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

Mon Apr 20 19:35:41 EDT 2015

Jeff:  Please stop interfering with andy’s efforts to sell high on Iglesias!  It’s not like the guy is Tuffy Rhodes….oh wait….

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From: announce [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Andy Klein
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 4:21 PM
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... and great article on Bautista.  Though I bet Jim Barrett enjoyed it more than me ...

-Andy

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Jeffrey Winick <jwinick at hwhlegal.com<mailto:jwinick at hwhlegal.com>> wrote:
Andy,

Bautista was a nearly washed up 30 year old journeyman.  I’ve attached an interesting article about Bautista.  What’s he’s done is unprecedented in the game of baseball.  http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/jose-bautistas-home-run-binge-defies-logic-and-history-but-what-a-show-it-is/2011/05/27/AGVuBlFH_story.html<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_sports_nationals_jose-2Dbautistas-2Dhome-2Drun-2Dbinge-2Ddefies-2Dlogic-2Dand-2Dhistory-2Dbut-2Dwhat-2Da-2Dshow-2Dit-2Dis_2011_05_27_AGVuBlFH-5Fstory.html&d=AwMFaQ&c=Od00qP2XTg0tXf_H69-T2w&r=WbAFAXbG7On4UBymjb2-zZ6uBgn3IoYJQbFZiA6qMRU&m=L-k5kioN8s6or-vy8F7jgJXiejpbeBF8sYb3QDPHcbo&s=oO6g8X1R9ooBfB1teLf1N6-uA7EuG9-JfTOvsJSIaPw&e=>

Could Jose Iglesias be the best middle infielder to play the game since Rogers Hornsby?  Sure.  But those 4 stolen bases are just 2 less than his career total coming into this season.  And the next home run that he hits will be the 5th…..in his career.

I’ll take the under.

On the other hand, all Andy is asking for is a “very solid starting pitcher”.  Given what Andy’s rotations typically look like (and therefore clear evidence of what must be a very low threshold for “very solid”), there might actually be a deal here to be made.

Jeff

From: announce [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net<mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net>] On Behalf Of Andy Klein
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 3:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Story from the League Historian ... and Potentially Historic Offer

Hard throwing lefty college phenom ... I'm hearing comparisons to Ben McDonald ...

As for those HQ projections, I'd be interested in digging up what they said about Bautista in 2010.  And even if they're in the ballpark with Iglesias this year, that's at least $7 in undervalue!

That is all.

-Andy

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Jeffrey Winick <jwinick at hwhlegal.com<mailto:jwinick at hwhlegal.com>> wrote:
Iglesias with Bautista like upside?  I don’t think so.   For that you’d have to be talking about a guy like Xander Bogaerts.

Unless or until we add a category for defensive stats, Jose Iglesias will never be more than an $8 player.  And, wouldn’t you know, that is exactly what BaseballHQ thinks he’ll be worth:

Projected Bal:

479

49

121

6

32

14

253

287

330

617

3.23

-0.1

$8

$8

Now, if you’re looking for real upside potential, take a look at the hard throwing lefty that the White Sox just called up.  The one that draws regular comparisons to a young David Price.  If you’re interested in someone to build your team around, you know where to find me.

Also,  I’m looking to exchange a corner infielder (Logan Morrison, Nick Swisher or David Freese) for an outfielder with roughly equivalent value.

Jeff

From: announce [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net<mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net>] On Behalf Of Andy Klein
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 12:14 PM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: [USML Announce] Story from the League Historian ... and Potentially Historic Offer

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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