It's rumored Thames tore his right quad last night against Santa Clara.  He is expected to be in surgery today and miss at least the next 6 weeks, likely ending his season.  I know John really likes the kid and was targeting him with one of his first round picks; does anyone think this will lower his draft stock enough to make him slide into round 2 or 3?  I think it's possible he is there at 60.

Maybe it's just me but I can't seem to find the Royals top 20 for '08.

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me I guess but in all seriousness the BNSL is about to start its inaugural season on Jan 1 of '08.  I've been playing in sim leagues a few years now but wanted to branch out a little and start fresh.  I've read all of the other recruitment threads and every league seems to have a few unique aspects so I hope some of you find our approach appealing.  We have tried to make it realistic to a point while trying to make what we hope will be small improvements to the way MLB works.  I won't go into detail but we will be using Diamond Mind Baseball's software and their projection disk to simulate our league.  Our rosters are 65 men deep and we will have an amateur draft every June and a Rule V draft during the off-season.

Each GM is giving a MLB team and their roster as it was the day the WS ended.  We used Cots Baseball blog to get each players salary for a starting point.    The team roster limit is set to 65 players so depending on how your teams 40 man looks, you will at least be able to choose 25 prospects from your teams minor league system to make up your reserves.  The team payrolls are based off revenue figures, a revenue sharing system and team performance.

The rules are still being ironed out for a final version but if you are interested you can email me at jfish26101@gmail.com and we can go over them in detail.  We are committed to making this league a success and having a great time.  We want everyone to feel involved so opinions can be voiced on pretty much every issue.  If you have any interest or questions, again feel free to email me at the address above.  Thanks and I hope to hear from a few of you soon.

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Adam White hit his first professional HR today for Mahoning Valley in a losing effort.  He went 3-5 with 1 R and 3 RBI. Go WVU!

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