2016 Player Adds/Drops
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:18 pm
Once again, sorry about being so late getting the draft roster assembled this year. You should have plenty of time to conduct your pre-draft research though. I'm looking to get the draft started somewhere around March 10. Below is my first cut at the list of players who will be added and dropped from the league roster for the upcoming season. If you believe I have missed anyone, or would like to make a case for a player not listed here, feel free to do so. I probably won't finalize the roster until next weekend. There are a couple unsigned free agents who are currently still slated to be part of the league this year, but I will probably replace them if they don't sign in the next week.
Here are the player changes for 2016:
Catchers
Added:
Curt Casali, Welington Castillo, Hank Conger, Caleb Joseph, James McCann, J.R. Murphy, Carlos Perez, Josh Phegley, J.T. Realmuto, Cameron Rupp, Blake Swihart, Stephen Vogt
Dropped:
J.P. Arencibia, Christian Bethancourt, A.J. Ellis, Ryan Hanigan, John Jaso, Josmil Pinto, Rene Rivera, Wilin Rosario, Carlos Ruiz, Christian Vazquez, Mike Zunino
First Basemen
Added:
Justin Bour, C.J. Cron, Mitch Moreland, Ben Paulsen
Dropped:
James Loney, Justin Morneau, Mike Napoli, Steve Pearce, Kennys Vargas
Second Basemen
Added:
Logan Forsythe, Addison Russell, Cory Spangenberg, Devon Travis, Trea Turner
Dropped:
Gordon Beckham, Alberto Callaspo, Nick Franklin, Jedd Gyorko, Aaron Hill, Omar Infante, Tommy La Stella, Chase Utley
Third Basemen
Added:
Kris Bryant, Matt Duffy, Maikel Franco, Jung Ho Kang, Miguel Sano, Justin Turner, Luis Valbuena, Danny Valencia
Dropped:
David Freese, Conor Gillaspie, Chris Johnson, Casey McGehee, Aramis Ramirez
Shortstops
Added:
Carlos Correa, Adeiny Hechavarria, Jose Iglesias, Francisco Lindor, Ketel Marte, Corey Seager, Eugenio Suarez
Dropped:
Wilmer Flores, Jed Lowrie, Jordy Mercer, Josh Rutledge
Outfielders
Added:
Jackie Bradley, Billy Burns, Byron Buxton, Chris Colabello, Michael Conforto, Delino DeShields, Jarrod Dyson, Andre Ethier, Joey Gallo, Randal Grichuk, Odubel Herrera, Aaron Hicks, Ender Inciarte, Cameron Maybin, Gerardo Parra, Kevin Pillar, Stephen Piscotty, Eddie Rosario, Domingo Santana, Kyle Schwarber, Yasmany Tomas
Dropped:
Dustin Ackley, Arismendy Alcantara, Oswaldo Arcia, Michael Bourn, Domonic Brown, Marlon Byrd, Allen Craig, Carl Crawford, Coco Crisp, Michael Cuddyer, Alejandro De Aza, Torii Hunter, Jon Jay, Matt Joyce, Juan Lagares, Michael Morse, Dalton Pompey, Alex Rios, Danny Santana, Seth Smith, Travis Snider, Drew Stubbs, Melvin Upton, Shane Victorino
Starting Pitchers
Added:
Trevor Bauer, Clay Buchholz, Patrick Corbin, Anthony DeSclafani, Jerad Eickhoff, Marco Estrada, Jamie Garcia, Kyle Gibson, Jesse Hahn, J.A. Happ, Andrew Heaney, Kyle Hendricks, Raisel Iglesias, Mike Leake, Steven Matz, Lance McCullers, Jimmy Nelson, Aaron Nola, Carlos Rodon, Eduardo Rodriugez, Joe Ross, Luis Severino, Marcus Stroman, Noah Syndergaard, Edinson Volquez
Dropped:
Henderson Alvarez, Homer Bailey, Matt Cain, Alex Cobb, Josh Collmenter, Danny Duffy, Doug Fister, Yovani Gallardo, Matt Garza, Drew Hutchison, Mat Latos, Cliff Lee, Kyle Lohse, Lance Lynn, Brandon McCarthy, Mike Minor, Jonathon Niese, Jake Peavy, Wily Peralta, Tanner Roark, C.C. Sabathia, Ervin Santana, Matt Shoemaker, Chris Tillman, Jered Weaver
Relief Pitchers
Added:
Brad Brach, Jumbo Diaz, Sam Dyson, Yimi Garcia, Will Harris, David Hernandez, J.J. Hoover, J.P. Howell, Jeremy Jeffress, Nate Jones, Keone Kela, Corey Knebel, Mark Lowe, Ryan Madson, Brandon Maurer, Jason Motte, Roberto Osuna, Kevin Siegrist, Carson Smith, Hunter Strickland, Arodys Vizcaino, Tom Wilhelmson, Justin Wilson
