[USML Announce] Story from the League Historian ... and Potentially Historic Offer

[Andy Klein]

Let's do Annibal Sanchez.  He gave up 9 runs to the White Sox today in less
than four innings!!

-Andy

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 1:58 PM, Doug Shabelman <Doug.Shabelman at burnsent.com
> wrote:

> Two words: Hector Noesi. Hot wax it ASAP.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> 2014 Champion AYM's, trying to "Spieth" the 2015 season.
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 18, 2015, at 12:14 PM, Andy Klein <anrklein at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Once upon a time, in 2010, the K9 made a late-auction $1 purchase.  The
> player purchased was in his late 20s and playing for his fourth team.  His
> career BA was around .230.  He had never hit more than 15 HR in a season.
> His name was Jose Bautista.
> >
> > The K9 kept Bautista on the bench for the first few weeks of the season,
> even though he started hot.  After about a month, the K9 activated him.  He
> kept slugging HRs.  Finally, the K9 decided to "sell high."  In need of
> wins and strikeouts, the K9 sent Bautista and his buck salary to Jim
> Barrett's Calamari in exchange for the immortal Javier Vazquez.  Bautista
> never looked back, finishing with 54 HR that year, and Mr. Barrett enjoyed
> his contract (and his massive productivity) for three more years.  Vazquez
> gave the K9 a 6.00 ERA and a lot of heartburn.
> >
> > Well ... once again this year, the K9 made a late-auction $1 purchase.
> The player purchased in his mid-20s and playing for his second team.  He
> missed all of last year with an injury and, though he has a nice career BA,
> he has never displayed a lot of power or speed.  That is -- until now.
> Jose Iglesias is on the K9 bench, where he has opened the season hitting
> .484 with 4 steals, 10 RBI, and 12 runs.
> >
> > Having invested $83 in starting middle infielders, the K9 is officially
> putting another one-dollar Jose on the trading block.  The asking price is
> a really good catcher or a very solid starting pitcher.  I need the to
> cover for injury (Jaso) and incompetence (Avila).  I need the latter
> because I stupidly gave Cy Young candidate Trevor Bauer to the Hoosier
> Daddies before the season started.
> >
> > This is potentially historic offer.  Act now.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > -The Klein Nine
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