NONE)
9. JEFF KARSTENS    SP-PIT   .30  RHINOS      (TOP= .75, NEXT= .25 MAYGAMERS)
10. ALBERTO GONZALEZ SS-WAS   .05  MAYGAMERS   (TOP= .65, NEXT=NONE)
11. GREG NORTON      OF-ATL   .05  MAYGAMERS   (TOP= .45, NEXT=NONE)
12. J.A HAPP          P-PHI   .05  BREWSKIS    (TOP= .45, NEXT=NONE)
13. GEOFF BLUM       3B-HOU   .10  JOKERS      (TOP= .40, NEXT= .05 LEMMINGS)
14. JORGE DE LA ROSA SP-COL   .05  JOKERS      (TOP= .50, NEXT=NONE)
15. DAN MURPHY       OF-NYM   .05  RHINOS      (TOP= .35, NEXT=NONE)
16. HENRY BLANCO      C-CHC   .05  COBRAS      (TOP= .15, NEXT=NONE)
17. LARRY BROADWAY   1B-WAS   .05  COBRAS      (TOP= .05, NEXT=NONE)

-SEVY-

     

Manny & Friends Bidding Extravaganza!

As expected during most post MLB Trade Deadline FADs, there was insane bidding this week on lotsa new players.

 

Trying to get as creative as I could and still use Manny, I didn't get him. I didn't get any of the big guys. Dammit! Who got them? Here's what transpired:

1. MANNY RAMIREZ    OF-LA   3.65  ASSASSINS   (TOP=4.10, NEXT=3.60 RHINOS)
2. BRANDON MOSS     OF-PIT  2.10  GRILLERS    (TOP=3.40, NEXT=2.05 RHINOS & JOKERS)
3. CASEY KOTCHMAN   1B-ATL  2.95  MUDHENS     (TOP=3.00, NEXT=2.90 RHINOS) 
4. CHRIS BURKE      OF-ARZ   .05  JOKERS      (TOP=2.05, NEXT=NONE)
5. EMILIO BONAFACIO 2B-WAS  1.50  RHINOS      (TOP=1.50, NEXT=1.50 MUDHENS)
6. CRAIG HANSEN     RP-PIT   .40  MUDHENS     (TOP=1.50, NEXT= .35 RHINOS)
7. JOE MATHER       OF-STL   .40  GRILLERS    (TOP=1.40, NEXT= .35 RHINOS)
8. JEFF KARSTENS    SP-PIT   .30  RHINOS      (TOP= .75, NEXT= .25 MAYGAMERS)
9. ALBERTO GONZALEZ SS-WAS   .05  MAYGAMERS   (TOP= .65, NEXT=NONE)
10. GREG NORTON      OF-ATL   .05  MAYGAMERS   (TOP= .45, NEXT=NONE)
11. J.A HAPP          P-PHI   .05  BREWSKIS    (TOP= .45, NEXT=NONE)
12. GEOFF BLUM       3B-HOU   .10  JOKERS      (TOP= .40, NEXT= .05 LEMMINGS)
13. JORGE DE LA ROSA SP-COL   .05  JOKERS      (TOP= .50, NEXT=NONE)
14. DAN MURPHY       OF-NYM   .05  RHINOS      (TOP= .35, NEXT=NONE)
15. HENRY BLANCO      C-CHC   .05  COBRAS      (TOP= .15, NEXT=NONE)
16. LARRY BROADWAY   1B-WAS   .05  COBRAS      (TOP= .05, NEXT=NONE)

-SEVY-

     

FAB Balance Adjustments

Just an FYI for everyone...

 

This week, I suddenly realized that I have NOT made any adjustments to the Remaining FAD Balances for HARL teams that have lost players to the American League.

 

I will try to remember and play catch-up with those adjustments when I do next week's stats (whenever that is, since we're entertaining visitors who are staying at our house for the first-half of next week). 

 

Anyway... Here's a quick rundown of players who were traded to the American League and the associated COMPENSATION (in terms of extra FAD money) that HARL teams will receive for those traded players:

• MARK TEIXEIRA    ASSASSINS    to ANA    team gets $1.75 
• ERIC PATTERSON   ASSASSINS    to OAK    team gets $ .05  
• JASON BAY        MAYGAMERS    to BOS    team gets $1.25
• XAVIER NADY      MAYGAMERS    to NYY    team gets $ .75
• KEN GRIFFEY JR   MUDHENS      to CHW    team gets $ .75     
• DAMASO MARTE     MUDHENS      to NYY    team gets $ .50
• GABE GROSS       MUDHENS      to TAM    team gets $ .10  
• MATT LAPORTA     COBRAS       to CLE    team gets $ .05
• JONATHAN MELOAN  COBRAS       to CLE    team gets $ .05
• SEAN GALLAGHER   GRILLERS     to OAK    team gets $ .50     

That means the adjusted FAD Balances for the affected HARL teams should now be:

• ASSASSINS:  $4.75 + $1.80 compensation = $6.55 current balance
• MAYGAMERS:  $2.85 + $2.00 compensation = $4.85 current balance  
• MUDHENS:  $6.30 + $1.35 compensation = $7.65 current balance
• COBRAS:  $4.70 + $0.10 compensation = $4.80 current balance
• GRILLERS:  $4.60 + $0.50 compensation = $5.10 current balance  

The remaining clubs current balances are:

 

BREWSKIS ($5.40), JOKERS ($5.20), LEMMINGS ($1.35), GAMBLERS ($4.00), RHINOS ($5.60), STAMPEDERS ($0.75)

 

-Sevy-