Both free agency and trades have taken their toll on AL-only keeper leagues. Notable big-ticket players like Roy Halladay and Jason Bay are now lost in that frozen tundra, that vast wasteland, that baseball Siberia known simply to us AL-onliers as the NL.
DEAD MEAT! The following players are no longer eligible in AL-only leagues:
Halladay, Roy SP TOR PHI 12/16/09 Four-team trade between TOR, PHI, SEA, OAK
Owens, Jerry OF SEA WSH 12/08/09 Minor league contract
Shelton, Chris IF SEA HOU 12/08/09 Minor league contract
Silva, Carlos SP SEA CHC 12/18/09 Traded for Milton Bradley
Iwamura, Akinori 2B TB PIT 11/03/09 Traded for Jesse Chavez
Zaun, Gregg C TB MIL 12/04/09 One-year deal
Byrd, Marlon OF TEX CHC 12/31/09 Three-year contract
Guardado, Eddie RP TEX WSH 12/26/09 Minor League contract
Rodriguez, Ivan C TEX WSH 12/11/09 Two-year contract
Gomez, Carlos OF MIN MIL 11/06/09 Traded for J.J. Hardy
Bruney, Brian P NYY WSH 12/07/09 Traded for player to be named
Cabrera, Melky OF NYY ATL 12/22/09 Acquired in five-player trade
Dunn, Michael RP NYY ATL 12/22/09 Acquired in five-player trade
Kennedy, Ian RP NYY ARI 12/09/09 Part of three-team trade between NYY, DET, ARI
Ransom, Cody 3B NYY PHI 12/11/09 Minor league contract
Towers, Josh RP NYY LAD 12/11/09 Minor league contract
Valdez, Jose G. RP NYY HOU 11/20/09 One-year contract.
Vizcaino, Arodys P NYY ATL 12/22/09 Acquired in five-player trade
Crosby, Bobby 1B OAK PIT 12/10/09 One-year contract
Gray, Jeff RP OAK CHC 12/03/09 Traded for Aaron Miles and Jake Fox
Carroll, Jamey 2B CLE LAD 12/18/09 Two-year contract
Jackson, Edwin SP DET ARI 12/09/09 Part of three-team trade between NYY, DET, ARI
Lyon, Brandon RP DET HOU 12/12/09 Signed three-year contract
Polanco, Placido IF DET PHI 12/03/09 Signed three-year, $18 million deal.
Abreu, Juan RP KC ATL 11/24/09 One-year contract
Anderson, Josh CF KC CIN 1/05/10 Minor league contract
Olivo, Miguel C KC COL 1/04/10 One-year contract with a club option for 2011.
Escobar, Kelvim SP LAA NYM 12/28/09 One-year contract
Baez, Danys RP BAL PHI 1/05/10 Two-year deal
Liz, Radhames RP BAL SD 11/25/09 Claimed off waivers
Bay, Jason OF BOS NYM 1/05/10 Four-year contract with an option for 2014
Jones, Hunter RP BOS FLA 11/05/09 Traded with a minor leaguer for Jeremy Hermida
Kottaras, George C BOS MIL 11/18/09 Claimed off release waivers
Lopez, Javier RP BOS PIT 12/18/09 One-year contract
Saito, Takashi RP BOS ATL 12/03/09 One-year deal
Van Every, Jonathan OF BOS PIT 1/04/10 Minor league contract
Wagner, Billy RP BOS ATL 12/02/09 One-year contract with club option
Ouch.
Happily, there has also been an influx of interesting players coming into the AL, as well.FRESH MEAT! The following players are newly eligible for AL-only leagues.
Lee, Cliff SP PHI SEA 12/16/09 Four-team trade between TOR, PHI, SEA, OAK
Bard, Josh C WSH SEA 12/28/09 Minor League contract
Kearns, Austin OF WSH CLE 1/05/10 Minor League contract
Bradley, Milton OF CHC SEA 12/18/09 Traded for Carlos Silva
Fox, Jake OF CHC OAK 12/03/09 Traded with Aaron Miles for Jeff Gray
Logan, Boone RP ATL NYY 12/22/09 Acquired in five-player trade
Soriano, Rafael RP ATL TAM 12/11/09 Traded to Rays
Vazquez, Javier SP ATL NYY 12/22/09 Acquired in five-player trade
Scherzer, Max SP ARI DET 12/09/09 Part of three-team trade between NYY, DET, ARI
Schlereth, Daniel RP ARI DET 12/09/09 Part of three-team trade between NYY, DET, ARI
Gonzalez, Michael RP ATL BAL 12/17/09 Two-year deal
De Aza, Alejandro OF FLA CWS 10/21/09 Claimed off waivers
Hermida, Jeremy OF FLA BOS 11/05/09 Traded for Hunter Jones and a minor leaguer
Johnson, Nick 1B FLA NYY 12/23/09 One-year contract
Atkins, Garrett 3B COL BAL 12/22/09 One-year deal with club option
Harden, Rich SP CHC TEX 12/10/09 One-year contract
Miles, Aaron 2B CHC OAK 12/03/09 Traded w. Jake Fox for Jeff Gray and minor leaguers
Condrey, Clay RP PHI MIN 1/06/10 One-year contract
Broadway, Lance RP NYM TOR 12/16/09 Minor League contract
Putz, J.J. RP NYM CWS 12/11/09 One-year contract
Hoffpauir, Jarrett 2B STL TOR 11/03/09 Claimed off waivers
Pierre, Juan OF LAD CWS 12/15/09 Traded for two players to be named
Cameron, Mike OF MIL BOS 12/16/09 Two-year contract
Hardy, J.J. SS MIL MIN 11/06/09 Traded for Carlos Gomez
Kendall, Jason C MIL KC 12/11/09 Two-year contract
Patterson, Corey OF MIL SEA 12/09/09 Minor League contract
Not too shabby.
In my next post, I'll look at the ramifications and implications of the above.
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