1. Everyone knows about the Alex Rodriguez pop-up-turned-two-run-error by Luis Castillo in the bottom of the 9th on Friday night that allowed the Yankees to walk off with a 9-8 victory.  Everyone knows what they were doing when they saw the play.  I was in my living room and I was inconsolable for hours, not being able to speak for about 45 minutes.  My hands were glued to the temples of my forehead.  But, in the aftermath, and after the requisite head-shaking on either side, came a new appreciation for Luis Castillo. 

Castillo could have taken the LeBron James way out and high-tailed it out of the clubhouse to avoid the media.  He could have allowed his teammates to answer for him.  He could have made the situation a whole heckuva lot worse.  Castillo did not.  He stood there to address his mistake, answering questions in a soft, remorseful tone that could not help but soften the media's blow in Saturday's papers.  After apparently not getting a good night's sleep on Friday night, Castillo made himself available to reporters again on Saturday before the 4pm matinee on national television.

Castillo played second base and batted leadoff, going 2-for-5, and the Mets won 6-2.

I think the two events are related.  If Castillo bucked the media, the Mets would have had some ticked-off players in the clubhouse and the situation would have gotten worse in the cauldron of Yankee Stadium and the New York media would have stirred the pot.  By facing the music, Castillo diffused a bomb that even the Joe Torre S.W.A.T. team would have been proud of.  If Castillo bucked the media, I think the Mets would have been swept and the pressure would have mounted as the Mets would have been five games back after the weekend.  Instead, they salvaged a game in the series, possibly finding a starting pitcher in Fernando Nieve to contribute to the cause, and the Mets came away with some dignity intact.

Read George Vecsey's "Sports of The Times" in Sunday's New York Times for the full story.

2. The Francisco Rodriguez-Brian Bruney dust-up was a late-developing story and I did not mention it during our show.  But, it is worthy of a mention.  Brian Bruney was quoted as saying that the Met meltdown on Friday night "could not have happened to a better guy". 

Chamberlain is the king of fist pumps, the pride of the prideful.  Yes, Rodriguez beats his chest after a save with some more vigor than most players when they quietly point to the sky after touching home plate on a homer.  But, Chamberlain does it more often and I see that as more of a show-up type of move.

In a Mets team lacking fire, in the few times they show some personality, it makes news.  File this with the "I'm a man" proclamation from Johan Santana last Tuesday night against the Phillies.  There is nothing wrong with playing the game with spirit, fire, chutzpah, whatever you want to call it.  It is not right to show up an opposing player, a manager, a teammate, or the fans.  But, don't you think that if the Mets everyday players, who have to be a baseball team's leaders, showed more fire, the pitchers wouldn't have to?

Read Marty Noble's account of the K-Rod/Bruney incident.

The fantasy points listed below are explained here.

CATCHER
1. Joe Mauer MIN - 144 pts (.414 AVG/.504 OBP/.838 SLG, 11 HR, 32 RBI, 27 R)
2. Victor Martinez CLE - 96 pts (.321/.413/.468, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
3. Russell Martin LAD - 76 pts (.330/.450/.385, 0 HR, 9 RBI, 7-1 SB-CS)

Surprises:
1. I don't care how good you thought Mauer was, but coming back from injury on May 1st, you had to be crazy to think he would be the top HITTER and only two catchers would have half as many points as Mauer.
T-4. Carlos Ruiz PHL (59 pts, .309/.440/.529, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
T-6. Ramon Hernandez CIN (58 pts, .312/.390/.419, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
T-6. Chris Snyder ARZ (58 pts, .300/.394/.583, 4 HR, 15 RBI)

Disappointments:
John Buck KCY (April surprise, but busted in May: 8 pts in 16 G and 50 PA, .159-0-4)
Kelly Shoppach CLE (20 pts in 18 G and 64 PA, .196-2-4, 23 K)

FIRST BASE
T-1. Justin Morneau MIN - 131 pts (.361/.462/.713, 9 HR, 29 RBI, 24 R)
T-1. Mark Teixeira NYY - 131 pts (.330/.394/.748, 13 HR (8 at Yankee Stadium), 34 RBI, 25 R)
3. Prince Fielder MIL - 106 pts (.305/.445/.611, 9 HR, 31 RBI)

