As an effect of that delay, I'm extending the grace period by 48 hours, to 11:59 pm PDT, Thursday, April 8th.
Also, I DLed my CI Spezio and drafted INF Bloomquist in his place.
Commish Dale.
| BOSTON RED SOX |
| Jim Lowder
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C | Bengie Molina | ANA | $2 |
C | Doug Mirabelli | BOS | $1 |
1b | Kevin Millar (of) | BOS | $17 |
2b | Mark Loretta (ss) | SAN | $13 |
3b | Bill Mueller | BOS | $17 |
ss | Alex Rodriguez (3b) | NYY | $45 |
CI | Frank Catalanotto (of) | TOR | $12 |
MI | Mark Grudzielanek | CHC | $5 |
OF | Manny Ramirez | BOS | $33 |
OF | Magglio Ordoñez | CSX | $32 |
OF | Gary Sheffield | NYY | $32 |
OF | Jay Payton | SAN | $15 |
OF | Moises Alou | CHC | $15 |
DH | Gabe Kapler | BOS | $7 |
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SP | Pedro Martinez | BOS | $37 |
SP | Esteban Loaiza | CSX | $20 |
SP | Jose Contreras | NYY | $18 |
SP | Carlos Zambrano | CHC | $14 |
LR | Tim Wakefield | BOS | $9 |
RP | Bronson Arroyo | BOS | $2 |
RP | Donovan Osborne* | NYY | $0 |
RP | Damaso Marte | CSX | $23 |
RP | Keith Foulke | BOS | $34 |
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DL | Nomar Garciaparra | BOS | $34 |
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| HOUSTON ASTROS |
| Andy Baker
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C | Jason Varitek | BOS | $14 |
C | Michael Barrett | CHC | $6 |
1b | Jeff Bagwell | HOU | $27 |
2b | Jeff Kent | HOU | $28 |
3b | Aramis Ramirez | CHC | $20 |
ss | Jose Valentin | CSX | $14 |
CI | Travis Lee | NYY | $5 |
MI | Mark Bellhorn (of) | BOS | $5 |
OF | Lance Berkman | HOU | $34 |
OF | Richard Hidalgo | HOU | $22 |
OF | Ryan Klesko (1b) | SAN | $22 |
OF | Darin Erstad (1b) | ANA | $19 |
OF | Reed Johnson | TOR | $7 |
DH | Bernie Williams | NYY | $24 |
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SP | Roy Oswalt | HOU | $29 |
SP | Roy Halladay | TOR | $30 |
SP | Andy Pettitte | HOU | $16 |
SP | Kelvim Escobar | ANA | $11 |
LR | Mark Buehrle | CSX | $14 |
RP | Amaury Telemaco | PHI | $1 |
RP | Justin Speier | TOR | $11 |
RP | Francisco Rodriguez | ANA | $12 |
RP | Octavio Dotel | HOU | $33 |
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Commish's Notes: One of the top 3 OFs, plus an IF without a bum in the lot. How long Nomah remains DLed is the question. If Pedro stays healthy, this rotation looks good; just don't bank on Loaiza to have a year like 2003. Jim also gambles in RP spots, hoping Arroyo and Osbourne pick up a few slop starts.
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A sound, solid team with no obvious defects, but will his bats be able to keep pace with teams that have more high-profile bashers? Can Bagwell, Erstad, and Williams stay healthy? If not, Andy will have a hard time keeping up with the pack.
