Atomic RoadRunners

Up:

• CM Mat Gamel
• MI Rusty Ryal
• DH Oscar Salazar

Down:

• CM Steve Pearce
• MI Ian Desmond
• DH Josh Thole

Notes:

• This being the final week, only X-Men made any pickups, acquiring OF Tony Gwynn, Jr. to replace Orlando Hudson on the active roster. He also acquired Diamondbacks P Billy Buckner, as a reserve, which won’t really help him in this final week.
• Final tally of players on the 2009 Atomic RoadRunners: 92  Yikes!
• Number of players still on the roster from Draft Day 2009: 7 (Chris Iannetta, John Baker, Mat Gamel, Chase Headley, Josh Johnson, Madison Bumgarner, Mike Gonzalez)

FAAB Acquisitions:

• MI Oscar Salazar, Padres ($1 bid, active)
• OF Willie Harris, Nationals ($2 bid, active)
• OF Cory Sullivan, Mets ($2 bid, active)

Up:

• CM Mat Gamel

Down:

• OF Kyle Blanks
• CM Steve Pearce
• MI Rusty Ryal

Cut:

• 1B Casey Kotchman
• 1B Jeff Clement

Notes:

• I had also bid $0 on new Giants starter Brad Penny, but was outbid.  The results: $15 X-Men, $14 Misogynistic Padres, $10 Get Off Kong, $0 Atomic RoadRunners.
• I outbid Misogynistic Padres for Cory Sullivan – he bid $0.
• 1B Casey Kotchman has been reduced to a pinch-hitter for Boston, and since he’s not protectable, he’s pretty worthless.
• 1B Jeff Clement wasn’t called up due to an injury at the end of the AAA season.  Thus he’s even more worthless.
• OF Kyle Blanks is out for the season due to a broken foot.