Surprises:
8. Nick Johnson WSH (88 pts, .327/.460/.455, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
15. Joey Votto CIN (68 pts, .378/.541/.733, 5 HR, 13 RBI in only 17 G and 61 PA, on DL for rumored social anxiety just as surprising)

Disappointments:
Albert Pujols STL (105 pts, #4 among 1B, .341-8-14, 23-11 BB-K, will someone pitch to him?!?!)
Adam LaRoche PIT (46 pts in 109 PA, .200-2-8)
Chad Tracy ARZ (26 pts in 61 PA, .127-2-8)

SECOND BASE
1. Ian Kinsler TEX - 103 pts, .243/.349/.468, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 20 R
2. Dustin Pedroia BOS - 100 pts, .365/.459/.471, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 22 R, 17-5 BB-K
3. Brian Roberts BAL - 95 pts, .256/.336/.444, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 7-1 SB-CS

Surprises:
5. Asdrubal Cabrera CLE (84 pts, .313/.348/.427, 1 HR, 18 RBI, 22 R)
T-6. Adam Kennedy OAK (81 pts, .390/.462/.622, 4 HR, 15 RBI)

Disappointments:
Dan Uggla FLA (65 pts in 112 PA, #12 among 2B, .200-5-17, 23 K)
Howie Kendrick LAA (26 pts in 24 G and 88 PA, .193-1-4, 4-17 BB-K)

THIRD BASE
1. Evan Longoria TBY - 100 pts (.296/.386/.557, 7 HR, 31 RBI, 21 R)
2. Ryan Zimmerman WSH - 95 pts (.342/.417/.547, 6 HR, 19 RBI, 24 R)
3. David Wright NYM - 93 pts (.378/.483/.561, 2 HR, 22 RBI, 9 SB)

Surprises:
T-5. Casey Blake LAD (80 pts, .353/.433/.624, 4 HR, 18 RBI)
9. Andy LaRoche PIT (67 pts, .330/.411/.457, 2 HR, 14 RBI)

Disappointments:
Jorge Cantu FLA (41 pts in 29 G and 121 PA, .211-1-15)
Chris Davis TEX (30 pts in 28 G and 101 PA, .189-7-14, 6-43 BB-K)
Garrett Atkins COL (19 pts in 27 G and 101 PA, .148-0-6)
Bill Hall MIL (1 pt in 24 G and 71 PA, .136-1-4, 5-24 BB-K)

SHORTSTOP
1. Miguel Tejada HOU - 109 pts (.380/.407/.648, 5 HR, 25 RBI)
2. Jason Bartlett TBY - 107 pts (.388/.449/.688, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 9-0 SB-CS)
3. Hanley Ramirez FLA - 99 pts (.359/.445/.621, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 5-1 SB-CS)

Surprises:
2. Bartlett (#4 after April, 4 HR and .688 SLG are very surprising)
4. Ben Zobrist TBY (91 pts playing SS and OF, .313/.439/.625, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 18-13 BB-K)
8. Ryan Theriot CHC (80 pts, .273/.339/525, 5 HR, 15 RBI)

Disappointments:
T-18. David Eckstein SDG (49 pts in 28 G and 105 PA, .202-0-9)
Rafael Furcal LAD (25 pts in 23 G and 102 PA, .240-0-5, 0-2 SB-CS)

OUTFIELD/DESIGNATED HITTER
1. Carl Crawford TBY - 136 pts (.355/.409/.512, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 21-1 SB-CS, 28 R)
2. Justin Upton ARZ - 113 pts (.373/.448/.709, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 25 R)
3. Michael Cuddyer MIN - 110 pts (.312/.395/.651, 8 HR, 26 RBI, 23 R)

Surprises:
10. Nelson Cruz TEX (98 pts, .311/.372/.631, 8 HR, 19 RBI, 7-1 SB-CS)
11. Jerry Hairston CIN (94 pts playing OF and SS, .294/.345/.559, 6 HR, 14 RBI, 4 SB)

Disappointments:
T-34. Bobby Abreu LAA (70 pts in 25 G and 101 PA, .232-1-9)
Grady Sizemore CLE (50 pts in 27 G and 126 PA, .211-3-13, 11-29 BB-K)
Alfonso Soriano CHC (46 pts in 26 G and 118 PA, 216-5-11, 6-32 BB-K)
Andre Ethier LAD (41 pts in 27 G and 109 PA, .211-1-8)
Nick Swisher NYY (30 pts in 27 G and 100 PA, .150-3-10)

