Brother Jeffrey:<br>  That certainly is a yawn-inducing invitation for bids. Nevertheless, I for one will review these names and determine their creditworthiness. As you know, I am always interested in finding the worst that could happen.<br>
--Brother Brad <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Jeffrey Winick <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jhwinick@aol.com" target="_blank">jhwinick@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<font color="black" face="arial">While Brad Lee tries to figure out how to access the website, I thought I'd start the hot stove discussions.
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<div>We can only keep 9 + 3, and right or wrong, I think I have more keepers than that.  So, I'm looking for a 2 for 1 or 3 for 1 deal that would be a win/win for both teams.</div>

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<div>Here are my potential keepers:</div>

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">1              Hosmer                 $5           FA           <u></u><u></u></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">3              Plouffe                  $4           Y2         <u></u><u></u></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b>OF           A
Jackson            $10         LT13     <u></u><u></u></b></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b>C/1          Santana               $11         LT13    <u></u><u></u></b></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">C/OF        Doumit                 $8           Y2         <u></u><u></u></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b>3              Machado             $10         Y2         <u></u><u></u></b></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b>SS           A. Cabrera           $13         FA          <u></u><u></u></b></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">RP           Balfour                  $9           Y2          <u></u><u></u></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">SP           Scherzer               $18         Y2          </div>

<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b style="font-size:10pt">SP           Moore                  $5           Y2         </b></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">SP           Nova                     $2           FA         <u></u><u></u></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">RP/SP     Myers                   $5           Y2          <u></u><u></u></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">SP           Peavy                   $9           Y2           <u></u><u></u></div>



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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u></u>Rookie<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">   </span><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt">Buxton $5<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">       </span></span></div>




<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b>Rookie<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>Myers   $10<u></u><u></u></b></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Rookie<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">      </span>Walker  $10<u></u><u></u></div>



<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Rookie<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">      </span>Lindor   $10<u></u><u></u></div>

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Current contract status is shown, and the FA contracts are those that can be extended.  The highlighted players are those who will definitely be kept, so they're not really the ones I'm looking to package.  But everyone's available at the right price.</div>


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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Make me an offer or just let me know you're potentially interested and I'll make you an offer.  What's the worst that could happen?  At least it will give you a reason to think about something other than the National Football League.</div>


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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">That is all.</div>

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