A made up award to look at the top 5 hitters, pitchers and prospects in the Classic Baseball Union according to the commissioner.

Saba and Trexler Join Everest
by Amanda O’Neill
Denver Post Sports Writer
March 18, 2011
Shortly after Colorado management shocked reporters and fans with the news that Robert Côté would be leaving town to help balance the books, the club called reporters back to tell them that popular second baseman Jeff Cooper had also been provided with transportation vouchers out of town.  Cooper will be going due south to join the Mexican Hat Wild Burros.  Joining him on the journey to Mexican Hat will be outfielder Pat Lewis.
Cooper will take his $12.5 million arbitration-awarded …

Everest Shred Salary and Welcome New Faces
By Amanda O’Neill
Denver Post Sports Writer
February 15, 2011
The new guys in the front office wasted no time attacking the salary blight that was threatening the financial stability of the Colorado Everest.  After some spirited negotiations with four teams, general manager Joe Geoghegan announced a multi-player deal with the Carson City Silver Strikers.  The quickness of the announcement and the magnitude of the deal caught some reporters by surprise, and the initial reaction among fans is mixed.
The Everest are sending their top pitcher (and one …

Being right at the salary cap stopped the Oshawa Generals from going after any free agents during the offseason. A few attempts at trades has also met with frustration.   Starting SS Juan Suarez opted for the free agency route and signed with Carson City.  His spot will be filled from within the organization.
This is how the pitching rotation for the Oshawa Generals looks for the 2011 season:
STARTING PITCHING
Soong-yong Che age 22 (Rating B)
You know that Oshawa are in trouble with their “ace” is a 22 year old with 12 ML …

Its February and some of the best baseball prospects in the nation are preparing for the SFIL 2011 season.
Returning SFIL College World Series champions the Augustana College Vikings are starting fresh as a lot of their season faced some turnover after the 2010 CBU draft.
Gone are are 5 draft picks, including first rounders catcher Tom Graham to Sioux Falls, and SP Carlos Alveraz to Redbank.
However part of being a champion means good recruiting and Augustana made a killing during the off-season.  Paul ‘Batman’ Spence is a 6′7 freshman from California …

New Owners Face Dollar D-Day
By Kirsten McFadden
Denver Post Staff Writer
New ownership has arrived in Denver to take over the foundering Colorado Everest franchise in the Classic Baseball Union (CBU).  The new brain trust will face an immediate financial crisis that threatens to throw the team into deep debt for a long time.  The sometimes unrealistic arbitration process in place in the CBU has resulted in a team payroll of in excess of $112 million.  That is $12 million over the league salary cap, and even more dauntingly, it is $22 …

Last week before the winter meetings Sioux Falls brought in ace pitcher Ramon Cruz. This week as the winter meetings close the Uber Giraffes unload some more depth to fill in some voids at starting pitcher. The Sioux Falls outfielders all knew that their stays in Sioux Falls may be coming to an end soon. Last week it was Bobby Moore packing his bags, this week its Tom Stewart buying plane tickets for a new home.
The front office is still very high on Tom Stewart’s potential, but GM JWay stated, …

The Sioux Falls Uber Giraffes finally found a pitcher who can be a leader in former New Orleans starter Ramon Cruz. The 26-year-old right-hander from New York, NY will find a taste of farm life in South Dakota. Cruz this season had less luck than in 2009, but in two years in the Classic Baseball Union has started 33 games each season, won 32 games and lost 18 for the New Orleans Voodoo. his 3.06 carer ERA and 332 strikeouts will be a very welcome addition to the Sioux Falls …

In Sioux Falls this season there was only one question that never got answered. What happened to the rotation? Last year’s ace and post season goat Will Hill left in free agency to pitch in Redbank, then went along to have a season ending injury. Lonnie Cole and Albert Rosas both battled old age and injuries. In 2009 the Giraffes never had much of a 5th starter, and 2010 was no change to that story. Christian Edgar the only mainstay from 2009 to 2010 went on to have a mediocre …

NEW ORLEANS – It was obvious that strange things were afoot at Voodoo Village Stadium this Sunday when the loud roar of moving trucks leaving the stadium was heard throughout the city.  It was mid-afternoon by the time a press release was received by the local media outlets announcing that a press conference would occur later that evening, 5pm.   At this time, the media and fans alike were gathered outside the main gate where new owner Rob Carlson had just taken the podium. 
“I would like to take this moment to thank the fans …