<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>It's you. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Apr 16, 2012, at 12:48 PM, Doug Shabelman <<a href="mailto:Doug.Shabelman@burnsent.com">Doug.Shabelman@burnsent.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Is it me or is there a lot of “defending” (or harping) about this deal? I mean, both parties seem so happy (together and otherwise), but yet my in box keeps
being replenished with these commentaries…..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net">announce-bounces@usml.net</a> [mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brad Jansen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 16, 2012 12:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] Under The Microscope<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jeffrey:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Come on. Our deal was far broader in scope than the others and there's the perceived value of Upton, Danks, Balfour and Doumit...maybe Getz, too, versus Montero and throw-ins. I can understand how 99% of the USML views the deal and hope
that some percentage of that group sees where I'm coming from. If not, c'est la vie, if I may paraphrase Don Draper's young bride. I have songs to write and minor leaguers to moniter. Life's too short to worry about Upton getting traded to the Nationals, Doumit
getting his annual injury, Danks performing like last season and the A's shedding Balfour like all their other veterans. My friend, those now are your concerns.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com">jwinick@harriswinick.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Brother Brad Lee,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I apologize for having made your blood boil. I didn’t mean to suggest that those two fine prospects
WON’T be ready by next year only that they’re NOT presently ready, despite their running contracts. I think they were fine trades and I do not question for judgment. The intended focus of my comment was on the disparity between the acrimony we stir up when
you and I do a deal versus the silent reaction to deals you complete with other members of the league.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brad Jansen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 16, 2012 11:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] Where There's A Will...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Brother Jeffrey:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> I must take issue with your comments that I have highlighted in blood red below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> To wit: as any of you following the Youkilis controversy must know, young Will Middlebrooks is tearing it up in Triple-A and is quite ready to assume the position at Hot Corner
next year because there is no way the Bosox will exercise that expensive option; perhaps Youk will negotiate different terms, but my money ($1, to be exact) is on Middlebrooks. KR will confirm that I commented on his acquisition at the auction as I had targeted
him early for my prospecting goals.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Bundy by all accounts will soar through the minors on the wings of his magical talent and clearly has no one (certainly not Matusz) blocking his ascent no later than next year. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Both players are estimable talents and I shall readily defend them and my honor, in no particular order I might add.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Jeff Winick <<a href="mailto:jhwinick@aol.com" target="_blank">jhwinick@aol.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I presume the "history" that our commissioner is referring to is the fact that the two winningest franchises in the league were involved in this trade. Anything else would be unseemly,
inappropriate and, most importantly, dead wrong. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Don't let Mr. Blocker's "Genericized" summary dissuade you from your initial reaction. Montero is very valuable and you may very well be vindicated if Montero does all that is expected
of him. Also you should put the commentary in perspective. Note that you didn't hear a peep from Mark or John or Andy when two long term prospects (Bundy and Middlebrooks),
<span style="background:red">both of whom will be Y2 players next year and are presently nowhere near ready to play major league baseball</span>, were traded for Adam Jones and Jeff Niemann. <o:p></o:p></p>
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