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Monday, November 3,2008

Monday, November 3,2008

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2008 Final Standings
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 AL East Tampa Bay Rays franchise | log 162 97 65 .599 0.0 774 671 103 W1 57-24 40-41 1 2 3 Yes Lost World Series (Philadelphia)
2008 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 162 95 67 .586 2.0 845 694 151 W1 56-25 39-42 2 3 4 Yes Lost in ALCS (Tampa Bay)
2008 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 162 89 73 .549 8.0 789 727 62 L1 48-33 41-40 3 4 8 Yes dnq
2008 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 162 86 76 .531 11.0 714 610 104 W1 47-34 39-42 4 7 13 -- dnq
2008 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 161 68 93 .422 28.5 782 869 -87 L1 37-43 31-50 5 13 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 AL Central Chicago White Sox franchise | log 163 89 74 .546 0.0 811 729 82 W3 54-28 35-46 1 5 9 Yes Lost in 1st Round (Rays)
2008 AL Central Minnesota Twins franchise | log 163 88 75 .540 1.0 829 745 84 L1 53-28 35-47 2 6 10 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Cleveland Indians franchise | log 162 81 81 .500 7.5 805 761 44 L1 45-36 36-45 3 8 17 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Kansas City Royals franchise | log 162 75 87 .463 13.5 691 781 -90 L1 38-43 37-44 4 11 20 -- dnq
2008 AL Central Detroit Tigers franchise | log 162 74 88 .457 14.5 821 857 -36 L2 40-41 34-47 5 12 22 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 AL West Los Angeles Angels franchise | log 162 100 62 .617 0.0 765 697 68 W1 50-31 50-31 1 1 1 Yes Lost in ALDS (Boston)
2008 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 162 79 83 .488 21.0 901 967 -66 L1 40-41 39-42 2 9 18 -- dnq
2008 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 161 75 86 .466 24.5 646 690 -44 L5 43-38 32-48 3 10 19 -- dnq
2008 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 162 61 101 .377 39.0 671 811 -140 W3 35-46 26-55 4 14 29 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 162 92 70 .568 0.0 799 680 119 W3 48-33 44-37 1 2 5 Yes Won World Series (Tampa Bay)
2008 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 162 89 73 .549 3.0 799 715 84 L1 48-33 41-40 2 4 7 Yes dnq
2008 NL East Florida Marlins franchise | log 161 84 77 .522 7.5 770 767 3 W1 45-36 39-41 3 7 14 -- dnq
2008 NL East Atlanta Braves franchise | log 162 72 90 .444 20.0 753 778 -25 L1 43-38 29-52 4 13 24 -- dnq
2008 NL East Washington Nationals franchise | log 161 59 102 .366 32.5 641 825 -184 L4 34-46 25-56 5 16 30 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 NL Central Chicago Cubs franchise | log 161 97 64 .602 0.0 855 671 184 L1 55-26 42-38 1 1 2 Yes Lost in NLDS (Los Angeles)
2008 NL Central Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 162 90 72 .556 7.5 750 689 61 W1 49-32 41-40 2 3 6 Yes Lost in NLDS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL Central Houston Astros franchise | log 161 86 75 .534 11.0 712 743 -31 W1 47-33 39-42 3 5 11 -- dnq
2008 NL Central St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 162 86 76 .531 11.5 779 725 54 W6 46-35 40-41 4 6 12 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 162 74 88 .457 23.5 704 800 -96 L5 43-38 31-50 5 11 23 -- dnq
2008 NL Central Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 162 67 95 .414 30.5 735 884 -149 W1 39-42 28-53 6 14 27 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
2008 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 162 84 78 .519 0.0 700 648 52 L1 48-33 36-45 1 8 15 Yes Lost in NLCS (Philadelphia)
2008 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks franchise | log 162 82 80 .506 2.0 720 706 14 W3 48-33 34-47 2 9 16 -- dnq
2008 NL West Colorado Rockies franchise | log 162 74 88 .457 10.0 747 822 -75 L3 43-38 31-50 3 10 21 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 162 72 90 .444 12.0 640 759 -119 W1 37-44 35-46 4 12 25 -- dnq
2008 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 162 63 99 .389 21.0 637 764 -127 L1 35-46 28-53 5 15 28 -- dnq
30 record(s)
Transactions
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Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
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  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Larry Broadway -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Daniel Haigwood -- Free Agt Granted free agency
