ChopNation Keeper IV (Year 5)

[Hobbes]

Since the other two leagues have put up the rosters, I'll do the same. Here are the team rosters. Please claim your team if you intend on returning, or please let me know if you will not return. We already need two new managers, one for Bravos' team (Rubber Chickens) and also for Wolfsschanze's team.

For prospective new managers, this is a keeper league where 6 players are kept.

Final Standings from 2009 (Draft order will be inverse of these standings)
1. HobbesCats - Confirmed
2. Andy G. - Confirmed
3. OF&S - Confirmed
4. BraveFanHawaii - Confirmed
5. Dreamscape - Confirmed
6. HaRdCoReBrAvEsFaN - Confirmed
7. New Manager (Lunch Ladies)
8. Bravescat - Confirmed
9. New Manager (Switch-Hitters)
10. New Manager (Flo's Joes)
11. bmitm76 - Confirmed
12. Middle Man - Confirmed

Hobbes
Andre Ethier (LAD - OF)
Corey Hart (Mil - OF)
Aaron Hill (Tor - 2B)
James Loney (LAD - 1B)
Evan Longoria (TB - 3B)
Ryan Ludwick (StL - OF)
Felipe López (Mil - 2B,3B,SS,OF)
Alexei Ramírez (CWS - 2B,SS,OF)
Jimmy Rollins (Phi - SS)
Pablo Sandoval (SF - C,1B,3B)
Joey Votto (Cin - 1B)
Andrew Bailey (Oak - RP)
Homer Bailey (Cin - SP)
John Danks (CWS - SP)
Jorge De La Rosa (Col - SP,RP)
Zack Greinke (KC - SP)
John Lackey (Bos - SP)
Ted Lilly (ChC - SP)
Chad Qualls (Ari - RP)
José Valverde (Det - RP)
Jered Weaver (LAA - SP)
Kerry Wood (Cle - RP)


BraveFanHawaii
Tim Lincecum (SF - SP)
Derek Jeter (NYY - SS)
Bobby Abreu (LAA - OF)
Julio Borbón (Tex - OF)
Miguel Cabrera (Det - 1B,3B)
Carl Crawford (TB - OF)
Rafael Furcal (LAD - SS)
Adam Jones (Bal - OF)
Miguel Montero (Ari - C)
Nolan Reimold (Bal - OF)
Álex Rodríguez (NYY - 3B)
Clay Buchholz (Bos - SP)
Madison Bumgarner (SF - SP)
Chris Carpenter (StL - SP)
Wade Davis (TB - SP)
Trevor Hoffman (Mil - RP)
Tim Hudson (Atl - SP)
Phil Hughes (NYY - SP,RP)
Ubaldo Jiménez (Col - SP)
Pedro Martínez (Phi - SP)
Carlos Mármol (ChC - RP)
Jake Peavy (CWS - SP)


OF&S
Elvis Andrus (Tex - SS)
Chris Coghlan (Fla - 2B,OF)
Nelson Cruz (Tex - OF)
Ryan Howard (Phi - 1B)
Garrett Jones (Pit - 1B,OF)
Nick Markakis (Bal - OF)
Brandon Phillips (Cin - 2B)
Albert Pujols (StL - 1B)
Mark Reynolds (Ari - 1B,3B)
Carlos Ruiz (Phi - C)
Troy Tulowitzki (Col - SS)
Brett Anderson (Oak - SP)
Chad Billingsley (LAD - SP)
Joe Blanton (Phi - SP)
Johnny Cueto (Cin - SP)
Scott Feldman (Tex - SP)
Ryan Franklin (StL - RP)
Daisuke Matsuzaka (Bos - SP)
Ricky Nolasco (Fla - SP)
Joakim Soria (KC - RP)
Edinson Vólquez (Cin - SP)
Brandon Webb (Ari - SP)
Randy Wolf (Mil - SP)


Middle Man
Matt Kemp (LAD - OF)
Cliff Lee (Sea - SP)
Lance Berkman (Hou - 1B)
Michael Bourn (Hou - OF)
Michael Cuddyer (Min - 1B,OF)
Johnny Damon (NYY - OF)
Chris Davis (Tex - 1B,3B)
Chone Figgins (Sea - 2B,3B)
Aubrey Huff (SF - 1B,3B)
Alfonso Soriano (ChC - OF)
Geovany Soto (ChC - C)
Denard Span (Min - OF)
Miguel Tejada (Hou - SS)
Matt Cain (SF - SP)
Matt Capps (Was - RP)
Neftali Feliz (Tex - SP,RP)
Kevin Gregg (ChC - RP)
Félix Hernández (Sea - SP)
Matt Lindstrom (Hou - RP)
Francisco Liriano (Min - SP,RP)
Derek Lowe (Atl - SP)
Francisco Rodríguez (NYM - RP)
Wandy Rodríguez (Hou - SP)


