Week 15 Newsletter

July 21, 2009

SPECIAL NOTE: The TAILGATERS’ waiver claim for Daniel Murphy (releasing Laynce Nix) (reported in the Week 14 Newsletter) was voided by the Commissioner. Daniel Murphy is a free agent. The first day a free agent claim for him can be sent was Monday, July 20.

TRANSACTIONS:

July 18
KNICKS acquire Garrett Jones for 50 cents, releasing Brandon Moss

July 20
GREENBUSHERS acquire Ryan Hanigan for 50 cents, releasing Bill Hall

July 21
No FRNs acquire Juan Uribe for 50 cents, releasing Scott Olsen
KNICKS acquire Mat Latos for $1.60, releasing Fernando Tatis
TAILGATERS acquire Daniel Murphy for 50 cents and release Ronny Paulino
GREENBUSHERS acquire Guillermo Mota for 50 cents, releasing Oliver Perez

The last day to postmark or deliver a waiver claim for the players released in this newsletter is Monday, July 27. If a claim for one or more of those players is postmarked or delivered on or before that date and does not specify whether it is a waiver claim or a free agent claim, it will be considered a waiver claim. Announcements of all free agent and waiver acquisitions are subject to change if a late arriving letter or postcard is received from a team with a superior claim. Salaries of free agents are 50 cents unless otherwise indicated.

REMINDER ABOUT FREE AGENT CLAIMS: When claiming a free agent, you must specify whether the player being released is in the lineup or not. The status of the released player is the status on the day before the claim goes into effect, which means in most cases it is the status on the day you send the claim. If the released player is not in the lineup on the day you send the claim, you can just note NIL, which, of course, means not in lineup. If the released player is in your lineup on the day you send the claim, you must report who will replace that player in your lineup. I do not care if you already reported a sub to your “checker.” You must also report the sub in the free agent claim. If it makes it easier to understand, when you make the claim just forget that you have a “checker” for your lineup and pretend that all your substitutions are reported to the person receiving the player claim. Then, report the substitution in the free agent claim.

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