STARTING PITCHER
1. Justin Verlander DET - 170 pts (5-0, 1.52 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 41.1 IP, 26 H, 11-56 BB-K, 6-6 GS-QS)
2. Zack Greinke KCY - 155 pts (3-1, 1.57 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 46 IP, 38 H, 4-44 BB-K, 3 CG, 6-6 GS-QS)
3. Roy Halladay TOR - 139 pts (4-0, 1.76 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 46 IP, 7-36 BB-K, 6-6 GS-QS)
4. Jake Peavy SDG - 135 pts (3-2, 2.13 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 42.1 IP, 26 H, 11-52 BB-K)
5. CC Sabathia NYY - 126 pts (4-1, 2.56 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 45.2 IP, 34 H, 10-37 BB-K)

Surprises:
6. Edwin Jackson DET (113 pts, 4-2, 2.34 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 42.1 IP, 34 H, 10-36 BB-K)
T-9. Rick Porcello DET (99 pts, 5-0, 1.50 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 30 IP, 22 H, 10-20 BB-K)
11. Carl Pavano CLE (97 pts in 7 GS, 5-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 45 IP, 8-34 BB-K)
T-12. Josh Outman OAK (96 pts, 2-0, 2.45 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 36.2 IP, 23 H, 29 K)
39. Jason Vargas SEA (70 pts, 2-0, 1.65 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 27.1 IP, 21 H, 9-17 BB-K)

Disappointments:
Armando Galarraga DET (-52 pts, 0-5, 8.49 ERA, 1.82 WHIP in 29.2 IP, 6-1 GS-QS, .331 BAA)
Ricky Nolasco FLA (-43 pts, 1-3, 12.23 ERA, 1.98 WHIP in 17.2 IP, 4-1 GS-QS, .365 BAA)
Jamie Moyer PHL (-33 pts, 1-4, 8.01 ERA, 1.68 WHIP in 30.1 IP, 6-2 GS-QS, .328 BAA)
Fausto Carmona CLE (-18 pts, 1-2, 6.90 ERA, 1.83 WHIP in 30 IP, 6-1 GS-QS)
Francisco Liriano MIN (-4 pts, 2-3, 7.12 ERA, 1.85 WHIP in 30.1 IP, 6-2 GS-QS, .317 BAA)

RELIEF PITCHER
1. Francisco Rodriguez NYM - 132 pts (10-10 SV-SVO, 0.00 ERA in 16 IP, 1.00 WHIP (9 H, 7 BB), 15 K)
2. Trevor Hoffman MIL - 130 pts (11-11 SV-SVO, 0.00 ERA in 12 IP, 0.42 WHIP (4 H, 1 BB), 11 K)
3. Heath Bell MIL - 94 pts (7-8 SV-SVO, 2.13 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 12.2 IP, 17 K, 2-1 W-L)
4. Huston Street COL - 89 pts (6-6 SV-SVO, 0.82 ERA, 0.64 WHIP, 11 IP, 4 H, 3-13 BB-K)
5. Jonathan Broxton LAD - 88 pts (4-5 SV-SVO, 3-0 W-L, 1.93 ERA in 14 IP, 0.86 WHIP (6 H, 6 BB), 20 K)

Surprises:
8. George Sherrill BAL (81 pts, 6-7 SV-SVO, 0.82 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 11 IP, 13 K, .132 BAA)
9. Fernando Rodney DET (80 pts, 6-6 SV-SVO, 1.38 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 13 IP, 13 K)
11. David Aardsma SEA (76 pts, 5-6 SV-SVO, 2 HD, 2.25 ERA, 16 IP, 18 K, now closer in SEA)
T-12. C.J. Wilson TEX (74 pts, 2-0 W-L, 4 SV, 2 HD, 0.00 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 11 IP)
T-14. Edward Mujica SDG (73 pts, 3 HD, 1 SV, 1-0 W-L, 0.00 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 14 IP, 2-17 BB-K)

