Greater Chicago Strat League Newsletter

August 4, 2010

 

 

UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

 

August 12
 
Roster changes and pitching rotations for August due
 
by August 15
 
Website update: August pitching matchups published
 
August 26
 
Manager tendencies, player settings, and lineups for August due
 
by August 31
 
Website update: August results published
 
September 9
 
Rosters expand; unlimited major league roster for final month
Roster changes and pitching rotations for September due
Playoff rosters for potential playoff teams must be submitted
 
by September 15
 
Website update: September pitching matchups published
 
September 24
 
Manager tendencies, final player settings, and lineups for September due
 
by September 30
 
Website update: Final 2010 results published
 
by October 15
 
Playoff leagues created and playoff information published

 

NOTES:

 

2012 Draft Picks can now be traded. With the passing of the 2010 season trade deadline on August 3, picks for the 2012 draft are now available for trading.

 

Rule Change Proposal Results: Proposal 1 regarding trade confirmations failed while Proposal 2 (ballpark change deadline) and Proposal 3 (manager removal process) passed. See http://www.lprezdente.net/baseball/2010/season/RuleChangeBallot.htm for proposal details and http://www.lprezdente.net/baseball/2010/season/2011Voting.htm for a complete voting breakdown.

 

Major League Rosters Changes Due August 12. Please list all roster changes for August. You can give me a list of your 25 man roster if you like, but you must give me a list of who is being promoted to your majors and who is being demoted to your minors. The major/minor status is indicated on the roster sheet and your minor league list can also be found on your Computer Manager Report. If you want, you can also include individual player settings, but final player settings are not due until August 24.

 

Remember to call up players who were acquired in a trade. Players who are acquired in trades are automatically sent to the minors. If you want to use them on your major league roster in August, you must call them up.

 

No Roster Changes are Allowed After the Roster Deadline Each Month. Remember, the roster that you submit with your rotation is fixed for the month and cannot be changed at the time you submit your lineups.

 

1-Day Off between July and August. There is an off day between July and August to correspond to the season trade deadline.

 

August Pitching Rotations Due August 12. Please list your starter for each of the 24 games in August. In addition to the 1-day off before the start of the month, there are 2 more off days during August after games 6 and 15. Remember, starters require at least 4 days of rest between starts unless they have a * rating from Strat. The * rating can be found on the Strat roster report and a list of all star-rated pitchers is posted on the website at http://www.lprezdente.net/baseball/2010/season/2010StarRatedPitchers.htm. One of the most common mistakes that managers make is short-resting their starters. Remember also that you can designate the relief availability of every starter/reliever who is being used in a starting role. This does not apply to starters who do not have a relief rating or starter/relievers who are not starting (they will be taken out of the rotation and considered full-time relievers). For starter/relievers who are starting, you can designate their relief availability as NEVER, SOMETIMES, or AS NEEDED. NEVER will be assumed unless something else is specifically designated.

 

Be sure to check usage! Remember If a pitcher has 47 or fewer IP remaining on his usage, then the maximum number of games he can start during a month will be limited based on the chart below.

 

In order to Start

this many games:

At least this many

IP must remain:

(No maximum set)

At least this many

IP must remain:

(With 7 IP Max)

At least this many

IP must remain:

(With 6 IP Max)

1

3

2

1

2

9

8

7

3

17

15

13

4

25

22

19

5

33

29

25

6

40

36

31

7

47

43

37

 

Also Remember to Check Player Settings for Newly Acquired Players! Individual player settings are not reset when making trades. Whatever player settings were used by the previous manager will be carried over with the player, so be sure that you check the player settings shown on your Computer Manager Report and make any changes that you desire. Player setting changes can be made any time up until when lineups are due on the 24th of each month.

 

For Managers With the Computer Game, you need only submit a .MGR file with the major/minor leaguers and starter schedule set. Detailed instructions on how to do this are posted elsewhere on the website, along with a ZIP of the latest Strat game rosters. The games for August go from 8/14/2009 on the Strat schedule to 9/8/2009.

 

FINAL TRADES FOR AUGUST GAMES (up to 8/3 season deadline):

 

1.         to BUR: Inman (Taxi), Maxwell

            to HUC: Madson, Murphy

 

2.         to COL: Balentien, C. Jackson

            to SFE: Qualls, Tatis

 

3.         to COL: Petit, HUC-14

            to HUC: COL-10

 

New since last Newsletter on 7/25:

 

4.         to ACC: Lind, Medders, S. White

            to CSW: CJ Wilson

 

5.         to BUR: Niese, Teagarden, NIM-2, NIM-6

            to NIM: Olivo, BUR-8, ACC-15

 

6.         to COL: NIM-12

            to NIM: Delgado, COL-15

 

7.         to ACC: Ellsbury, VRN-10,11,12,13

            to VRN: Dye, ACC-1,3,4,5

 

8.         to CHI: Papelbon

            to SRD: DeWitt, Matzek, Rodney, Viciedo

 

9.         to CAL: Gordon, Kemp, F. Sanchez, Vicideo

            to SRD: Cano, Pence

 

10.       to CAL: M. Izturis, Johjima, B. Thompson

            to CSW: Cedeno, Milledge, J. Morales, Moyer

 

11.       to ACC: Villanueva

            to SSB: Medders, M. Perez

 

12.       to CIA: Contreras, HUC-14

            to COL: Palmer, CIA-10

 

13.       to CAL: Lyon, CRC-15

            to CRC: B. Thompson, CAL-8

 

14.       to CAL: COL-9

            to COL: Marson, CAL-12

 

15.       to DYE: Counsell, TAM-15

            to TAM: C. Davis, DYE-11

 

16.       to ACC: Sherrill, VRN-14, VRN-15

            to VRN: ACC-7, CAL-7

 

17.       to CAL: Iwamura, JEF-15

            to JEF: W. Harris, COL-9

 

TRADE FEES, FINES, and DUES (with total up to 8/3/2010):

 

Team

2011

Dues*

Prepaid

2011

Dues*

Owed

Previous

Balance

(including Dues)

Charges

Payments

Current

Balance

ACC (Rob)

 

40

(2)

4

40

2

BUR (Wes)

 

 

5

1

 

6

CAL (Greg)

40

 

10

5

 

15

CHI (RichD)

 

20

2

1

22

1

CIA (Scott)

 

 

6

1

 

7

COL (Frank)

 

 

1

3

 

4

CRC (Alan)

 

 

14

1

 

15

CSW (RickG)

 

20

7

2

 

29

DET (MikeW)

 

 

(9)

 

 

(9)

DUB (AdamS)

 

 

(8)

 

 

(8)

DYE (Jim)

 

20

2

1

 

23

HUC (Doug)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(2)

JEF (Steve)

 

 

(28)

1

 

(27)

NIM (Mark)

20

 

(42)

2

 

(20)

NDF (AdamA)

 

 

(24)

 

 

(24)

SFE (Dennis)

 

 

2

 

 

2

SRD (Ralph)

 

 

(36)

2

 

(34)

SSB (Craig)

 

 

(6)

1

 

(5)

TAM (MikeA)

 

 

1

1

 

2

VRN (John)

 

 

(9)

2

 

(7)

 

+1 indicates charge for not submitting as .mgr format, which is only assessed at the end of a month. +5 is for a fine.

 

(#) indicates a credit

 

* as per the rules, future dues are assessed based upon trading a certain number (5 or more) or trading a certain position (round 3 or higher) of draft picks for the next season.