Trade Deadline Review: 2006

This is the sixth in a series of posts taking a look at the trade deadline action in each season during the CFCL’s first 29 years. Specifically, for each season we’ll look at each team’s trading turnover in the 3-4 weeks before the trading deadline. Individual deals will continue to be listed (though not analyzed) in the “This Week in CFCL History” posts.

Previous posts in this series:

1984-1987
1998-1999
2000
2001
2002

Continuing to hop around, today we’ll revisit the trade deadline for 2006.

2006
Trade Deadline: August 1 (first Tuesday after July 31)
Number of Teams / Number of Trades: 10 teams, 12 trades
Number of Players Changing Hands: 54 players, 11 draft picks
Busiest Teams: Copperfields (5 trades), Dem Rebels (4 trades)
Contenders: Nick’s Picts, DoorMatts, David’s Ruffins, Teddy’s Splendid Splinters, Kenndoza Line, Mo’s Red Hots
Rebuilders: Dem Rebels, Eric’s Lambchops, Graging Bulls, David’s Copperfields

All but two of the CFCL’s 12 teams dallied in the trade waters in the month before the August 1 trade deadline, with just Steve’s Stones and Da Paul Meisters sitting things out.

The beginning of July found the Red Hots, Kenndoza Line, Splinters, and Ruffins separated by just 4 points at the top of the standings, while just half a point separated the DoorMatts and Pict in the battle for 5th place.

It was two teams in the second division, the Founding Franchises – Dem Rebels and David’s Copperfields – who engaged in most of the trade deadline action.

DEM REBELS

Acquired	Traded	Results
Matt Kemp Brandon Phillips Sean Marshall Hunter Pence Andrew McCutchen Felix Pie George Kottaras Reyel Pinto 8th round pick 13th round pick 13th round pick 16th round pick	Aaron Rowand Ryan Freel David Dellucci Marcus Giles Roger Clemens Glendon Rusch Scott Eyre John Grabow 14th round pick	Wow – take a look at the names the Rebels picked up at the 2006 trade deadline … a veritable all-star team.  The Rebels probably could have wrapped up a title 3 or 4 years down the road if they had hung onto them all. Matt Kemp was just .05, but he wasn’t MATT KEMP! yet, and the Rebels cut him prior to Draft Day.   Marshall was only .01, but was still a couple years away from becoming a perennial leader in the Holds category and the Rebels cut him during Winter Waivers. Kottaras was also cut loose during the winter. The Rebels kept everyone else, though Pence, McCutcheon, Pie, and Pinto were all still in the minors at the time. Pie came up in April, struggled early, and the Rebels dealt him to the Red Hots at mid-season. Pence came up about a month into the season and was great - .360 OBP, 246 TB, 57 RS, 69 RBI, and even added 11 SB. McCutchen spent 2008 in the minors, but had a great rookie season in 2009 before the Rebels traded him to the Ruffins midway through 2010. Player-wise, the big pickup for the Rebels was Brandon Phillips, who put together the best season of his career for the Rebels in 2007:  .331 OBP, 315 TB, 107 RS, 94 RBI, 32 SB. There wasn’t much of a payoff from the Reserve List picks:  8th rd  – Corey Koski (did not play in majors again) 13th rd – Cory Sullivan (.336, 54 TB) 13th rd – the Kendoza’s pick was traded to Picts 16th – not used

GRAGING BULLS

Acquired	Traded	Results
<Aaron Rowand> Andre Ethier Dustin Nippert 7th round pick 14th round pick	Aaron Rowand Aaron Sele Felix Pie 8th round pick 13th round pick	The Bulls made two deals in July, one to acquire Aaron Rowand from the Rebels, and the second to deal him to the Red Hots. Andre Either was the big acquisition for them, but they ended up cutting him during winter waivers in order to pick up Steve Kline.  They should have kept Either, who posted a .350 OPB with 202 TB.  The Bulls ended up cutting Kline before Draft Day anyway. Nippert was already gone by that point, having been included in the Bulls’ initial winter cuts, so their only gains from the deals were the draft picks. They selected minor league outfielder Fernando Martinez with the 7th rounder, who to this day is still trying to establish himself in the majors. The 14th rounder was traded to the Ruffins during the offseason.

ERIC’S LAMBCHOPS

Acquired	Traded	Results
Jose Bautista Matt Wise	Scott Hatteberg Jon Lieber	The Lambchops had nothing to show for their rebuilding effort, either.  Wise was cut during Winter Waivers, while Bautista was cut free before Draft Day.

DAVID’S COPPERFIELDS

Acquired	Traded	Results
Jeremy Hermida Choo Freeman Edwin Encarnacion Ryan Howard Josh Barfield Ronny Cedeno Ian Stewart Jason  Jennings Jonathan Broxton Takashi Saito Matt Capps Dan Wheeler Aaron Heilman David Bush Jason Hirsh 5th round pick 6th round pick 7th round pick 9th round pick	Juan Pierre Steve Finley John Mabry Aramis Ramirez Jimmy Rollins Omar Vizquel Scott Spiezio Hector Luna Pedro Martinez Chris Capuano Derek Lowe Jeff Suppan Kip Wells Roberto Hernandez Diasuke Matsuzaka 12th round pick	The Copperfields turned over nearly 40% of their 40-man roster in the month of July 2006. Before Draft Day 2007, 6 of the 15 players they acquired were no longer with the team – Freeman, Barfield, and Cedeno were all set loose during Winter Waivers, while Saito was deemed too expensive at .24 and was cut at Roster Freeze.  Heilman and Hirsh were both traded during the off-season. Still, the Copperfields netted 9 keepers from their July deals, which made up 60% of their roster going into the 2007 Draft. Howard had a big year, with a .392 OBP, 309 TB, and 136 RBI; and Encarnacion was solid as well, with 220 TB and 76 RBI. The two starting pitchers they acquired, Jennings and Bush, were busts, posting ERAs of 6.45 and 5.12 respectively. The trio of relievers was stellar:  Broxton had 34 HoSv, Capps had 33, and Wheeler posted 29 – all for a total of .16. Here’s what became of the reserve picks they acquired: 5th rd –traded to Red Hots 6th  – Tony Clark (113 TB, 51 RBI) 7th  – Jeff Samardzija (in minors, waived mid-season) 9th – Mike Stanton (the pitcher, not the stud OF, he was waived mid-season)