Disappointments:
Brad Lidge PHL (52 pts in 16 APP, 3-11 BS-SVO, 7.98 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 14.2 IP, 19 H, 13 ER, 8-14 BB-K, .317 BAA)
Matt Capps PIT (17 pts in 11 APP, 2-7 BS-SVO, 9.64 ERA, 2.57 WHIP, 9.1 IP, 18 H, 10 ER, 6-8 BB-K, .450 BAA)
Joe Beimel WSH (-6 pts in 13 APP, 0-2 W-L, 2-2 BS-SVO, 6.92 ERA, 2.08 WHIP, 13 IP, 20 H, 10 ER, 7-8 BB-K, .351 BAA)

This is a keeper league, so teams can keep up to seven players with a maximum of one player per infield position, two outfielders, and three pitchers with no more than two starters or two relievers.  Teams that do not keep the maximum amount of players can pick players before those other teams in what we call the Supplemental Draft.  The same position restrictions are in place for the Supplemental Draft.

On the list below, the "keepers" are the players that were "retained" from last season.  Our Player Draft consists of 29 rounds, plus three (3) rounds for a Minor League Roster, in which all picks have to be on minor league rosters as of Opening Day.  The Minor League Draft, whose participation is completely optional, took place in the days after the FTL Main Player Draft.

Team Legend: CLE - Cleveland, DEA - Dearborn, GST - Gastonia, LI - Long Island, LV - Las Vegas, LWR - Lawrence, NO - Bourbon Street (New Orleans), QUE - Quebec, RC - River City, SD - San Diego, SF - San Francisco, STP - Saint Paul

Draft Order: 1. Dearborn, 2. Bourbon Street, 3. Quebec, 4. Lawrence, 5. River City, 6. Long Island, 7. Gastonia, 8. Las Vegas, 9. San Diego, 10. Cleveland, 11. San Francisco, 12. Saint Paul (order snakes in subsequent rounds)

FTL OPENING DAY ROSTERS
(round selected in parentheses, K - keeper from 2008, RK - rookie keeper from 2008)

BOURBON STREET BLUESMEN (Owner: Frank Mastrangelo, 8-12 in 2008)
C: Jorge Posada NYY (21)
1B: Aubrey Huff BAL (10), Todd Helton COL (14)
2B: Brian Roberts BAL (K), Howie Kendrick LAA (20)
3B: Aramis Ramirez CHC (6)
SS: Mike Aviles KCY (RK), Emmanuel Burriss SFO (27)
OF: Matt Holliday OAK (K), Nick Markakis BAL (K), Hunter Pence HOU (12), Eric Byrnes ARZ (16), Ken Griffey SEA (18), Shin-Soo Choo CLE (23), Aaron Rowand SFO (24), David Murphy TEX (29)
DH: None
SP: Josh Beckett BOS (K), Roy Oswalt HOU (5), James Shields TBY (8), Chien-Ming Wang NYY (9), Mark Buehrle CHW (13), Erik Bedard SEA (15), Scott Baker MIN (17), Kenshin Kawakami ATL (25), Glen Perkins MIN (26), John Smoltz BOS (28)
RP: Brad Lidge PHL (7), Chad Qualls ARZ (11), Joel Hanrahan WSH (22)

CLEVELAND WAHOOS (Owner: Michael Molek, 14-6 in 2008)
C: Ryan Doumit PIT (12), Kelly Shoppach CLE (24)
1B: Ryan Howard PHL (K), Ryan Garko CLE (23), Hank Blalock TEX (27)
2B: Ian Kinsler TEX (K), Alexei Ramirez CHW (9)
3B: Mark Reynolds HOU (15), Chris Davis TEX (16)
SS: Stephen Drew ARZ (K)
OF: Grady Sizemore CLE (K), Shane Victorino PHL (8), Raul Ibanez PHL (10), Brad Hawpe COL (13), Chris Young ARZ (14), Mark Teahen KCY (21)
DH: Jim Thome CHW (20)
SP: Fausto Carmona CLE (K), Felix Hernandez SEA (K), Ricky Nolasco FLA (11), Gil Meche KCY (17), Manny Parra MIL (19), Edwin Jackson DET (22), Anthony Reyes CLE (25), Pedro Martinez UFA (26), Micah Owings CIN (28), Clayton Kershaw LAD (RK)
RP: Brian Fuentes LAA (K), Brendan Morrow SEA (18)

