Best Waiver Claim

Also in 1985 we created the Best Waiver Claim Award.  CFCL (and all fantasy owners, honestly) try to build a winning team by drafting well, making astute trades, picking up talented free agents during the season and keeping a sharp eye out for who other teams cut.  When a team cuts a player during the season, that player is on our "waiver wire".  All teams have an oppportunity to scoop up waived players (our system uses the standings in reverse to decide which claiming teams have priority).

After a while the CFCL, due to constraints of the stat service we used, did away with the in-season waiver.  But starting in 2003 we began a thing called Winter Waivers.  Mainly it was an opportunity to do some management and tweaking of our rosters during the off-season.  There is nothing better that making some roster moves in early January.  The following list includes the winners of Best Waiver Claim and Best Winter Waiver Claim.

1985		Dem Rebels
1986		Bald Eagles
1987		Paul's Penguins
1988		Twin Picks
1989		Bald Eagles
1990		Lambchops
1991		Six Packs
1992		Twin Picks
1999		Roger Cedeno (W)		DoorMatts
2000		Jeffery Hammonds (W)		Dem Rebels
2001		Mike Williams (W)		Nick's Picts
2002		Mike Williams (W)		Matt's Hard Hats
2003		Winter: Edgar Renteria		Picts
		Season: Chris Reitsma		David's Copperfields
2004		Winter: Jim Thome		Picts
		Season: Rheal Cormier		Picts
2005		Winter: Aaron Harang		Dem Rebels
		Season: Roberto Hernandez		Sludge Sundae

2006		Winter: Freddy Sanchez		Kenndoza Line
		Season: Matt Capps		Nick's Picts
2007		Winter: Manny Corpas		David's Copperfields
		Season: Rudy Seanez		David's Copperfields
2008		Winter: Lance Berkman		Nick's Picts

2009      Winter:  Skip Schumacher            David's Copperfields
2010      Winter:  Casey McGehee              Dem Rebels
2011      Winter:  Ben Francisco                 Red Hots
              Winter:  Alfonso Soriano              Graging Bulls
2012      Winter:  Kenley Jansen                Candy Colored Clowns