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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=470264216-01062011><FONT face=Verdana
color=#0000ff size=2>Wasn't Ellsbury also at $1
initially?</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> announce-bounces@usml.net
[mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>springkerb@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:25
AM<BR><B>To:</B> announce@usml.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [USML Announce] Ask
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<DIV></DIV><FONT face=arial color=black size=2>I think Carl Crawford's first
contract ($5 as I recall) would have to rank pretty high. Given
the huge bucket of SBs, he would have been more valuable than
either Bautista or Sizemore. Jon Lester's original contract at $1 was
pretty sweet. And I believe Kenny Lofton was initially $4, if I
remember correctly--pretty similar in value to Crawford (although we were
playing straight roto then, so the runs scored wouldn't have helped his
value). For power hitters, I think Cecil Fielder for $1 would have to rank
up there near the top. I didn't have any of those guys, by the way, so
this is not self-promotion. <BR><BR>
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Message-----<BR>From: Richard Robbins <RERobbins@iTinker.net><BR>To: 'USML
Announcements' <announce@usml.net><BR>Sent: Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:50
am<BR>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Ask Andy<BR><BR>
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his contract.
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From: <A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net">announce-bounces@usml.net</A> [<A href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net?">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</A>] On Behalf
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Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Ask Andy
No. That would be Bautista.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 1, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Brad Jansen <<A href="mailto:bljansen@gmail.com">bljansen@gmail.com</A>> wrote:
> Dear Professor:
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> KC MAJ Hosmer, Eric 1B 4 2 2 2 .283 2B (6), SB (2)
>
> Best? Keeper? Ever?
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> Regards,
> Brad
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