William Bergolla -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Cliff Floyd -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Jay Gibbons -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Brandon Lyon -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Doug Deeds -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Angel Sanchez Toronto Blue Jays Minors Claimed off waivers from Royals by Blue Jays
Mike McCoy -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Tom Shearn -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Eliezer Alfonzo -- Hist Granted free agency
Erick Almonte -- Hist Granted free agency
Jason Anderson -- Hist Granted free agency
Steve Andrade -- Hist Granted free agency
Miguel Asencio -- Hist Granted free agency
Paul Bako -- Hist Granted free agency
Kevin Barker -- Hist Granted free agency
Sean Barker -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Barnwell -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Basak -- Hist Granted free agency
Rick Bauer -- Hist Granted free agency
Jonah Bayliss -- Hist Granted free agency
Yorman Bazardo -- Hist Granted free agency
Colter Bean -- Hist Granted free agency
Adam Bernero -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Doug Bernier -- Hist Granted free agency
Andres Blanco -- Hist Granted free agency
Tony Blanco -- Hist Granted free agency
T.J. Bohn -- Hist Granted free agency
Bret Boone -- Hist Granted free agency
Eude Brito -- Hist Granted free agency
Doug Brocail -- Hist Granted free agency
Ben Broussard -- Hist Granted free agency
Dee Brown -- Hist Granted free agency
Brian Buchanan -- Hist Granted free agency
Nate Bump -- Hist Granted free agency
Mike Burns -- Hist Granted free agency
Paul Byrd -- Hist Granted free agency
Kiko Calero -- Hist Granted free agency
Carmen Cali -- Hist Granted free agency
Kevin Cameron -- Hist Granted free agency
Jose Capellan -- Hist Granted free agency
Luke Carlin -- Hist Granted free agency
Hector Carrasco -- Hist Granted free agency
Matt Carson -- Hist Granted free agency
Bernie Castro -- Hist Granted free agency
Troy Cate -- Hist Granted free agency
Mike Cervenak -- Hist Granted free agency
Travis Chick -- Hist Granted free agency
Jason Childers -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Matt Childers -- Hist Granted free agency
Robinson Chirinos -- Hist Granted free agency
Darren Clarke -- Hist Granted free agency
JD Closser -- Hist Granted free agency
Alvin Colina -- Hist Granted free agency
Willie Collazo -- Hist Granted free agency
Roman Colon -- Hist Granted free agency
Tim Corcoran -- Hist Granted free agency
Fernando Cortez -- Hist Granted free agency
Humberto Cota -- Hist Granted free agency
Callix Crabbe -- Hist Granted free agency
Enrique Cruz -- Hist Granted free agency
Eric Cyr -- Hist Granted free agency
Jeff DaVanon -- Hist Granted free agency
Gookie Dawkins -- Hist Granted free agency
Roger Deago -- Hist Granted free agency
Yurendell DeCaster -- Hist Granted free agency
Jordan De Jong -- Hist Granted free agency
Julio DePaula -- Hist Granted free agency
Victor Diaz -- Hist Granted free agency
Melvin Dorta -- Hist Granted free agency
Cory Doyne -- Hist Granted free agency
Ryan Drese -- Hist Granted free agency
Eric DuBose -- Hist Granted free agency
Jason Dubois -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Chris Duffy -- Hist Granted free agency
Brad Eldred -- Hist Granted free agency
Jesse English -- Hist Granted free agency
Morgan Ensberg -- Hist Granted free agency
Brian Esposito -- Hist Granted free agency
Brandon Fahey -- Hist Granted free agency
Kyle Farnsworth -- Hist Granted free agency
Sal Fasano -- Hist Granted free agency
Luis Figueroa -- Hist Granted free agency
Nelson Figueroa -- Hist Granted free agency
Ron Flores -- Hist Granted free agency
Jesse Foppert -- Hist Granted free agency
Casey Fossum -- Hist Granted free agency
John Foster -- Hist Granted free agency
Emiliano Fruto -- Hist Granted free agency
Rafael Furcal -- Hist Granted free agency
John Gall -- Hist Granted free agency
Jose Garcia -- Hist Granted free agency
Dave Gassner -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris George -- Hist Granted free agency
Franklyn German -- Hist Granted free agency
Hector Gimenez -- Hist Granted free agency
Keith Ginter -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Gissell -- Hist Granted free agency
Alexis Gomez -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Andy Gonzalez -- Hist Granted free agency
Enrique Gonzalez -- Hist Granted free agency
Brian Gordon -- Hist Granted free agency
Nick Gorneault -- Hist Granted free agency
