ALTERNATIVE: CDM Diamond Challenge Discussion

The CDM Diamond Challenge is a 5x5 rotisserie game where player salaries are fixed and determined by the vendor.  An active roster can never have a salary greater than $30 million.  A team is comprised of two players at catcher and each infield position, six outfielders, two designated hitters (any position), six starting pitchers, three relievers, and a tenth pitcher of any type.  Each team also has a taxi squad of twelve players of any position.

During the course of the season, an owner may drop up to 16 players to update a roster, and there are two additional drops near the end of the season (“September callups”).

In a two part series, veteran CDM players Gene McCaffrey and Josh Paley provide sample rosters and share their...

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