DEARBORN MUSTANGS (Owner: Greg Jorgensen, 7-13 in 2008)
C: Victor Martinez CLE (10)
1B: Prince Fielder MIL (K), James Loney LAD (12)
2B: Clint Barmes COL (24)
3B: Evan Longoria TBY (3)
SS: Miguel Tejada HOU (13), Khalil Greene STL (22)
OF: Josh Hamilton TEX (K), Carlos Quentin CHW (6), Hideki Matsui NYY (15), J.D. Drew BOS (16), Rick Ankiel STL (17), Jay Bruce CIN (RK), Matt Joyce DET (29)
DH: None
SP: A.J. Burnett NYY (5), Scott Kazmir TBY (7), Chad Billingsley LAD (8), Justin Verlander DET (9), Brett Myers PHL (11), Oliver Perez NYM (18), Wandy Rodriguez HOU (19), Randy Wolf LAD (20), Randy Johnson SFO (21), Jordan Zimmerman WSH (25), Rick Porcello DET (28)
RP: Francisco Rodriguez NYM (4), Francisco Cordero CIN (14), Dan Wheeler TBY (23), Scot Shields LAA (27)

GASTONIA GAZELLES (Owner: Eric Brown, 10-10 in 2008)
C: Russell Martin LAD (K), Ivan Rodriguez HOU (26)
1B: Lance Berkman HOU (K), Adam LaRoche PIT (21)
2B: Robinson Cano NYY (9), Rickie Weeks MIL (17)
3B: Alex Rodriguez NYY (K), Ian Stewart COL (25)
SS: Jimmy Rollins PHL (K), Michael Young TEX (10)
OF: Ryan Braun MIL (K), Ichiro Suzuki SEA (K), B.J. Upton TBY (8), Milton Bradley CHC (15), Travis Snider TOR (24), Cameron Maybin FLA (27), Kendry Morales LAA (28)
DH: Travis Hafner CLE (22)
SP: Jon Lester BOS (7), Yovani Gallardo MIL (11), John Lackey LAA (12), Jered Weaver LAA (13), Johnny Cueto CIN (14), Gavin Floyd CHW (16), Luke Hochevar KCY (RK)
RP: Frank Francisco TEX (18), Matt Lindstrom FLA (19), Heath Bell SDG (20), Fernando Rodney DET (23)

LAS VEGAS FLASHERS (Owners: Heather Yunger and Pete Yunger, 10-10 in 2008)
C: Geovany Soto CHC (8), Kurt Suzuki OAK (18)
1B: Kevin Youkilis BOS (K), Paul Konerko CHW (13), Lyle Overbay TOR (28)
2B: Dustin Pedroia BOS (K)
3B: Mike Lowell BOS (11)
SS: J.J. Hardy MIL (9), Orlando Cabrera OAK (12), Yuniesky Betancourt SEA (27)
OF: Curtis Granderson DET (K), Jayson Werth PHL (K), Jermaine Dye CHW (14), Jose Guillen KCY (19), David DeJesus KCY (20), Brian Giles SDG (22), Randy Winn SFO (23), Fred Lewis SFO (29)
DH: None
SP: Johan Santana NYM (K), Ryan Dempster CHC (10), Matt Garza TBY (15), Chris Young SDG (16), Ubaldo Jimenez COL (17), Todd Wellemeyer STL (24)
RP: Joe Nathan MIN (K), Hideki Okajima BOS (K), Joey Devine OAK (21), Manny Corpas COL (25), Scott Linebrink CHW (26)

LAWRENCE WELK (Owner: Jon Strauss, 8-12 in 2008)
C: Chris Iannetta COL (18)
1B: Derrek Lee CHC (8), Casey Kotchman ATL (17), Chad Tracy ARZ (29)
2B: Mark DeRosa CLE (15), Akinori Iwamura TBY (22)
3B: Chipper Jones ATL (7)
SS: Hanley Ramirez FLA (K), Ryan Theriot CHC (16)
OF: Manny Ramirez LAD (K), Adam Dunn WSH (9), Andre Ethier LAD (11), Josh Willingham WSH (20), Luke Scott BAL (23), Mike Cameron MIL (24), Ryan Spilborghs COL (25), Michael Cuddyer MIN (27)
DH: David Ortiz BOS (K)
SP: Dan Haren ARZ (K), Daisuke Matsuzaka BOS (K), Rich Harden CHC (10), Derek Lowe ATL (12), Javier Vazquez ATL (13), Jamie Moyer PHL (28)
RP: Jonathan Papelbon BOS (K), Kevin Gregg CHC (14), Troy Percival TBY (19), George Sherrill BAL (21), Justin Masterson BOS (26)