Mike Gosling -- Hist Granted free agency
Tony Graffanino -- Hist Granted free agency
Danny Graves -- Hist Granted free agency
Andy Green -- Hist Granted free agency
Adam Greenberg -- Hist Granted free agency
Nick Green -- Hist Granted free agency
John-Ford Griffin -- Hist Granted free agency
Ken Griffey -- Hist Granted free agency
Lee Gronkiewicz -- Hist Granted free agency
Kevin Gryboski -- Hist Granted free agency
Freddy Guzman -- Hist Granted free agency
Joel Guzman -- Hist Granted free agency
Jesus Guzman -- Hist Granted free agency
Yamid Haad -- Hist Granted free agency
John Halama -- Hist Granted free agency
Josh Hall -- Hist Granted free agency
Jeff Harris -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Heintz -- Hist Granted free agency
Ben Hendrickson -- Hist Granted free agency
Sean Henn -- Hist Granted free agency
Luis Hernandez -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Joe Hietpas -- Hist Granted free agency
Trey Hodges -- Hist Granted free agency
Damon Hollins -- Hist Granted free agency
Justin Huber -- Hist Granted free agency
Jon Huber -- Hist Granted free agency
Eric Hull -- Hist Granted free agency
Matt Kata -- Hist Granted free agency
D'Angelo Jimenez -- Hist Granted free agency
Kelvin Jimenez Toronto Blue Jays Hist Claimed on waivers from Cardinals by Blue Jays
Luis Jimenez -- Hist Granted free agency
Garrett Jones -- Hist Granted free agency
Mitch Jones -- Hist Granted free agency
Randy Keisler -- Hist Granted free agency
Don Kelly -- Hist Granted free agency
Bobby Keppel -- Hist Granted free agency
Jason Kershner -- Hist Granted free agency
Ray King -- Hist Granted free agency
Danny Klassen -- Hist Granted free agency
Justin Knoedler -- Hist Granted free agency
Gary Knotts -- Hist Granted free agency
Jon Knott -- Hist Granted free agency
Shane Komine -- Hist Granted free agency
Mike Koplove -- Hist Granted free agency
Erik Kratz -- Hist Granted free agency
Josh Kroeger -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Josh Labandeira -- Hist Granted free agency
Jason Lane -- Hist Granted free agency
Ryan Langerhans Washington Nationals Hist Signed to minor league contract
Juan Lara -- Hist Granted free agency
Brian Lawrence -- Hist Granted free agency
Justin Lehr -- Hist Granted free agency
Justin Leone -- Hist Granted free agency
Rommie Lewis -- Hist Granted free agency
John Lindsey -- Hist Granted free agency
Todd Linden -- Hist Granted free agency
Bobby Livingston -- Hist Granted free agency
George Lombard -- Hist Granted free agency
Pedro Lopez -- Hist Granted free agency
Ruddy Lugo -- Hist Granted free agency
Anderson Machado -- Hist Granted free agency
Rob Mackowiak -- Hist Granted free agency
Val Majewski -- Hist Granted free agency
Carlos Maldonado -- Hist Granted free agency
JD Martin -- Hist Granted free agency
Julio Mateo -- Hist Granted free agency
Juan Mateo -- Hist Granted free agency
Dave Matranga -- Hist Granted free agency
Luis Maza -- Hist Granted free agency
Paul McAnulty -- Hist Granted free agency
Marcus McBeth -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Zach McClellan -- Hist Granted free agency
Darnell McDonald -- Hist Granted free agency
Marshall McDougall -- Hist Granted free agency
Mark McLemore -- Hist Granted free agency
Brandon Medders -- Hist Granted free agency
Adalberto Mendez -- Hist Granted free agency
Dan Meyer Florida Marlins Hist Claimed on waivers from Athletics by Marlins
Drew Meyer -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Michalak -- Hist Granted free agency
Jason Miller -- Hist Granted free agency
Trever Miller -- Hist Granted free agency
Eric Milton -- Hist Granted free agency
Sergio Mitre New York Yankees Hist Signed to #-year contract for 2008-2008 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Gustavo Molina -- Hist Granted free agency
Damian Moss -- Hist Granted free agency
Guillermo Mota -- Hist Granted free agency
Arnaldo Munoz -- Hist Granted free agency
Scott Munter -- Hist Granted free agency
Tommy Murphy -- Hist Granted free agency
Blaine Neal -- Hist Granted free agency
Roberto Novoa -- Hist Granted free agency
Abraham Nunez -- Hist Granted free agency
Tomo Ohka -- Hist Granted free agency
Ray Olmedo -- Hist Granted free agency
Ryan O'Malley -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Luis Ordaz -- Hist Granted free agency
Daniel Ortmeier -- Hist Granted free agency
Matt Palmer -- Hist Granted free agency
Val Pascucci -- Hist Granted free agency
Corey Patterson -- Hist Granted free agency
Beltran Perez -- Hist Granted free agency
