[USML Announce] Hosmer, Ajax and You

[Brad Jansen]

Jeffrey, you do such a fine job trumpeting your players, I saw no need to
carry your water. Hey, whatever happened to those long-promised
predictions? Or do you only share those when your team is expected to
finish first?
--Brad Lee



On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:

> The selected passage was actually part of a much longer article by Tristan
> Cockcroft.  The Rasmus section was buried in the article.  Not that I mind
> Brad Lee focusing his pen on someone other than me for a change, but it's
> worth pointing out that the lead to the story read as follows:
>
> It took 40 of his team's games, but in his (and the Kansas City Royals')
> past 14 contests, Eric Hosmer is a .353 hitter (18-for-51) with two home
> runs and 10 RBIs. Even better: He has chipped in three stolen bases during
> that time.
>
> The title of the story, by the way, was "Time To Start Believing in Eric
> Hosmer, Gordon Beckham, Jay Bruce and Austin Jackson."
>
> I'm sure Brad Lee just missed the parts about how Hosmer and Jackson are
> roto studs that any wise fantasy player should be targeting.  No doubt he
> was too excited about pointing out Colby Rasmus' perceived deficiencies
> since that created an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone (attack
> Andy and me at the very same time).  But he had to skip past an awful lot
> of encouraging news for the Berliners to do so.
>
> You know where to find me.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Wed, Jun 6, 2012 2:17 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] Don't Answer If Andy Calls
>
>
> FROM THE espn WIRES:
>
>
> "It is now time…" to call Colby Rasmus' recent hot spell a mirage and
> declare this a perfect time to sell. During his past 14 games, Rasmus is a
> .351/.403/.702 hitter with four home runs, 10 RBIs and two stolen bases,
> and that he's 25 years old and has long been projected to be a future
> fantasy stud might have his owners wondering whether he has finally
> arrived. I say no, he hasn't. Not yet. Take a look at Rasmus' schedule
> during that hot spell: Three games at Rangers Ballpark (May 25-27), games
> against starters in funks like Tommy Hunter (May 28), Jake Arrieta (May
> 29), Daniel Bard (June 3) and Philip Humber (June 5). Rasmus also hasn't
> shown substantial improvement this season, neither the full year nor in his
> past 14 contests, in the weakest area of his game: He's a .205/.205/.409
> hitter against breaking pitches (curveballs and sliders) this season,
> although he did hit a home run off a Humber slider on Tuesday. That homer
> is a start, but Rasmus has work to do. I think this is more likely a hot
> spell and a sell-high opportunity for his owners than it is a sign of him
> having arrived.
>
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