LONG ISLAND BLUEBIRDS (Owner: Wills Gillan (new owner, franchise was 9-11 in 2008)
C: Bengie Molina SFO (K), Mike Napoli LAA (25)
1B: Miguel Cabrera DET (K), Billy Butler KCY (18), Mike Jacobs KCY (26)
2B: Brandon Phillips CIN (K), Luis Castillo NYM (28)
3B: Edwin Encarnacion CIN (9), Melvin Mora BAL (22), Casey Blake LAD (24)
SS: Troy Tulowitzki COL (8), Cristian Guzman WSH (21)
OF: Torii Hunter LAA (K), Bobby Abreu LAA (10), Ryan Ludwick STL (13), Xavier Nady NYY (17), Ryan Church NYM (20), Carlos Gomez MIN (29)
DH: None
SP: Andy Sonnanstine TBY (K), Carlos Zambrano CHC (K), Josh Johnson FLA (11), Aaron Harang CIN (14), Mike Pelfrey NYM (15), Jair Jurrjens ATL (16), Bronson Arroyo CIN (19), Chris Volstad FLA (23), Doug Davis ARZ (27)
RP: Bobby Jenks CHW (K), B.J. Ryan TOR (12)

QUEBEC POUTINES (Owner: Tim Bresnahan, 8-12 in 2008)
C: Dioner Navarro TBY (21)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez SDG (6), Carlos Delgado NYM (10), Conor Jackson ARZ (12)
2B: Placido Polanco DET (13), Freddy Sanchez PIT (20)
3B: Jorge Cantu FLA (16), Kevin Kouzmanoff SDG (24)
SS: Jose Reyes NYM (K), Jason Bartlett TBY (27)
OF: Jason Bay BOS (K), Vladimir Guerrero LAA (7), Alex Rios TOR (8), Corey Hart MIL (11), Delmon Young MIN (17), Garret Anderson ATL (29)
DH: None
SP: Roy Halladay TOR (K), CC Sabathia NYY (K), Cliff Lee CLE (9), Kevin Slowey MIN (18), Brad Penny BOS (19), Joe Blanton PHL (22), Jeremy Guthrie BAL (23), Scott Olsen WSH (26)
RP: Mariano Rivera NYY (K), Mike Gonzalez ATL (14), Brad Ziegler OAK (15), Chris Ray (25), Brandon Lyon DET (28)

RIVER CITY STORM (Owner: Stephen Johannes, 9-11 in 2008)
C: Yadier Molina STL (K)
1B: Justin Morneau MIN (5), Nick Johnson WSH (22), Travis Ishikawa SFO (27)
2B: Jose Lopez SEA (13), Felipe Lopez ARZ (24)
3B: Garrett Atkins COL (6)
SS: Yunel Escobar ATL (15)
OF: Alfonso Soriano CHC (K), Nate McLouth PIT (8), Pat Burrell TBY (11), Coco Crisp KCY (17), Skip Schumaker STL (18), Daniel Murphy NYM (20), Marcus Thames DET (25), Cody Ross FLA (28), Jordan Schafer ATL (29)
DH: None
SP: Jake Peavy SDG (K), Edinson Volquez CIN (K), Adam Wainwright STL (10), John Danks CHW (12), Chris Carpenter STL (16), Jonathan Sanchez SFO (19), Jesse Litsch TOR (21), John Lannan WSH (26)
RP: Jonathan Broxton LAD (7), Brian Wilson SFO (9), Jason Motte STL (14), Ryan Franklin STL (23)

SAINT PAUL SAINTS (Owner: Michael Josephson, 16-4 in 2008)
C: Joe Mauer MIN (K), A.J. Pierzynski CHW (16)
1B: Mark Teixeira NYY (K), Pablo Sandoval SFO (14)
2B: Chase Utley PHL (K), Orlando Hudson LAD (22)
3B: David Wright NYM (K), Chone Figgins LAA (28)
SS: Jed Lowrie BOS (13)
OF: Matt Kemp LAD (K), Jacoby Ellsbury BOS (8), Vernon Wells TOR (10), Denard Span MIN (17), Jeremy Hermida FLA (18), Jason Kubel MIN (21), Jack Cust OAK (25)
DH: None
SP: Tim Lincecum SFO (K), Brandon Webb ARZ (K), Joba Chamberlain NYY (9), Ervin Santana LAA (12), Hideki Kuroda LAD (19), Ian Snell PIT (23), Andrew Miller FLA (24), David Purcey TOR (26), Jeremy Bonderman DET (27), Chan Ho Park PHL (29)
RP: Carlos Marmol CHC (11), Matt Capps PIT (15), Grant Balfour TBY (20)

