[USML Announce] Rules Questions

Sun Mar 6 13:29:17 EST 2011

I'm persuaded.

This is an unfortunate consequence of a pre-season draft.  I he is the 2B starter and we had drafted after opening day then we wouldn't have the issue.  On the other hand, he could break a bone tomorrow and we wouldn't know for a while even with a late draft.

Clearly not ideal, but, I'm with Brad and Mark Kerber.

-- Rich

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From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Brad Jansen
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Mark's point is well-taken. I now think the player should be eligible based upon games at position last year--if it's SS, it's SS.

On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 11:16 AM,  <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
> My take is either SS only or both.  I think SS only makes the most sense.
> If we were dealing with an established major league player with an 
> announced position switch, the player would be eligible at his 
> established position(s), and we wouldn't even be having a discussion.  
> I don't see why we'd treat a foreign player differently. For example, 
> would we have considered making Fox eligible to be drafted at catcher 
> last year, just because the A's had said they'd use him there?  Or how 
> about Napoli--is he 1B only now?  I don't think we want to start down 
> that road.  I think the flexibility allowed in the position 
> eligibility rule is there to address difficult and unusual situations--not everyday position changes.
>
> Mark
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Robbins <RERobbins at iTinker.net>
> To: 'USML Announcements' <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Sun, Mar 6, 2011 10:36 am
> Subject: RE: [USML Announce] Rules Questions
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> I agree with your analysis 100%.  While 6.3 suggests that he should 
> only be eligible at SS I think that 6.2 gives us flex to adjust.  
> Here, where the player isn?t on any USML roster now, it seems totally 
> reasonable for us to have a discussion and we can agree that he should 
> be permitted to be eligible at more than what 6.3 would result in.
>
> I don?t have particularly strong views either way and would like to 
> listen to those who do.
>
> Does anyone object to allowing him to be eligible at 2B?  Should he be 
> eligible at both 2B and SS?  Should he be SS only?
>
> -- Rich
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> From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On 
> Behalf Of Jeffrey Winick
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:20 AM
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> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Rules Questions
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> Nishioka is on the 40 man roster. He played exclusively as a shortstop 
> in Japan but has been announced as Minnesota's starting 2nd baseman. 
> In accordance with the Constitution as I read it he is a shortstop. 
> But we can vote to extend his eligibility. I am in favor of doing so.
>
> Jeff
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> On Mar 6, 2011, at 10:13 AM, "springkerb at aol.com" <springkerb at aol.com>
> wrote:
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> Jeff:
>
> Can you clarify your prior response?  What is Nishioka's status for 
> MLB and USML?  (I.e., is he on the forty?)
>
> Also, could I have about an extra half your to report?  I'm on 
> Colorado w/ Jazzy, and I need to get her breakfast and deliver her to 
> the competition, then run back to the totel.
>
> Mark
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: springkerb at aol.com
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> Sent: Sun, Mar 6, 2011 10:00 am
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Rules Questions Haven't we allowed 
> "imports" to be positioned at their primary positions from the prior 
> year?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Barrett <chicagojab at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Sun, Mar 6, 2011 9:34 am
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Rules Questions I'd agree on allowing him 
> to be drafted as a 2B.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Mar 6, 2011, at 10:19 AM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:
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>> Gentlemen,
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>> Some serious rules questions:
>>
>> 1. I'll be submitting a proposed NRI list for the draft. My > 
>> recollection is that a player needs to either be on the 40 man > 
>> roster or a non-rookie eligible player on the NRI list to be > 
>> available at the draft. Am I correct?
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>> 2. Nishioka, the player announced yesterday as Minnesota's starting > 
>> second baseman is a Japanese player who has not played any games in > 
>> the major leagues. What is his position eligibility? It seems like > 
>> he should be eligible at the position at which he has been declared > 
>> to be the starter, but I'd hate to see another Delgado debacle.
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