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| CHICAGO CUBS |
| Leon Sniegowski/Barb Turk
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C | Ramon Hernandez | SAN | $9 |
C | Ben Davis | SEA | $2 |
1B | Derrek Lee | CHC | $24 |
2B | Adam Kennedy | ANA | $15 |
3B | Eric Hinske | TOR | $23 |
ss | Adam Everett | HOU | $9 |
CI | David Bell | PHI | $8 |
MI | Orlando Hudson | TOR | $11 |
OF | Sammy Sosa | CHC | $30 |
OF | Andruw Jones | ATL | $27 |
OF | Craig Biggio | HOU | $10 |
OF | Ray Lankford* | STL | $0 |
OF | Reggie Sanders | STL | $19 |
DH | Chris Woodward | TOR | $8 |
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SP | Sergio Mitre | CHC | $0 |
SP | Curt Schilling | BOS | $33 |
SP | Russ Ortiz | ATL | $15 |
SP | Freddy Garcia | SEA | $16 |
LR | Woody Williams | STL | $13 |
RP | Brad Lidge | HOU | $5 |
RP | Kyle Farnsworth | CHC | $6 |
RP | Scot Shields | ANA | $4 |
RP | Joe Borowski | CHC $ | 22 |
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DL | Trot Nixon (of) | BOS | $19 |
DL | Mark Prior (sp) | CHC | $36 |
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| ST. LOUIS CARDINALS |
| Jeff Wirch/Tim Mattner
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C | Miguel Olivo | CSX | $6 |
C | Kevin Cash | TOR | $1 |
1b | Carlos Delgado | TOR | $31 |
2b | Pokey Reese | | BOS $7 |
3b | Scott Rolen | STL | $29 |
ss | Rafael Furcal | ATL | $23 |
CI | Phil Nevin (of) | SAN | $22 |
MI | Jimmy Rollins | PHI | $20 |
OF | Albert Pujols (1b) | STL | $40 |
OF | Brian Giles | SAN | $31 |
OF | Garret Anderson | ANA | $27 |
OF | Willie Harris (of) | CSX | $8 |
OF | Kenny Lofton | NYY | $17 |
DH | Josh Phelps | TOR | $17 |
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SP | Matt Morris | STL | $22 |
SP | Javier Vazquez | NYY | $23 |
SP | Roger Clemens | HOU | $19 |
SP | Wade Miller | HOU | $18 |
LR | Greg Maddux | CHC | $17 |
RP | LaTroy Hawkins | CHC | $10 |
RP | Scott Williamson | BOS | $9 |
RP | Billy Koch | CSX | $7 |
RP | Jason Isringhausen | STL | $26 |
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Commish's Notes: Leon did a fine job with his first ever Roto draft, making some good choices and few enough rookie-mistake picks not to hurt himself overmuch. Prior's and Nixon's injuries and potential comebacks by Hinske, Lankford, and Garcia hold the key to the Cubs' Roto fortunes.
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Commish's Notes: Holy crap; look at the monster mashers these guys assembled (even if we all did age a few years while they did it)! A fine IF, a top 3 OF, a sturdy rotation, and a fine pen. These guys may work slow, but they do good work, that's for sure.
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| ATLANTA BRAVES |
| David Eckelberry
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C | Jorge Posada | NYY | $22
| C | Mike Matheny | STL | $2
| 1b | Adam LaRoche | ATL | $9
| 2b | Marcus Giles | ATL | $27
| 3b | Morgan Ensberg | HOU | $22
| ss | Derek Jeter | NYY | $32
| CI | Joe Crede | CSX | $16
| MI | Juan Uribe | CSX | $2
| OF | Chipper Jones | ATL | $28
| OF | Carlos Lee | CSX | $26
| OF | Hideki Matsui | NYY | $22
| OF | Corey Patterson | CHC | $16
| OF | Johnny Damon | BOS | $24
| DH | Frank Thomas | CSX | $21
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SP | Mike Hampton | ATL | $10
| SP | Jake Peavy | SAN | $16
| SP | Jarrod Washburn | ANA | $15
| SP | Ryan Franklin | SEA | $9
| LR | Ted Lilly | TOR | $12
| RP | Tom Gordon | NYY | $4
| RP | Scott Schoeneweis | CSX |
| RP | Trevor Hoffman | SAN | $25
| RP | John Smoltz | ATL | $32 |
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| ANAHEIM ANGELS |
| Dale Donovan
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C | Eli Marrero (1b, of) | ATL | $8 |
C | Greg Myers | TOR | $2 |
1b | Jason Giambi | NYY | $32 |
2b | Placido Polanco (3b) | PHI | $15 |
3b | Troy Glaus | ANA | $25 |
ss | Rich Aurilia | SEA | $16 |
CI | Willie Bloomquist | SEA | $1 |
MI | Mark DeRosa (of) | ATL | $9 |
OF | Vlad Guerrero | ANA | $38 |
OF | Vernon Wells | TOR | $30 |
OF | Jose Guillen | ANA | $17 |
OF | Ellis Burks | BOS | $12 |
OF | Aaron Rowand | CSX | $9 |
DH | Julio Franco* | ATL | $1 |
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SP | Bartolo Colon | ANA | $22 |
SP | Mike Mussina | NYY | $26 |
SP | Randy Wolf | PHI | $20 |
SP | Miguel Batista | TOR | $8 |
LR | Horacio Ramirez | ATL | $6 |
RP | Mariano Rivera | NYY | $30 |
RP | Aquilino Lopez | TOR | $9 |
RP | Shigetoshi Hasegawa | SEA | $2 |
RP | Troy Percival | ANA | $27 |
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DL | Scott Spiezio (1b, of) | SEA | $13 |
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Commish's Notes: A nice mix of proven veterans and young hitters with plenty of upside define Eck's position players. He's also likely got the 2nd best bullpen, with 2 full-time closers—and one of them with the name Smoltz. I wonder if he ignored his rotation too long tho—there's not a $20 hurler in the lot.
