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<div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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><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'>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><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'>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><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>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><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>I can't imagine otherwise. These are unbalanced trades. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Any one else playing for 2014? If so, call me. <br><br>On Sunday, March 24, 2013, Andrew Klein wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Mar 24, 2013, at 10:37 AM, <a href="javascript:_e(%7b%7d,%20'cvml',%20'springkerb@aol.com');" target="_blank">springkerb@aol.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Nukes, Berliners and Red Hots announce the following trades:<br><br>Nukes/Berliners:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Nukes/Red Hots:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-left:30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Nukes to Red Hots: Matt Wieters, Justin Verlander*, Doug Fister and Darren Oliver</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br>Red Hots to Nukes: Tyler Flowers, Yu Darvish, Jarrod Parker and Sean Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>announce mailing list<br><a href="javascript:_e(%7b%7d,%20'cvml',%20'announce@usml.net');" target="_blank">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></p></div></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. 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