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Offseason Updates
It has been, and will continue to be, a slow offseason, but luckily not like most other slow offseason. Not only is there plenty in the works behind the scenes (including Figment Hockey!), but there has been plenty to do. The slower pace has allowed a more time for a gradual pruning of our roster. I've done well to guide us towards potential profitability, as there are so many intriguing players I've had to watch get released because we can't claim any players on waivers. Despite the demands their demands, the free agent pool now has plenty of talented players that could have been acquired much cheaper. Some of those include players of our own, who I would love to bring back on a minor league deal. With so many players available, there have been rumblings of a new competitive loop trying to organize.
The Cougars have seen plenty of changes, as our 40-man roster sits at 38 with plenty of deserving players currently left unprotected. Unless there is someone really good left I can't really see us making a pick, as that would mean dedicating a roster spot to someone all season to. We have plenty of FABL level players that will be stuck in Milwaukee already. We only have four players out of options with Ray Struble the only who may end up getting cut. Most others have lost their spot already. Below I'll cover some of the more prominent transactions that have happened so far, as well as our current 40-Man roster.
40-Man Roster
RHP Joe Brown (31)*
LHP Duke Bybee (23)
RHP Stan Flanders (22)
RHP Donnie Jones (26)
LHP Johnnie Jones (27)
RHP Charlie Kelsey (24)
RHP Angel Lopez (27)
RHP Ken Matson (27)
RHP George Oddo (23)
RHP Pete Papenfus (27)
RHP Harry Parker (30)
RHP Rusty Petrick (30)
RHP Billy Riley (31)
RHP Joe Swank (23)
RHP Mike Thorpe (23)
RHP Lyn Trease (25)
LHP Rusty Watts (30)
C Homer Guthrie (24)
C Eddie Howard (22)
C Harry Mead (31)
1B Ray Ford (34)
1B Dick Walker (39)
2B Clark Car (31)
2B Billy Hunter (31)
2B Jimmie James (27)
2B Rabbit Mudd (36)*
3B Hank Barnett (36)
3B Otto Christian (23)
SS Skipper Schneider (25)
SS George Sutterfield (23)
LF Rich Langton (34)
LF Leo Mitchell (32)
CF Don Lee (23)
CF Carlos Montes (29)
CF Ray Struble (31)*
RF Bill Rich (26)
RF Hal Sharp (32)*
RF Fred Vargas (27)
*Out of Options
Lost on Waivers
RHP Fred Thaxton (27) to Detroit
RHP Bill Tuttle (26) to Cincinnati
1B Bob Griffin (23) to Philadelphia
3B Ken Mayhugh (34) to Chicago
CF Henry DeVeaux (25) to Philadelphia
CF Ernie Martini (28) to Detroit
Notable Releases
RHP Rube Finegan (28)
C Gene Lee (25)
2B Bill Dickens (32)
2B Steve Rosko (27)
3B Dick Carson (28)
3B Steve Jones (28)
LF Bob Harris (24)
LF Huck Hanes (27)
CF Jim Madsen (28)
CF Orlin Yates (34)
Returned to Minors
LHP Ed Fisler (24)
Retired
RHP Ben Curtin (40)
LHP Dick Lyons (45)
C Mike Taylor (39)
2B Tip Harrison (34)
RF Cliff Moss (39)
RF Dick Earl (31)
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