NICK’S PICTS

Acquired	Traded	Results
Derek Lowe Jeff Suppan Kip Wells	Josh Barfield Takashi Saito Matt Capps	At the trading deadline, the Picts stood in 6th place, 8 points out of 5th.  They saw points available in the QS category, and traded for three Copperfield starting pitchers. Wells was injured at the time, and only returned to make a couple ineffective starts.  The other two produced though: Lowe – 2.39 ERA, 1.08 RATIO, 3.15 K:BB, 7 QS Suppan – 2.78 ERA, 1.33 RATIO, 1.91 K:BB, 7 QS Despite the help, though, the Picts only gained one point in the QS category, and finished the season in 6th overall.

MO’S RED HOTS

Acquired	Traded	Results
Aaron Rowand Aaron Sele	Andre Ethier Dustin Nippert 7th round pick	In their first season, the Red Hots had spent all of June and the first week of July in first place, but by the end of the month, they had fallen to third.  Only 4 points behind the first place Ruffins, they put a small deal together for some offense, but it didn’t pan out.  Rowand had a .331 OBP after the trade, but with only 47 TB, 18 RBI, 13 RS, and 6 SB.  Sele, meanwhile, posted a 6.44 ERA in 29 IP. The Red Hots just didn’t have a deep enough roster of potential keepers to compete in the trade market with some of the other contenders.  In the end, they finished in 5th place.

 KENNDOZA LINE

Acquired	Traded	Results
Ryan Freel Steve Finley Aramis Ramirez Scott Hatteberg Scott Spiezio Hector Luna Pedro Martinez Jon Lieber Chris Capuano Roberto Hernandez 12th round pick	Matt Kemp Choo Freeman Jose Bautista Ryan Howard Aaron Heilman David Bush Jason Jennings Dan Wheeler Matt Wise Jason Hirsh 7th round pick 13th round pick	Kenndoza Line were the most active of the contenders at the trade deadline. By the middle of July, they had knocked the Red Hots out of first place and stood atop the standings.  In an attempt to solidify their position, they made 4 deals over the next couple weeks. Ryan Freel provided 17 SB, and Ramirez put up a solid line of .371 OBP, 133 TB, 41 RS, 51 RBI.  Everyone else, however, washed out. Finley, perhaps was the biggest letdown, posting a .315 OBP and only 45 TB.  Hatteberg, Speizio, and Luna were non-factors. On the pitching side, Martinez returned from an injury and put up a 7.84 ERA for the Line.  Lieber had 6 QS and Capuano provided 7, but they post did it with ERAs over 4.20.  Hernandez pitched well out of the bullpen, with a 3.48 ERA, but posted only 3 HoSv. By the end of July, Kenndoza Line had fallen to second place, and the decline continued through the rest of the season and the finally ended in 4th place. In 2007, they select Matt Albers with the 12th round pick.

DOORMATTS

Acquired	Traded	Results
Marcus Giles John Grabow	Hunter Pence Reynel Pinto	The DoorMatts complete their first trade in two seasons (their most recent deal had been in July 2004).  Finding themselves in 5th place, but zeroing in on a money spot, they completed a deal with the Rebels. While Giles (.339 OBP, 84 TB) and Grabow (4.26 ERA, 6 HoSv) didn’t set the world afire, the DoorMatts did climb to 3rd place by the end of the year.

TEDDY’S SPLENDID SPLINTERS

Acquired	Traded	Results
Jimmy Rollins Diasuke Matsuzaka	Edwin Encarncion Jonathan Broxton 5th round pick	The Splinters began July in 3rd place, but only a point and a half out of first.  Like the Red Hots, the Splinters had limited resources to offer rebuilding teams, but did complete one deal. Rollins was great, getting on base at a .346 clip with 176 TB, 62 RS, 52 RBI, and 17 SB. They also acquired Diasuke Matsuzaka for the second time in the past two years … and he was still pitching in Japan. Helped by Rollins’ contributions, the Splinters climbed to 2nd place by seasons’ end, but came up losers as far as Matsuzaka was concerned, as he eventually signed with an American League team.

 DAVID’S RUFFINS

Acquired	Traded	Results
Juan Pierre David Dellucci John Mabry Omar Vizquel Roger Clemens Glendon Rusch Scott Eyre	Jeremy Hermida Ronny Cedeno Brandon Phillips Ian Stewart George Kottaras Sean Marshall Andrew McCutcheon 6th round pick 9th round pick 16th round pick	It was a slow climb to the top for the Ruffins in 2006 – they didn’t reach first place for the first time until the end of July.  Once there, though, they refused to budge and eventually won the league by a large margin. Powered by Pierre (29 SB) and Clemens (2.31 ERA, 4.14 K:BB, 10 QS), the Ruffins picked up 14 points after the trade deadline to secure the 2006 CFCL Championship.

2006 Standings at Trade Deadline and End of Season (click to embiggen)