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<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I didn’t say they were useless. They are likely to be critical to Rich’s attempts to avoid snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Saves is going to be a highly contested category. But I don’t think they’ll help you or any other rebuilding team too much. But I could be wrong. Brad Lee – what sayest thou?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> announce-bounces@usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>springkerb@aol.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> announce@usml.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal--SPECIAL PRESEASON BLOCKBUSTER EDITION<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jeff: You're absolutely right.<br><br>Rich: I'll take your closers off your hands, even though they're useless, as soon as I can pick up some salary. Because I care.<br><br>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Jeffrey Winick <jwinick@harriswinick.com><br>To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>Sent: Sun, Mar 24, 2013 1:41 pm<br>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal--SPECIAL PRESEASON BLOCKBUSTER EDITION<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_2_da7eac42-c908-4951-97a6-6f562ac23302"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I didn’t miss that. Maybe it’s just me, but I assume that Carter Capps went for $8 because everyone noticed that Tom Wilhelmsen just might not be the second coming of Mariano. And if there is a safer proposition than your pronouncement that $10 beans have no value, it has to be that closers are the least dependable commodity in fantasy baseball. If I were building for next year, I’d definitely look somewhere other than a closer to build upon. But that’s just me. Well…..apparently you too since you didn’t go in that direction. Just saying….<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <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>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:29 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal--SPECIAL PRESEASON BLOCKBUSTER EDITION<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br>Um--Rich has a pair of closers, priced at $1 and $4, so I suspect he's not done yet. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com">jwinick@harriswinick.com</a>><br>To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>><br>Sent: Sun, Mar 24, 2013 11:44 am<br>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal--SPECIAL PRESEASON BLOCKBUSTER EDITION<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="AOLMsgPart_2_ad2fc89f-3072-4e64-bc90-d3b5cffd9ffa"><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>This is clearly a case where the spirit of the league should trump what is Mr. Kerber’s very Klein-esque (and therefore highly respected) attempt to find a loophole. These should be treated as unbalanced trades in my opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>If anyone else is ready to start playing for 2014, I suggest that they call me before the at one time presumptive champion. I have far Moore to offer than Mr. Robbins who, as far as I can tell, has now shot his wad. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Consider how nicely guys like Desmond Jennings ($15), Manny Machado ($10) and Jake Peavy ($9) would fit on your 2014 roster and they can be had right now. Of course, once we get to the bean-deadline, I will have plenty of other guys available, including the second coming of Yu Darish, Masahiro Tanaka. You know where to find me.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <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>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Robbins<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, March 24, 2013 11:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Notice of Hot Wax Seal--SPECIAL PRESEASON BLOCKBUSTER EDITION<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br>I can't imagine otherwise. These are unbalanced trades. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Any one else playing for 2014? If so, call me. <br><br>On Sunday, March 24, 2013, Andrew Klein wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>I would interpret the rule to apply once the draft is over. Should clean that up or argue about it if others disagree.<br><br>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br>On Mar 24, 2013, at 10:37 AM, <a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>The Nukes, Berliners and Red Hots announce the following trades:<br><br>Nukes/Berliners:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Nukes to Berliners: Billy Butler*, Coco Crisp, CC Sabathia* and Jared Burton<br>Berliners to Nukes: Eric Hosmer,David Murphy*, Chris Tillman, Andrew Bailey<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Nukes/Red Hots:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Nukes to Red Hots: Matt Wieters, Justin Verlander*, Doug Fister and Darren Oliver<br>Red Hots to Nukes: Tyler Flowers, Yu Darvish, Jarrod Parker and Sean Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>These trades are being treated as permitted unbalanced trades, per league rules, for purposes of this announcement. However, for what it's worth, I think it is arguable that the rule does not apply to pre-season trades, because the rule expressly applies only during "the season" which is generally used in the rules to refer to the MLB regular season.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>announce mailing list<br><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce" target="_blank">http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br>This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. 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