[USML Announce] Parking spot

Fri Apr 16 08:15:29 EDT 2021

It is hard to distinguish this from the Delgado situation.

On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 7:07 AM Andy Klein <anrklein at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think under our rules, he's pretty clearly DH only.  He played one game
> in the majors last year and appeared as DH.  That's his only position until
> he plays somewhere else this year.
>
> The issue is how much due diligence we expect for FAAB bidding.  I don't
> look beyond what Onroto says, and I doubt others do.  So my Solomon-esque
> view is that Mark shouldn't be able to play Mercedes at C going forward
> unless/until he qualifies.  But I also don't think he should be penalized
> for any stats accumulated.  I also think Mark should be able to undo the
> transaction, tossing Mercedes back and reclaiming whoever he waived, though
> I doubt he'd want to do that.
>
> For those of us who have been in the league several decades, this is
> reminiscent of the Great Carlos Delgado Debate.
>
> -Andy
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 5:38 PM springkerb--- via Announce <
> announce at usml.net> wrote:
>
>> The Constitution clearly says he should be a catcher at least as I read
>> it--one 2020 MLB game at DH and none anywhere else.  Out of curiosity, I
>> checked my 2 brands of draft software, and they both have him at DH only.
>> But we do use OnRoto, and they have him at C, so I find that pretty
>> persuasive on the equities.
>>
>> Mark K
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blocker, Mark B. via Announce <announce at usml.net>
>> To: Doug Shabelman <doug.shabelman at burnsent.com>; USML Announcements <
>> announce at usml.net>
>> Cc: Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at sidley.com>
>> Sent: Thu, Apr 15, 2021 4:09 pm
>> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Parking spot
>>
>> Then I withdraw point #3, and agree to root (briefly) for Brandin
>> Podziemski next year.
>>
>> *MARK B. BLOCKER*
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>> *From:* Doug Shabelman <doug.shabelman at burnsent.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2021 4:04 PM
>> *To:* USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>> *Cc:* Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at sidley.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] Parking spot
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>> #3 works against you in my book. If you hadn’t added that I would have
>> agreed.
>>
>> Doug Shabelman
>> CEO, Burns Entertainment
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>> On Apr 15, 2021, at 2:00 PM, Blocker, Mark B. via Announce <
>> announce at usml.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> I will abide by the ruling of the group, but he should qualify at catcher
>> for the following reasons:
>>
>> 1.  We use the Onroto designations as a rule, and they designate him as C.
>>
>> 2.  It seems anomalous to count his single pinch-hit as overriding all
>> the games he played in the minors at C in 2019, since there was no 2020
>> minor league season.
>>
>> 3.  I picked him up in reliance on his catcher status.
>>
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>> *From:* Announce <announce-bounces at usml.net> *On Behalf Of *Frank Luby
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>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2021 3:42 PM
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>> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] Parking spot
>>
>> Interesting question. Technically, you are correct. His only appearance
>> last season was as a pinch-hitter on August 2nd. I checked the game on
>> retrosheet.org, and the person he pinch-hit for was the DH, Edwin
>> Encarnacion. So he entered the game as a DH and did not play the field.
>> Under the rules, he only played UT last year and only MLB appearances
>> count. So despite all his appearances in 2019 in the minors (and presumably
>> in 2020 at the alternative site) as a catcher, he is a UT. > On Apr 15,
>> 2021, at 3:29 PM, Willy Strotman via Announce wrote: > > I think The
>> Bombers have their Mercedes parked in the wrong spot. He can’t qualify at C
>> (even if our system somehow flags him that way) He’s DH’d in the bigs only
>> — both last year and this year. So thus he is U. > > Tell me if I am wrong.
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