Robert Miller, A's GM, is now part of the TC.

$500k - EDR Prospect

Yanks trade:  MI Young Jr., Eric, $0.5m (P-n/a)
Buccos trade:  CI Marte, Andy, $0.5m (P-2011) + 10-4 PIT

explanation - I sent Snell to Cleveland for Marte in 2009 as it looked like he was on the verge of finally breaking it through.  With Headley and Raburn coming into town, and Wilson leaving, it opened up a door for a new line of MI prospects.

These are the weekly power rankings of teams in Franchise GM, based solely on the talent the teams have at the major league level.  I will be posting these almost on a weekly basis.  You may feel free to comment below if you feel your ranking is unjust... maybe I missed the talent level on your team?  Banter and debate is welcomed.  The more information I readily have about your team, the better, so please update your depth charts or post one if you haven't done so already.  If you don't have one posted, then post a new thread for your depth chart at the main board and one of the EC staff members will merge it into your team page.

Week 0 Power Rankings
1) - Sabathia, Burnett, Lackey makes Yankees best rotation in the bigs
2) - Phils have added depth to match Yanks.  Figgins replacing Werth isn't all that bad.
3)
4) - Rockies edge Red Sox unlike World Series three years ago (1)
5) - A retooled power offense and young pitching staff by new GM Brown.  Look out A's… (2)
6)   (-2)
7)   (-1)
8) - Reds bring in depth to push them ahead of Cards in NL races (1)
9) - Buccos bring in more offensive support with Raburn and Headley. (3)
10)   (-2)
11) - Mistake by the lake has the best D in the majors (2)
12) - Manny drags this franchise down with his roids, heavy salary, and horrible D. (-1)
13)   (-3)
14) - Trade with Fathers validates lineup a bit more (2)
15) - Overlooked offense in preseason power rankings (9)
16)   (-2)
17) - Mauer's deals: Real-life $184m over 8 years, Fantasy $40m over 4 years (1)
18) - Pitching staff coming together with Johan at his true form. (-1)
19)   (-4)
20) - Solid D plus Heyward makes this team interesting to watch (-1)
21) - First it was a $12m bonus for Alex Avila, and now Chipper and Buerhle come to town… wow. (4)
22) - Rotation overlooked with Halladay, Jimenez, Zambrano (and Webb)
23) - Rick, post a depth chart and you'll climb the rankings at least a little bit! (-2)
24) - Defense is suspect at best (-4)
25) - Nats should shoot up rankings with Jake's leadership in the front office. (1)
26)   (-3)
27) - All I hear is crickets from the new GM.
28) - Butler and Meche are gone and the farm approaches Dodger value. (1)
29) - Fat Elvis on the DL (-1)
30) - A couple trades have improved the team slightly… could overtake Stros soon.

Entry Draft Timing
The annual entry draft starts on September 15th at 12:00 PM EST.  Each GM will be given a maximum of eight hours to make their pick.  Once you make your pick, the eight hour clock starts for the next GM.  If you do not pick within that time frame then the following will happen.

1) If you had supplied the EC with a pre-rankings list, then the best available player from such a list will be taken.
2) Your pick is skipped... but you can come in at any time and make your pick as long as the player wasn't taken.