<div>Or maybe the current Delmon Young, god willing.</div>
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<div>Brad - I normally share the belief that draft should be as close to opening day as possible (if not after) for the same reasons you mentioned. However, it does benefit me to have it earlier on this year given my expansion franchise status. I look forward to your promotion of this idea next year though. <br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:26 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><font color="black" face="arial"><span style="FONT-SIZE:13px">On the other </span><font>hand, if you're just starting out and have no retention roster, it's great to be able to buy near-term prospects in the auction draft. Heck, maybe Dennis can snag the next Delmon Young.</font><br>
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<div>Young Dennis, allow me to take this opportunity to promote my annual cause: draft day should be <i>after</i> opening day, per the practice and custom of all grand rotisserie leagues. In that event, the player pool for our auction would be limited to players on the active major league rosters...not 40 man rosters and NRIs. It raises the bar, you might say.<br>
<br>--Your friend and good counselor Brad <br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Richard Robbins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rerobbins@itinker.net" target="_blank">rerobbins@itinker.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">Well Dennis, that's a little complicated.
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<div>The pool of eligible players will be the AL 40 man rosters plus a handful of non-roster invitees that have lost major league rookie status. You should now be able to find the rosters of reserved players on the league web site.</div>
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<div>If you are going to be in the office some time this week I can review logistics in more detail.</div>
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<div>-- KR
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Dennis Adams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dadams17@gmail.com" target="_blank">dadams17@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">Forgive the ignorant question since I'm new to the league, but is there a place that I can now view the pool of available players to prepare for the draft?
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 2:28 PM, Richard Robbins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rerobbins@itinker.net" target="_blank">rerobbins@itinker.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT:#ccc 1px solid;MARGIN:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;PADDING-LEFT:1ex" class="gmail_quote">What happens if you take the current estimated team value and then just add the available funds -- on the assumption that there are very few bargains during the draft. I'm confident the Red-Hots will end up positioned very poorly, I'm curious about the rest.
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<div>Undervalue without regard to total amount spent doesn't tell the story -- right?
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<div>-- KR
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Blocker, Mark B. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com" target="_blank">mblocker@sidley.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">Jeff: Multiple questions.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">1. By “Shandler,” do you mean Rotolab?<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">2. What undervalue is assigned to Trout/Turner that propels the Riptorns into 5<sup>th</sup>?<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"> -- Mark B., +37.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Tahoma','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Tahoma','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt"> <a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jeffrey Winick<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 05, 2012 2:01 PM</span></div>
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<div><br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Ask Brad<u></u><u></u></div></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">Ask and ye shall receive. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">Here is Shandler’s take on the current status of the retention rosters:<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">11. ARK (-3) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">10. Dennis (0) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">9. Red Hots (+5) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">8. Calamari (+24) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">7. Riptorns (+26) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">5. Brats (+37) Retained value <u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">5. Bombers (+37) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">4. Hoosiers (+41) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">3. Berliners (+42) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">2. AYM (+44) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">1. Nukes (+48) Retained value<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">If you factor in rookies, the standings change a bit, with the Berliners moving to first on the strength of Moore and Montero, Nukes dropping to second, but just barely with Darvish and the Torns moving up to 5<sup>th</sup> with Trout and Turner.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">Let the games begin!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Calibri','sans-serif';COLOR:#1f497d;FONT-SIZE:11pt">Jeff <u></u><u></u></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Tahoma','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt">From:</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY:'Tahoma','sans-serif';FONT-SIZE:10pt"> <a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net]" target="_blank">[mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Andy Klein<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 05, 2012 10:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Ask Brad<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">I'm surprised not to have received Jeff's annual message declaring that the K-9 have the league's worst retention roster. Jeff ... I'm curious about how far behind the Adams Family Values I am in terms of "overvalue".<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM:12pt;MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in;MARGIN-RIGHT:0in" class="MsoNormal">-Andy<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Richard Robbins <<a href="mailto:rerobbins@itinker.net" target="_blank">rerobbins@itinker.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">OK Brad,<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">So now that I've faithfully followed your recommendations (more or less) I need your guidance as to the draft.<u></u><u></u></div></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">I clearly have a bunch of top flight talent, but essentially no money. Can I borrow some?<u></u><u></u></div></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">Should I throw in the towel and start selling my guys promptly after the draft or should I cobble together a middling team based on the stars and scrubs approach?<u></u><u></u></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">By the way, where are you going to find pitchers?<u></u><u></u></div></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">Do you have Mike R's phone number? I think I need his help too.<u></u><u></u></div></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">-- KR<u></u><u></u></div></div>
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