I think that Winick quoted the <a href="http://mlb.com">mlb.com</a> "book" when he sold me on Colby Rasmus' "tools" during the off-season. That worked out well ...<br><br>-Andy<br> Owner, K-9: Loaded with Tools, But Not Many Points<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Blocker, Mark B. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com" target="_blank">mblocker@sidley.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Excellent point, Drew (channeling my inner Ned). He hit .259, while stealing 36 bases in 2011. In the past, a knock on Avery was that he struck out too much, but this year his walks and Ks in the minors were about even, which means he gets on base a lot more, and with his speed, will steal a lot more. And keep in mind: he’s 22.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Here is the book on Mr. Avery from <a href="http://mlb.com" target="_blank">mlb.com</a>:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";background:white">Avery has the tools to be a top-of-the-order catalyst some day. His plus speed should allow him to continue to be a basestealer and be an above-average defensive center fielder. He can swing the bat from the left side of the plate but gets into trouble with his plate discipline and approach, leading to inflated strikeout totals. He worked on that in the Arizona Fall League in 2011 and had some success, a springboard into the 2012 season, during which, the Orioles’ future leadoff hitter got his first call to the big leagues.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> <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>Andrew Klein<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 15, 2012 6:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] USML News: Orioles Burner Reaches the Majors<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Mark is right. X.Avery is a perfect candidate for the K-9. A guy who couldn't even hit .260 in AA last year fits my roster perfectly.<br><br>-Andy Klein<br>
Owner K-9, USML Last Place in Batting Average<br> <br><br>On 5/14/12 8:49 PM, Mark Blocker wrote: <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">League: <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
<u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> If your email box is overrun with emails from Brad and his weekly "information," you may not have noticed that the Orioles have promoted Xavier Avery to the majors. The 22-year old speed merchant has stolen 35+ bases each of the last two years in the minors, and already had 8 swipes without being caught before his promotion yesterday. The Orioles have wisely installed young Avery as the leadoff hitter on an improving young Orioles roster (Andy: Wieters is like an elder statesman on this team). The time is now to start making offers for this fine young prospect, who is a roto bargain at $2.<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"> -- Owner, Block's Bombers <u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">
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