[USML Announce] Re:Reserve This!/Hot Wax In December

[rickgam at comcast.net]

Greetings; 
It's true! The Riptorns have cornered the market on Alexi/Alexeis - the H.D.'s have traded Alexi Casilla to the 'Torns in exchange for B. Butler and J. Clement. 
Rick 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Jansen" <bljansen at gmail.com> 
To: "USML Announcements" <announce at usml.net> 
Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2008 3:05:14 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central 
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Reserve This! 

Why, thanks, Mark. And, as a matter of fact, I have already started to winnow down my roster in an effort to accumulate AL second basemen named Alexi or Alexei. More on that later. 


On 12/4/08, springkerb at aol.com < springkerb at aol.com > wrote: 

Actually, one or two of these guys might be interesting for someone who's in a position where they need to roll the dice on ultra-high-risk, moderately high-reward types. However, anyone dealing with you should recognize (at least after this helpful e-mail exchange) that they have no place on the Rips roster next year, because they are far too risky to make your team in light of the rest of your keepers. In short, they have zero value as Rips--none, nada, zip. If you can't trade them, you'll surely dump them back into the pool. So, anyone who gives you anything of real value is being played for a fool. 

If I were interested in Buchholz, for example, I'd ignore your offers and try to pick him up on draft day for a buck on a fresh contract. 

Helpful as always, your pal, 

Mark 


-----Original Message----- 
From: Brad Jansen < bljansen at gmail.com > 
To: USML Announcements < announce at usml.net > 
Sent: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 1:25 pm 
Subject: [USML Announce] Reserve This! 




Dear Chairman Mark "Bernanke" Blocker: 
With your academic grasp of the numbers, you make interesting but incomplete points. You must consider the athletes' youth, their potential and recent growth trends. As someone who trumpeted all season long the merits of Tim Beckham, David Price, Joba Chamberlain and Brian Matusz, one would think you of all owners would be somewhat sympathetic to the bumps and bruises that come with talented young players. And with respect to Clay Buchholz, none other than roto expert Jeffrey Winick can attest to his brilliant showing in the just-completed AFL. At 5/y1, he remains a serious candidate for slotting on someone's roster, if not yours (as does Phil Hughes, 5/y2, well recovered from in-season ailments; as for Boof, I really was kidding, but I appreciate your statistical analysis nonetheless). 
As you know, I am not one for prognostications, but you can take this to the bank: the Rips will finish in the money next year, even if you conduct the draft in an undisclosed location 
without me. 
Securitized, 
Brad Lee 


On 12/3/08, Mark Blocker < mbblocker at aol.com > wrote: 




Brad: 

Can you still even hype Clay Buchholz with a straight face? Didn't he have a ratio of 1.76 this past season? 

In fact, your e-mail is a sort of trifecta of overhype. Look at these ratios: Buchholz (1.76), Hughes (1.71), and Bonser (1.48). If I pick up Brien Taylor and Todd Van Poppel, can I trade them for all three guys? 

-- Mark B. 




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