Roster Unlock

[$heriff Tom]

In case you missed it, rosters will not be unlocked until March 30th, the day before most of the teams open up their season, and a more realistic "Opening Day" than the 25th.

Bottom line - you go into the season with the team you drafted. If you wanted to take a wild shot on someone you now regret, or pad your team with long-term DL folks you thought you could replace by opening day, you thought wrong.

Any moves made the evening of the 30th wont be able to change your lineup until the following weekend.

So keep an eye on your rosters, make your plans, but sit tight for another week.

[nobeernofun]

I am putting in a claim 4 Johnny Cueto. He is not listed yet on Yahoo.

[MSBNYY]

And your claim is denied. This is your 4th year in the league. You can only put in a claim for someone who is ON Yahoo, and only if your roster is locked and it should not be.

For example, Friday midnight passes, and you are still locked. You see ARod on the waiver wire. You can say, "I am dropping Carl Pavano and picking up ARod."

Or, you have a DL move, and you are locked. Same thing.

If someone is not on Yahoo, the only time you can claim him is at the draft.