<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>That's reasonable. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Apr 3, 2013, at 9:49 AM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com">jwinick@harriswinick.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Rich,<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">I think the likelihood of a team being without FAAB and/or there being no available players and a team having no minor leaguers to activate is a sufficiently remote possibility that we could deal with that on an ad hoc basis. I would recommend that if that circumstance arose that the team be given a $5 FAAB balance strictly for the purpose of securing a player. <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">But the prohibition against teams trading into difficulty seems like a no brainer.<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""> <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> Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:45 AM<br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Daily Roster Audit Compliance Report<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Fair enough. What if the team is unable to rectify through FAAB. Perhaps no catchers are available or the team has no FAAB money?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Would simply prohibiting a team from trading into difficulty work? <br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Apr 3, 2013, at 9:31 AM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jhwinick@aol.com">jhwinick@aol.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Rich, <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">As always, you raise a litany of excellent points.<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">My thoughts:<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">1. The fact that allowing open slots implicates all kinds of potential strategy issues is why it should not be allowed. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">2. If a team somehow gets innocently put in the position of not being able to field a legal roster, then it should have to rectify the problem during the next FAAB period. That should be the only penalty. But if there is any alternative, i.e. activating a minor leaguer - they should have to do so. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">3. But a team should not be allowed to trade itself into this position. Any such trades should be disallowed.<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">Your thoughts?<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">Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br><br><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">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Richard Robbins <<a href="mailto:rerobbins@itinker.net">rerobbins@itinker.net</a>><br>To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>><br>Sent: Wed, Apr 3, 2013 9:18 am<br>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Daily Roster Audit Compliance Report<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="AOLMsgPart_2_80fc6dc6-62cf-492f-8da6-aea859576daf"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">That may not always be possible due to the thinness of the FAAB pool and inter league trades. <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">I realize its more often possible to accomplish.<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><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Nevertheless, what is an owner supposed to do if they simply cannot comply?<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">What is the penalty?<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">Should we distinguish from situations outside of the control of the owner and those that arise from a USML trade, ie, perhaps we shouldn't allow teams to trade themselves into rostering problems?<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">While I appreciate the Jim/Jeff position I continue to think it opens up unnecessary problems and that at core, we should simply rely on our minimums, including the salary floor. Why tolerate DL players, minor leaguers, previously rostered players, all of whom accumulate no stats but not tolerate a open slot?<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">Going through that litany I now realize there's another aspect of this that merits some consideration and which may support the Jim/Jeff position. If we permit open slots that allows a team to use those slots to avoid the impact of the salary cap. Perhaps that's a bigger problem than I might have expected.<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">So going through all this I'm clearly confused at this point.<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">I'm left with the questions I raise above.<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">What's the penalty for being out of compliance and what is a owner who cannot comply with his roster supposed to do?<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><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Fascinating.<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"><br><br>On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, Jeff Winick wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I think Jim's point is that you have to maintain the ability to fill the slots whether with minor leaguers or DL players in the AL. I expect that is always the case, but teams don't want to start the contracts on minor leaguers. <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">That's my understanding of the rule. I'm with Jim. <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">Jeff<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>On Apr 3, 2013, at 8:50 AM, Richard Robbins <<a href="mailto:rerobbins@itinker.net">rerobbins@itinker.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">So you toss in a guy on DL or a player getting no abs etc. There may be instances where you can't fill a slot etc. Thats why we have minimum requirements. Would you prohibit rostering of DL guys or previously actives who have been demoted? We've never precluded those. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>On Apr 3, 2013, at 8:47 AM, Jim Barrett <<a href="mailto:chicagojab@gmail.com">chicagojab@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Sorry to harp on this but I don't think empty slots are legit despite minimum at bat requirements. I think all slots need to be filled. Otherwise what's to stop most from not fielding that 2nd catcher or crappy MI that kill your BA? Especially at end of year when minimums have already been reached? If you use an injured AL player or someone sent down to minors or that guy who never gets off the bench so be it. But you need an AL eligible player in the slot. Same goes for pitchers with both ERA and WHIP in play.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>On Apr 2, 2013, at 7:41 PM, Richard Robbins <<a href="mailto:rerobbins@itinker.net">rerobbins@itinker.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I believe Cardinal Mark has it right.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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">On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 5:53 PM, <<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com">springkerb@aol.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">This came up a long time ago, and at the time I think we decided empty slots were allowed. However, I also thought there were later amendments that changed that--but I may be wrong.<br><br>We have both AB and IP minimums. <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"><br><br><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:bljansen@gmail.com">bljansen@gmail.com</a><br>To: USML Announcements <br>Sent: Tue, Apr 2, 2013 11:43 am<br>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Daily Roster Audit Compliance Report<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Yes. See Article X(4). <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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Dennis Adams <<a href="mailto:dadams17@gmail.com">dadams17@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">AFV moved Juan Rivera from its reserve roster to its Active Roster in the CI slot. Therefore, I now have 23 active and 16 reserve. <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">In regards to the rules though, I agree that there does not appear to be a minimum number of players required and that the rule serves only to impose a maximum. Leaving empty spots on your active roster only prevents you from accruing stats and does not provide an advantage. I suppose the 1 argument is that of batting average, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#FF6666">but I assume there is a minimum number of at bats that must be met?</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><pre><tt><span style="color:black">_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black">announce mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black"><a href="http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce" target="_blank">http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>_______________________________________________<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><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">_______________________________________________<br>announce mailing list<br><<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div id="AOLMsgPart_3_80fc6dc6-62cf-492f-8da6-aea859576daf"><pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">announce mailing list<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><a href="http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce" target="_blank">http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce</a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre></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="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce">http://lists.usml.net/mailman/listinfo/announce</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br>This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. 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