------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | International Replay Baseball League - Founded October 30, 1973 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ***************** IRBL NEWSLETTER # 845 ***************** 2-2-10 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...................................... PLAYER TRANSACTIONS: The WHITE SOX traded DELMON YOUNG to the CUBS for CUBS' 2ND round pick. The PADRES released LARRY BIGBIE, DAMIAN ROLLS. The METS traded BILLY BUCKNER to the CUBS for CUBS' 4TH round pick. The TWINS traded CHRIS GETZ to the PHILLIES for DANA EVELAND, CHAD GAUDIN. The REDS traded WILLIE BLOOMQUIST, FRANCISCO LIRIANO to the CUBS for CUBS' 1ST round pick, CUBS' 3RD round pick. The REDS traded WILLIE BLOOMQUIST, FRANCISCO LIRIANO to the CUBS for CUBS' 1ST round pick, CUBS' 3RD round pick. The CUBS released BARRY BONDS, SEAN CASEY, KENNY ROGERS. The BRAVES released GLENDON RUSCH, JASON SCHMIDT. The DIAMONDBACKS traded ALEX GORDON, WILLIE HARRIS, MIKE REDMOND to the REDS for JASON VARITEK, CUBS' 3RD round pick. The ROCKIES traded ALEXI CASILLA to the PADRES for RENYEL PINTO. The PIRATES released JAMIE BURKE, ANDY TRACY, JAMIE WALKER. The PIRATES released SAL FASANO, JOHN HATTIG, JORGE VELANDIA, TOMMY WATKINS, ORLANDO HERNANDEZ, GREG MADDUX, TANYON STURTZE, LES WALROND. The ORIOLES released DAMION EASLEY, LUIS TERRERO, JOE BOROWSKI, WILLIE COLLAZO, TOM GLAVINE, ANDREW SISCO, JUSTIN THOMAS, MIKE TIMLIN, ROSS WOLF, KEIICHI YABU. The PADRES traded JOSH BARD, EDWIN ENCARNACION, CARLOS QUENTIN, CLAYTON RICHARD to the MARLINS for WLADIMIR BALENTIEN, RAMON HERNANDEZ, BRANDON INGE, SEAN BURNETT. ...................................... New manager: NATIONALS Jason Bessonette 10208 Occidental Ave. S Seattle, WA 98168 360-250-5138 (after 10 am PT) tunglashr@gmail.com Jason has been using PTP and now DMB since 1990 and has managed teams in a IRBL # 845 2-2-10 2 number of leagues over the years. He says he enjoys team building, trading, talking with other owners and drafting (much more than playing the actual games). Let's all welcome Jason to the IRBL! ...................................... All managers have submitted their 2010 IRBL dues and are eligible to make trades except the following (both have said they will be submitting shortly): Don Tobin (CARDINALS) Pete McClymont (MARINERS) ...................................... These teams were being run as a temporary general manager (TGM) only by the indicated person (they do not play those team's home series): REDS : George P. Widenor (TGM) MARLINS : John Parker (TGM) ATHLETICS : Gerry McDonald (GM) BLUE JAYS : Chip Hopkins (TGM) These teams were being run as a full temporary manager (TM) only by the indicated person (they play those team's home series): RANGERS : John Mattfeld (TM) TWINS : George P. Widenor (TM) ORIOLES : Ricky Diaz (TM) RAYS : Marc Schlotthauer (TM) These teams need a volunteer to handle them either as a full temporary manager, or as a temporary general manager or to just handle trades and the draft: DODGERS ANGELS ROYALS You will get a credit LSP for the off- season player management and drafting and another credit LSP for preparing the season instructions and monitoring team usage. I have included an updated IRBL Manager Address List. ...................................... IRBL Newsletter # 844 stated that according to IRBL Rule # 13B1, 6 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 43 rated players and 24 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 42 rated players but the list of IRBL # 845 2-2-10 3 which teams have which limits was left out. Here are the lists: The following 6 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 43 rated players: DIAMONDBACKS, MARLINS, YANKEES, WHITE SOX, DODGERS and BLUE JAYS The following 24 teams will be allowed to draft until they have 42 rated players: REDS, NATIONALS, BRAVES, METS, ATHLETICS, TIGERS, TWINS, CUBS, RANGERS, ANGELS, RED SOX, ROYALS, CARDINALS, ASTROS, MARINERS, ORIOLES, INDIANS, RAYS, ROCKIES, PIRATES, PHILLIES, PADRES, BREWERS and GIANTS Please remember that the 43 or 42 rated player draft limit is affected by trading draft picks. Please also remember that the maximum roster size at any time is 60 players. You must release enough non- rated players to make room on your roster for any players that you draft or trade for. At the end of the final pre-season trading deadline, the maximum roster size is 50 players. If you exceed the limit, players will be released from your roster per IRBL rules. ...................................... DEADLINES: Feb. 7 - Trading and player release deadline (6 pm, EST) Feb. 28*- 2010 Draft (start 8 am, ET) Mar. 21*- Trading deadline (6 pm, ET) Apr. 4*- Team instructions to be received by League Office and all managers within your league Apr. 15*- First series of 2010 season *will slip one week for every Sunday the draft continues beyond Feb. 28 ...................................... Files included on LRD # 845: --------------------------- DRAFTINF.Y10 --> Player Usage Form for all players eligible to be drafted (extra details) DRAFTPUF.Y10 --> Player Usage Form for all players eligible to be drafted IRBLROST.TXT --> IRBL Rosters MANAGERS.TXT --> Manager Address List IRBL # 845 2-2-10 4 NEWSL845.xxx --> Newsletter # 845 PLAYERUF.Y10 --> Player Usage Forms for all teams File Extension Legend (xxx): --------------------------- T1C --> Viewable one column newsletter text format TXT --> Viewable text format ...................................... BK