| CARLOS DELGADO - After being courted by many team this offseason, first baseman Carlos Delgado chose the Marlins as his next team. Delgado signed a four-year, $52 million contract with Florida, the richest in team history. |
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| DRAFT DAY SUPRISES |
| WITH ABNER A NO-SHOW, VLAD IS THE FIRST TO GO FOR 2005 |
| SOUTH ATTLEBORO, MA- It was an eventful 2005 Draft Day to say the least. A no-show by one of the owners forced six high-value players back into the draft pool, then confusion between the three price guides and which one was being used, concluded by the rush of middle infielders going early in the draft. One of the top-rated rookies in the draft went earlier than most expected. Dallas McPherson was the 76th pick in the 7th Round, suprising most who has them on their radar. Nick Swisher was another high-ranked player expected to make a big impact for his team this year. Swisher was the 133rd pick in the 12th Round. Despite all the qualtiy players chosen on Sunday, there |
| EARLY 2005 TMO DRAFT DAY PICKS |
| is still a bunch of notables bound to see significant playing time. It always gets challenging though when trying to find the "diamond in the rough" as most owners will tell you. It tends to get repetitive, but keeping track of the latest up-and-coming players always helps increase your fantasy odds. Draft Day usually isn't the "end-all be-all" for a fantasy season, but drafting a dynamite team doesn't hurt either. |
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| TOP FREE AGENTS FOR 2004/2005 |
| DEREK LOWE RHP - With Shawn Green going to Arizona, that gave Los Angeles room to bring in Lowe on Jan. 10th, signing him to a four-year, $36 million contract. Lowe will rotate with Jeff Weaver, Odalis Perez, Brad Penny and Kazuhisa Ishii. |
| MAGGLIO ORDONEZ - The Detroit Tigers sealed the deal with Magglio. Ordonez, 30, had a lukewarm year for the ChiSox, hitting .292, scoring 32 runs, 9 homeruns and 37 RBI's. Expect a long-term deal from Ordonez. |
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| Before long, the melodious sounds of ESPN's Baseball Tonight will grace the airways. Catch it all baseball season long on ESPN. |
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| 2004 FINAL MLB STANDINGS American East NY Yankees 101 61 .623 -- Boston 98 64 .605 3.0 Baltimore 78 64 .481 23.0 Tampa Bay 70 91 .435 30.5 Toronto 67 94 .416 33.5 American Central Minnesota 92 70 .568 -- Chicago 83 79 .512 9.0 Cleveland 80 82 .494 12.0 Detroit 72 90 .444 20.0 Kansas City 58 104 .358 34.0 American West Anaheim 92 70 .568 -- Oakland 91 71 .562 1.0 Texas 89 73 .549 3.0 Seattle 63 99 .389 29.0 |
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National East Atlanta 96 66 .593 -- Philadelphia 86 76 .531 10.0 Florida 83 79 .512 13.0 NY Mets 71 91 .438 25.0 Montreal 67 95 .414 29.0 National Central St Louis 105 57 .648 -- Houston 92 70 .568 13.0 Chicago 89 73 .549 16.0 Cincinnati 76 86 .469 29.0 Pittsburgh 72 89 .447 32.5 Milwaukee 67 94 .416 37.5 National West Los Angeles 93 69 .574 -- San Francisco 91 71 .562 2.0 San Diego 87 75 .537 6.0 Colorado 68 94 .420 25.0 Arizona 51 111 .315 42.0 |
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| LEAGUE INFORMATION |
| Commissioners: Don and Brian League Existance: 5th year Inaugural Season: 2001 League Name: Twelve Men Out Headquarters: Massachusetts Owner History: Owners have been from Minnesota, Florida, Washington, DC, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Arizona |
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| OPENING NIGHT IS SUNDAY, APRIL 3rd, 2005 |
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| 1. Vladimir Guerrero 2. Jeff Kent 3. Joe Mauer 4. Derrek Lee 5. Sammy Sosa 6. Travis Hafner 7. Troy Glaus 8. Mike Piazza 9. Ben Sheets 10. Jose Vidro 11. Bret Boone 12. Chipper Jones 13. Jason Kendall 14. Rafael Furcal 15. Bobby Crosby |
| 16. Carlos Guillen 17. Orlando Cabrera 18. Jose Reyes 19. Garrett Anderson 20. Mike Mussina 21. Chone Figgins 22. Casey Blake 23. Jason Varitek 24. Paul Konerko 25. Shawn Green 26. Richie Sexson 27. Carlos Lee 28. Michael Cuddyer 29. Mark Buehrle 30. Brian Roberts |