Juan Perez -- Hist Granted free agency
Timo Perez -- Hist Granted free agency
Billy Petrick -- Hist Granted free agency
Heath Phillips -- Hist Granted free agency
Jason Phillips -- Hist Granted free agency
Paul Phillips -- Hist Granted free agency
Carmen Pignatiello -- Hist Granted free agency
Cliff Politte -- Hist Granted free agency
Bret Prinz -- Hist Granted free agency
Brandon Puffer -- Hist Granted free agency
Tim Raines -- Hist Granted free agency
Erasmo Ramirez -- Hist Granted free agency
Elizardo Ramirez -- Hist Granted free agency
Stephen Randolph -- Hist Granted free agency
Pokey Reese -- Hist Granted free agency
Nick Regilio -- Hist Granted free agency
Dan Reichert -- Hist Granted free agency
John Rheinecker -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Richard -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Royce Ring -- Hist Granted free agency
Rene Rivera -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Roberson -- Hist Granted free agency
Francisco Rodriguez -- Hist Granted free agency
John Rodriguez -- Hist Granted free agency
Brian Rogers -- Hist Granted free agency
Eddie Rogers -- Hist Granted free agency
Mike Rouse -- Hist Granted free agency
Wilkin Ruan -- Hist Granted free agency
Glendon Rusch -- Hist Granted free agency
Ray Sadler -- Hist Granted free agency
Marino Salas -- Hist Granted free agency
Brad Salmon -- Hist Granted free agency
Danny Sandoval -- Hist Granted free agency
Jose Santiago -- Hist Granted free agency
Omir Santos -- Hist Granted free agency
Sergio Santos -- Hist Granted free agency
Victor Santos -- Hist Granted free agency
Bronson Sardinha -- Hist Granted free agency
Scott Sauerbeck -- Hist Granted free agency
Bobby Scales -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Schroder -- Hist Granted free agency
Rudy Seanez -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Seddon -- Hist Granted free agency
Josh Sharpless -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Brian Slocum -- Hist Granted free agency
Matt Smith -- Hist Granted free agency
Jorge Sosa -- Hist Granted free agency
Tim Spooneybarger -- Hist Granted free agency
Jason Stanford -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Stewart -- Hist Granted free agency
Mel Stocker -- Hist Granted free agency
Scott Strickland -- Hist Granted free agency
RJ Swindle -- Hist Granted free agency
Jon Switzer -- Hist Granted free agency
Dennis Tankersley -- Hist Granted free agency
Michael Tejera -- Hist Granted free agency
Luis Terrero -- Hist Granted free agency
Mike Thompson -- Hist Granted free agency
Scott Thorman -- Hist Granted free agency
Erick Threets -- Hist Granted free agency
Andres Torres -- Hist Granted free agency
Sean Tracey -- Hist Granted free agency
Matt Tupman -- Hist Granted free agency
Jose Valdez -- Hist Granted free agency
Joe Valentine -- Hist Granted free agency
John Van Benschoten -- Hist Granted free agency
Brandon Villafuerte -- Hist Granted free agency
Oscar Villarreal -- Hist Granted free agency
Omar Vizquel -- Hist Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Jason Waddell -- Hist Granted free agency
John Wasdin -- Hist Granted free agency
Tommy Watkins -- Hist Granted free agency
Brandon Watson -- Hist Granted free agency
Matt Watson -- Hist Granted free agency
Jeff Weaver -- Hist Granted free agency
Bill White -- Hist Granted free agency
Eli Whiteside -- Hist Granted free agency
Jerome Williams -- Hist Granted free agency
Randy Williams -- Hist Granted free agency
Craig Wilson -- Hist Granted free agency
Ross Wolf -- Hist Granted free agency
Chris Woodward -- Hist Granted free agency
Steve Woodard -- Hist Granted free agency
Shawn Wooten -- Hist Granted free agency
Victor Zambrano -- Hist Granted free agency
Mauro Zarate -- Hist Granted free agency
Gregg Zaun -- Hist Granted free agency
Ryan Buchter Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from Washington Nationals to Chicago Cubs for Matt Avery
Arismendy Alcantara Chicago Cubs Hist Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic)
Mike Spidale -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Jorge Bishop Pittsburgh Pirates Minors Signed as undrafted free agent (Panama)
Joe Torres -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Wes Timmons -- Free Agt Granted free agency
Erick Abreu -- Free Agt Granted free agency
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Miguel Olivo Kansas City Royals Hist Option exercised for 2009 ($2.7m)
301 record(s)
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