Dropped:
Jonathan Broxton, Danny Farquhar, Neftali Feliz, LaTroy Hawkins, Greg Holland, Tommy Hunter, Casey Janssen, Aaron Loup, Jean Machi, Jenrry Mejia, Edward Mujica, Joe Nathan, Pat Neshek, Dan Otero, Adam Ottavino, Bobby Parnell, Joel Peralta, Yusmeiro Petit, Jake Petricka, Aaron Sanchez, Rafael Soriano, Junichi Tazawa, Jordan Walden
Here are the player changes for 2016:
Catchers
Added:
Curt Casali, Welington Castillo, Hank Conger, Caleb Joseph, James McCann, J.R. Murphy, Carlos Perez, Josh Phegley, J.T. Realmuto, Cameron Rupp, Blake Swihart, Stephen Vogt
Dropped:
J.P. Arencibia, Christian Bethancourt, A.J. Ellis, Ryan Hanigan, John Jaso, Josmil Pinto, Rene Rivera, Wilin Rosario, Carlos Ruiz, Christian Vazquez, Mike Zunino
First Basemen
Added:
Justin Bour, C.J. Cron, Mitch Moreland, Ben Paulsen
Dropped:
James Loney, Justin Morneau, Mike Napoli, Steve Pearce, Kennys Vargas
Second Basemen
Added:
Logan Forsythe, Addison Russell, Cory Spangenberg, Devon Travis, Trea Turner
Dropped:
Gordon Beckham, Alberto Callaspo, Nick Franklin, Jedd Gyorko, Aaron Hill, Omar Infante, Tommy La Stella, Chase Utley
Third Basemen
Added:
Kris Bryant, Matt Duffy, Maikel Franco, Jung Ho Kang, Miguel Sano, Justin Turner, Luis Valbuena, Danny Valencia
Dropped:
David Freese, Conor Gillaspie, Chris Johnson, Casey McGehee, Aramis Ramirez
Shortstops
Added:
Carlos Correa, Adeiny Hechavarria, Jose Iglesias, Francisco Lindor, Ketel Marte, Corey Seager, Eugenio Suarez
Dropped:
Wilmer Flores, Jed Lowrie, Jordy Mercer, Josh Rutledge
Outfielders
Added:
Jackie Bradley, Billy Burns, Byron Buxton, Chris Colabello, Michael Conforto, Delino DeShields, Jarrod Dyson, Andre Ethier, Joey Gallo, Randal Grichuk, Odubel Herrera, Aaron Hicks, Ender Inciarte, Cameron Maybin, Gerardo Parra, Kevin Pillar, Stephen Piscotty, Eddie Rosario, Domingo Santana, Kyle Schwarber, Yasmany Tomas
Dropped:
Dustin Ackley, Arismendy Alcantara, Oswaldo Arcia, Michael Bourn, Domonic Brown, Marlon Byrd, Allen Craig, Carl Crawford, Coco Crisp, Michael Cuddyer, Alejandro De Aza, Torii Hunter, Jon Jay, Matt Joyce, Juan Lagares, Michael Morse, Dalton Pompey, Alex Rios, Danny Santana, Seth Smith, Travis Snider, Drew Stubbs, Melvin Upton, Shane Victorino
Starting Pitchers
Added:
Trevor Bauer, Clay Buchholz, Patrick Corbin, Anthony DeSclafani, Jerad Eickhoff, Marco Estrada, Jamie Garcia, Kyle Gibson, Jesse Hahn, J.A. Happ, Andrew Heaney, Kyle Hendricks, Raisel Iglesias, Mike Leake, Steven Matz, Lance McCullers, Jimmy Nelson, Aaron Nola, Carlos Rodon, Eduardo Rodriugez, Joe Ross, Luis Severino, Marcus Stroman, Noah Syndergaard, Edinson Volquez
Dropped:
Henderson Alvarez, Homer Bailey, Matt Cain, Alex Cobb, Josh Collmenter, Danny Duffy, Doug Fister, Yovani Gallardo, Matt Garza, Drew Hutchison, Mat Latos, Cliff Lee, Kyle Lohse, Lance Lynn, Brandon McCarthy, Mike Minor, Jonathon Niese, Jake Peavy, Wily Peralta, Tanner Roark, C.C. Sabathia, Ervin Santana, Matt Shoemaker, Chris Tillman, Jered Weaver
Relief Pitchers
Added:
Brad Brach, Jumbo Diaz, Sam Dyson, Yimi Garcia, Will Harris, David Hernandez, J.J. Hoover, J.P. Howell, Jeremy Jeffress, Nate Jones, Keone Kela, Corey Knebel, Mark Lowe, Ryan Madson, Brandon Maurer, Jason Motte, Roberto Osuna, Kevin Siegrist, Carson Smith, Hunter Strickland, Arodys Vizcaino, Tom Wilhelmson, Justin Wilson
Dropped:
Jonathan Broxton, Danny Farquhar, Neftali Feliz, LaTroy Hawkins, Greg Holland, Tommy Hunter, Casey Janssen, Aaron Loup, Jean Machi, Jenrry Mejia, Edward Mujica, Joe Nathan, Pat Neshek, Dan Otero, Adam Ottavino, Bobby Parnell, Joel Peralta, Yusmeiro Petit, Jake Petricka, Aaron Sanchez, Rafael Soriano, Junichi Tazawa, Jordan Walden