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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><br /> <BR><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: jwinick@harriswinick.com<br>To: announce@usml.net<br>Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 09:59:12 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Daily Roster Audit Compliance Report<br><br><style><!--
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<div class=ecxWordSection1><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Mark,</span></p><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">I agree that it is an interpretation issue.</span></p><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">And I agree that FA’s can be used to fill slots, but NL players can only be used in slots if they first occupied that slot while they were something other than an NL player. I think we cleared that up earlier.</span></p><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;">Jeff</span></p><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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> Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> announce@usml.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Daily Roster Audit Compliance Report</span></p></div></div><p class=ecxMsoNormal> </p><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;">It's not a policy issue. It's an interpretation issue. To the extent it's a policy issue, it would get addressed in the offseason via amendment.</span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"><br>(By the way, as discussed previously, it's also permissible to fill slots with FAs or NL players that were properly acquired--e.g., Valverde. That's sufficiently clear in the rules that I don't think there's anything to discuss.)</span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;">Mark<br><br></span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Jeff Winick <jhwinick@aol.com><br>To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>Sent: Wed, Apr 3, 2013 9:03 am<br>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Daily Roster Audit Compliance Report</span></p><div id=ecxAOLMsgPart_2_ab7bffad-77f5-4f0b-a5db-f23333023762><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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. </span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;">That's my understanding of the rule. I'm with Jim. </span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;">Jeff<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><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:</span></p></div><blockquote style=""><div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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</span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><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:</span></p></div><blockquote style=""><div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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</span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><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:</span></p></div><blockquote style=""><div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;">I believe Cardinal Mark has it right.</span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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:</span></p><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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. </span></p><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><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</span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;">Yes. See Article X(4). </span></p><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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:</span></p><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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. </span></p><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p></div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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;"></span></p></div></div><div><div><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><pre><tt><span style="color:black;">_______________________________________________</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black;">announce mailing list</span></tt></pre><pre><tt><span style="color:black;"><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a></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></span></tt></pre></div></div></div><p class=ecxMsoNormal style=""><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></span></p></div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;"> </span></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style=""><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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></span></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style=""><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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></span></p></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style=""><div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><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></span></p></div></blockquote></div><div id=ecxAOLMsgPart_3_ab7bffad-77f5-4f0b-a5db-f23333023762><pre style="background:white;"><tt><span style="color:black;">_______________________________________________</span></tt></pre><pre style="background:white;"><tt><span style="color:black;">announce mailing list</span></tt></pre><pre style="background:white;"><tt><span style="color:black;"><a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a></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></span></tt></pre></div></div><p class=ecxMsoNormal><br><br>This email has been scanned for email related threats and delivered safely by Mimecast. 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