Andy G.
Tommy Hanson (Atl - SP)
José Reyes (NYM - SS)
Hank Blalock (Tex - 1B,3B)
Rajai Davis (Oak - OF)
Yunel Escobar (Atl - SS)
Josh Hamilton (Tex - OF)
Jason Kubel (Min - OF)
Adam LaRoche (Ari - 1B)
Joe Mauer (Min - C)
Plácido Polanco (Phi - 2B)
Justin Upton (Ari - OF)
Jayson Werth (Phi - OF)
Edwin Jackson (Ari - SP)
Jair Jurrjens (Atl - SP)
Joe Nathan (Min - RP)
Joel Piñeiro (StL - SP)
Ervin Santana (LAA - SP)
Rafael Soriano (TB - RP)
Huston Street (Col - RP)
Robinson Tejeda (KC - SP,RP)
Justin Verlander (Det - SP)


Bravescat - CBF
Jason Bartlett (TB - SS)
Carlos Beltrán (NYM - OF)
Mark DeRosa (SF - 1B,2B,3B,OF)
Stephen Drew (Ari - SS)
Adrián González (SD - 1B)
Carlos González (Col - OF)
Raúl Ibañez (Phi - OF)
Brandon Inge (Det - C,3B,OF)
Russell Martin (LAD - C,3B)
Nate McLouth (Atl - OF)
Carlos Peña (TB - 1B)
Brian Roberts (Bal - 2B)
Jonathan Broxton (LAD - RP)
J.A. Happ (Phi - SP,RP)
Rich Harden (Tex - SP)
Tommy Hunter (Tex - SP)
Jonathan Papelbon (Bos - RP)
David Price (TB - SP)
Ricky Romero (Tor - SP)
Chris Volstad (Fla - SP)
Adam Wainwright (StL - SP)
Randy Wells (ChC - SP,RP)


HaRdCoReBrAvEsFaN
Jason Bay (NYM - OF)
Billy Butler (KC - 1B)
Adam Dunn (Was - 1B,OF)
Orlando Hudson (LAD - 2B)
Derrek Lee (ChC - 1B)
Víctor Martínez (Bos - C,1B)
Hideki Matsui (LAA - OF)
Kendry Morales (LAA - 1B,OF)
David Ortiz (Bos - 1B)
Hanley Ramírez (Fla - SS)
Scott Rolen (Cin - 3B)
Luke Scott (Bal - 1B,OF)
Grady Sizemore (Cle - OF)
Vernon Wells (Tor - OF)
Josh Beckett (Bos - SP)
Joba Chamberlain (NYY - SP,RP)
Doug Davis (Ari - SP)
Josh Johnson (Fla - SP)
Jon Lester (Bos - SP)
Brandon Lyon (Hou - RP)
John Maine (NYM - SP)
Fernando Rodney (LAA - RP)


Dreamscape
Ian Kinsler (Tex - 2B)
David Wright (NYM - 3B)
Dan Haren (Ari - SP)
Casey Blake (LAD - 1B,3B)
Jacoby Ellsbury (Bos - OF)
Franklin Gutiérrez (Sea - OF)
Todd Helton (Col - 1B)
Jason Kendall (KC - C)
Andrew McCutchen (Pit - OF)
Aramis Ramírez (ChC - 3B)
Manny Ramírez (LAD - OF)
Chase Utley (Phi - 2B)
Shane Victorino (Phi - OF)
David Aardsma (Sea - RP)
Scott Baker (Min - SP)
Zach Duke (Pit - SP)
Jason Frasor (Tor - RP)
Matt Garza (TB - SP)
J.P. Howell (TB - RP)
Bobby Jenks (CWS - RP)
Scott Kazmir (LAA - SP)
Clayton Kershaw (LAD - SP)


