[USML Announce] Baseball Draft
Richard E. Robbins
RERobbins at iTinker.net
Wed Jun 8 11:54:19 EDT 2005
Jeff is very selective.
Only the finest grade beans make it to his roster. That's in stark contrast to the crud I accumulate. (I was sure that Juan Rivera was going to be very valuable)
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Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:50:44
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Wait--we don't have to imagine it. Open up that e-mail Jeff sent right after Weaver signed! And that was about a pitcher--one of those guys Jeff says to stay away from.
Mark
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It's fun to imagine how different Jeff's messages would have been if his college guys had landed in the AL. Hey Jeff, pass me the sour grapes, will you?
Mark
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In a message dated 6/8/2005 10:17:25 A.M. Central Daylight Time, springkerb at aol.com writes:
$10 rookies? Not super-common, but not particularly rare, either. Baldelli and Crawford come to mind without thinking about it very hard or going back more than a couple of years. Advanced college hitters like Gordon and Clement are particularly good candidates to succeed quickly--think about John Olerud, Dave Winfield and Barry Bonds, or more recently Mark Teixiera. And my guys all have $2 salaries, so it's not like there's any downside risk.
I agree with the comment on rookie pitchers, though. They are nothing but rolls of the dice.
Mark
Not super rare? I beg to differ. Olerud, Winfield and Bonds are all old enough that they pre-date most of our rotisserie involvement and, as you'll see below, their rookie campaigns were hardly stellar. Baldelli wasn't particularly highly touted, so I don't think he fairly qualifies. And he sure did fade after a hot start. Crawford put up 2 HR, 30 RBI and 9 SB's his rookie year. Not a very valuable effort. Olerud - 14-48-0 .265. $10? I don't think so. Bonds - 16-28-36 .223. The 36 stolen bases probably get him to double digits in value, but the .223 average means he wasn't worth too much more. And Bonds is a hall of famer. You really think the likes of Alex Gordon and Jeff Clement are going to do better?
I appreciate the puffery. I'm taking notes for future pitches to Blocker and Robbins. But I think the proof is in the pudding and most of these magic beans never sprout.
Jeff
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