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Commish's Notes: A strong IF (especially if Glaus puts numbers like he did in '02), and 3 OFs all have at least 30-HR power, but I fall about 1 bat short from where I'd like to be. The pitching staff looks good, with a strong rotation and, possibly, all 4 RPs getting shots to rack up saves.
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| PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES |
| Rich Baker
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C | Mike Lieberthal | PHI | $11 |
C | Johnny Estrada | ATL | $8 |
1b | Jim Thome | PHI | $29 |
2b | Todd Walker | CHC | $6 |
3b | Enrique Wilson | NYY | $1 |
ss | Edgar Renteria | STL | $29 |
CI | Paul Konerko | CSX | $20 |
MI | Khalil Greene | SAN | $8 |
OF | Bobby Abreu | PHI | $32 |
OF | Jim Edmonds | STL | $22 |
OF | Pat Burrell | PHI | $24 |
OF | J.D. Drew | ATL | $18 |
OF | Randy Winn | SEA | $17 |
DH | Marlon Byrd | PHI | $17 |
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SP | Kevin Millwood | PHI | $19 |
SP | Kevin Brown | NYY | $21 |
SP | Matt Clement | CHC | $18 |
SP | Eric Milton | PHI | $13 |
LR | Adam Eaton | SAN | $11 |
RP | Tim Worrell | PHI | $1 |
RP | Juan Cruz | ATL | $5 |
RP | Rafael Soriano | SEA | $14 |
RP | Billy Wagner | PHI | $34 |
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| SEATTLE MARINERS |
| Scott Magner
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C | Brad Ausmus | HOU | $4 |
C | Dan Wilson | SEA | $2 |
1b | David Ortiz | BOS | $19 |
2b | Bret Boone | SEA | $27 |
3b | Sean Burroughs | SAN | $15 |
ss | David Eckstein | ANA | $17 |
CI | John Olerud | SEA | $14 |
MI | Alex S. Gonzalez | CHC | $11 |
OF | Ichiro | SEA | $28 |
OF | Raul Ibanez | SEA | $16 |
OF | Tim Salmon | ANA | $15 |
OF | T. Hollandsworth (1b) | CHC | $2 |
OF | Terrence Long | SAN | $6 |
DH | Edgar Martinez | SEA | $14 |
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SP | Joel Pineiro | SEA | $19 |
SP | Kerry Wood | CHC | $27 |
SP | Derek Lowe | BOS | $13 |
SP | Vincente Padilla | PHI | $14 |
LR | Jamie Moyer | SEA | $16 |
RP | Julio Mateo | SEA | $3 |
RP | Aaron Sele | ANA | $1 |
RP | Jason Simontacchi | STL | |
RP | Eddie Guardado | SEA | $10 |
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Commish's Notes: Rich clearly puts up the best catching tandem in the league, but outside of Thome, he lacks a true Roto slugger. His pitching staff is good, and could be great if Brown and Milton can stay healthy all year; the same goes for the OF with Drew and Edmonds.
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Commish's Notes: A solid rotation is what leaps out at me with Scott's team, but I worry about a seeming lack of big Roto lumber; two OFs aren't even starters. Finding full-timers there and having Burroughs, Salmon, and Olerud hit like they can will help, but will it be enough to keep up?
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