SAN DIEGO STATS (Owner: George Stathopulos, 11-9 in 2008)
C: Ramon Hernandez CIN (16), Matt Wieters BAL (26), Jarrod Saltalamacchia TEX (27)
1B: Albert Pujols STL (K), Joey Votto CIN (12)
2B: Kelly Johnson ATL (11), Aaron Hill TOR (23)
3B: Ryan Zimmerman WSH (K), Alex Gordon KCY (15)
SS: Jhonny Peralta CLE (8), Edgar Renteria SFO (18)
OF: Carlos Beltran NYM (K), Carlos Lee HOU (K), Magglio Ordonez CHW (9), Justin Upton ARZ (14), Lastings Milledge WSH (20), Adam Jones BAL (21)
DH: None
SP: Cole Hamels PHL (K), Francisco Liriano MIN (K), Matt Cain SFO (13), John Maine NYM (17), Armando Galarraga DET (19), Paul Maholm PIT (25), Anibal Sanchez FLA (28), Max Scherzer ARZ (RK)
RP: Jose Valverde HOU (7), Kerry Wood CLE (10), J.J. Putz NYM (22), Jose Arredondo LAA (24)

SAN FRANCISCO SOUR DOHS (Owners: Dung Nguyen and Dino Aliferis (new owners, franchise 10-10 in 2008)
C: Brian McCann ATL (K)
1B: Carlos Pena TBY (11), Jason Giambi OAK (19)
2B: Dan Uggla FLA (K)
3B: Carlos Guillen DET (K), Adrian Beltre SEA (10), Andy LaRoche PIT (28)
SS: Derek Jeter NYY (8), Rafael Furcal LAD (15)
OF: Carl Crawford TBY (K), Johnny Damon NYY (12), Jeff Francoeur ATL (14), Nelson Cruz TEX (24), Elijah Dukes WSH (25)
DH:
SP: Zack Greinke KCY (K), Ted Lilly CHC (K), Andy Pettitte NYY (16), Joe Saunders LAA (17), Jon Garland ARZ (18), Aaron Cook COL (20), Kyle Lohse STL (21), Barry Zito SFO (22), Dave Bush MIL (23), Nick Blackburn MIN (26), Jeff Suppan MIL (27), David Price TBY (RK)
RP: Joakim Soria KCY (K), Trevor Hoffman MIL (9), Huston Street COL (13)

FTL MINOR LEAGUE ROSTERS
BOURBON STREET (3 picks): SP Phil Hughes NYY, 3B Brandon Wood LAA, SP Virgil Vasquez PIT
CLEVELAND (3): 3B Michael Moustakas KCY, SP Carlos Carrasco PHL, 1B Lars Anderson BOS
DEARBORN (3): SP Tommy Hanson ATL, SP Madison Bumgarner SFO, Brian Matusz BAL
GASTONIA (3): 3B Mat Gamel MIL, SP Aaron Poreda CHW, C J.P. Arencibia TOR
LAS VEGAS (0): No picks
LAWRENCE (2): SP Clay Buchholz BOS, SP Michael Bowden BOS
LONG ISLAND (2): OF Matt LaPorta CLE, OF Jason Heyward ATL
QUEBEC (1): SP Jeff Samardzija CHC
RIVER CITY (0): No picks
SAINT PAUL SAINTS (3): SP Chris Tillman BAL, OF John Mayberry PHL, C Jeff Clement SEA
SAN DIEGO STATS (3): OF Andrew McCutchen PIT, SP Jonathan Niese NYM, RP Chris Perez STL
SAN FRANCISCO SOUR DOHS (2): SP Neftali Feliz TEX, SS Alcides Escobar MIL

Stay tuned for more postings on our house fantasy league, including more about the individual teams that make this league what it is, and the pennant race that will shape the 2009 fantasy baseball season.