bmitm76
Jorge Cantú (Fla - 1B,3B)
Jermaine Dye (CWS - OF)
J.J. Hardy (Min - SS)
Chipper Jones (Atl - 3B)
Mike Lowell (Bos - 3B)
Brian McCann (Atl - C)
Dustin Pedroia (Bos - 2B)
Hunter Pence (Hou - OF)
A.J. Pierzynski (CWS - C)
Carlos Quentin (CWS - OF)
David Ross (Atl - C)
Ichiro Suzuki (Sea - OF)
Kevin Youkilis (Bos - 1B,3B)
Ryan Dempster (ChC - SP)
Gavin Floyd (CWS - SP)
Brandon Morrow (Tor - SP,RP)
Jo-Jo Reyes (Atl - SP)
Mariano Rivera (NYY - RP)
Joe Saunders (LAA - SP)
Brian Wilson (SF - RP)
Chris Young (SD - SP)
Carlos Zambrano (ChC - SP)


Lunch Ladies
Ryan Braun
CC Sabathia
Robinson Cano
BJ Upton
Justin Morneau
Michael Young
Cole Hamels
Carlos Lee
Javier Vazquez
Torii Hunter


Switch-Hitters
Mark Teixeira
Roy Halladay
Matt Holliday
Ben Zobrist
Johan Santana
Curtis Granderson
Shin-soo Choo
Ian Stewart
James Shields
Francisco Cordero


Flo's Joes
Prince Fielder
Ryan Zimmerman
Matt Wieters
Adam Lind
Gordon Beckham
Yovani Gallardo
Jay Bruce
Dan Uggla
Cameron Maybin
Heath Bell

[Middle Man]

I'm interested in trading

Tommy Hanson (Atl - SP) or
Félix Hernández (Sea - SP)

for top-notch (and kind of young) offensive talent. If interested, let me know.

[Dreamscape]

I'll be back. I'd like to package Casey Blake and Scott Baker for Albert Pujols. Let me know.

[Middle Man]

I'm predicting a worst to first season for the Middle Men. If you've got some extra money under your mattress, bet it now, before the Vegas guys figure it out. Worst to first.

[Chris_Moderato]

I'm retiring from the Gender Benders (or whatever I called them).

[Middle Man]

Originally Posted by Chris_Moderato

I'm retiring from the Gender Benders (or whatever I called them).

I was only kidding. I'll let you win.

[Andy G.]

I'll be back. I was proud of my second place finish, but I wanna win it all. Congrats Hobbes. I think you deserve that party smiley that I've seen you use but have no idea how you do it.

[Hobbes]

Originally Posted by Chris_Moderato

I'm retiring from the Gender Benders (or whatever I called them).

Just to clarify, you will not be participating this year?

That makes three slots to fill.

[warefreak]

Just to clarify this is not a head to head league, right? Or is it?

[Dreamscape]

It is.

[HaRdCoReBrAvEsFaN]

u know i'm back for revenge...

[HaRdCoReBrAvEsFaN]

HaRdCoReBrAvEsFaN

These 4 should be pretty obvious
Hanley Ramírez (Fla - SS)
Víctor Martínez (Bos - C,1B)
Grady Sizemore (Cle - OF)
Josh Johnson (Fla - SP)

Tough Call for Final 2:

Jason Bay (NYM - OF)
Adam Dunn (Was - 1B,OF)
Josh Beckett (Bos - SP)
Jon Lester (Bos - SP)


Feel free to talk trades for pretty much anyone though I doubt I trade Hanley or VMArt...

[Chris_Moderato]

Originally Posted by Hobbes

Just to clarify, you will not be participating this year?

That makes three slots to fill.

Yeah, I'm out for this season.

[Middle Man]

Originally Posted by Middle Man

I'm interested in trading

Tommy Hanson (Atl - SP) or
Félix Hernández (Sea - SP)

for top-notch (and kind of young) offensive talent. If interested, let me know.

I've had several managers respond to this through PM, and I appreciate that. What I'm telling folks at this point is that I probably jumped the gun a little bit. I think we need to wait until the vacant manager positions are filled before trying to finalize a trade. I'm serious about working out a trade though.

[Hobbes]

Still awaiting confirmation from a few managers. I imagine OF&S and Bravecat will both be back. I'm awaiting response from Bmitm76 as well. I think Bravos4evr said he will be unavailable this year.

That's three new managers so far that are needed. If you know of any folks interested in taking over a team let me know. I'm hoping traffic will pick up as we get closer to Spring Training and some interested parties will emerge.