Keeping it Real, Yo...

Yesterday, Brett Myers was sent to AAA to re-learn how to start a baseball game. Blog found this interesting for 3 reasons:

1. Brett Myers is a wife-beating neanderthal and Blog giggles when bad things happen to him.

2. Brett Myers is currently on the roster of MC Longball, continuing that franchise's "Week of punishment".

3. Brett Myers was a keeper.

This prompted Blog to wonder about the other 49 keepers, and how they're performing in the CPL this year. What franchise did the best job keeping players? The worst? What players definitely should not have been kept? Some of the following analysis will be of the utmost scientific quality, some will be even better: Blog's opinion.

First, let's look at the numbers. Blog used the Actual Yahoo Ranks and statistics as of today, 7/2.

Out of the 50 players kept:

* 19 are ranked in the top 50. Of those 19, 7 are on 2 teams. Not coincidentally, these are the current top 2 teams in the league. One team used to have 3 ranked in the top 50, but traded 2 of them... without asking Blog's opinion...

* 32 are ranked in the top 100

* 7 are ranked OUT of the top 200; 6 are ranked higher than 375; 3 higher than 736

* 15 have spent time on the DL

* 3 are ranked in the top 10

* 9 are ranked in the top 20

Of the 13 pitchers kept:

* 5 are ranked out of the top 100

* 2 are ranked higher than 394 (and were kept by the same team)

* the worst ranked keeper is a pitcher. (Need a hint? 2 letters... N...A...)

* 3 pitchers are ranked in the top 50

* One is a closer

Now, time for Blog's opinion. Here, from 10-1, is how Blog would rank the franchises based SOLELY on the players kept. Blog understands several have been traded/cut/cursed/deported, but Blog is not taking that into consideration in his rankings. The keepers will be listed with their rankings as of 7/2. Also, Blog will look at the 07 roster and using his 20/20 hindsight, will give a do-over for each roster if necessary (If a guy on the 07 roster is in the 08 top 50 and wasn't kept, than he's a do-over).

10. MC Longball (Ryan Howard 55, Miguel Cabrera 134, Justin Verlander 394, Cole Hamels 39, Brett Myers 956!).
Do Over: Dan Uggla 6; Milton Bradley 23

9. Papi's Space Cadets (Vladimir Guerrero 101, David Ortiz 184, Chone Figgins 736, Magglio Ordonez 70, Nick Markakis 66)
Do Over: Blog probably wouldn't change much here (Carlos Guillen? Oswalt?). 3 big injuries aren't helping, but this ranking could easily change come September.

8. Slump Chumps (Prince Fielder 81, Jake Peavy 100, Carlos Lee 31, Carlos Pena 375)
Do Over: Corey Hart 36; Dan Haren 15;

7. Legends (A-Rod 27, Jimmy Rollins 191, Josh Beckett 75, Manny Ramirez 54)
Do Over: John Lackey 35; Shaun Marcum 46

6. Bounty Hunters (Ichiro 45, Alfonso Soriano 92, Jonathan Papelbon 41, Carlos Zambrano 165)
Do Over: Adrian Gonzalez 9

5. Regulators (Carl Crawford 44; BJ Upton 48; Mark Teixeira 50; Matt Holliday 51; Alex Rios 138; Victor Friggin Martinez 879)
Do Over: Ian Kinsler 2; Jermaine Dye 26

4. Swine Nine (Jose Reyes 12, Brandon Webb 33, Scott Kazmir 52, Joe Nathan 64, Curtis Granderson 149)
Do Over: Chipper Jones 8; Roy Halladay 13; Derrek Lee 22

3. BOB'Z BOYZ (David Wright 11, Brandon Phillips 19, Carlos Beltran 30, CC Sabathia 118, Travis Hafner 878)
Do Over: KEEP WRIGHT AND PHILLIPS.. oh wait... wrong do over...
Josh Hamilton 5; Mariano Rivera 25

2. Jobu's Hats for Bats (Lance Berkman 1, Ryan Braun 18, Albert Pujols 20, Brian Roberts 58, Adam Dunn 112, Chris Young 154)
Do Over: JD Drew!! 24!!!; Jacoby Ellsbury 49; Aramis Ramirez 42; Jonathan Papelbon 41

1. Snot on the Ball (Hanley Ramirez 3, Chase Utley 4, Grady Sizemore 16, Justin Morneau 34, Johan Santana 73, Erik Bedard 228)
Do Over: Blog might prefer King Felix over Bedard, but this core group is the reason the #1 playoff seed is covered in Snot.

Comment away!!! Blog demands it...