<div dir="ltr">OK, Yordano will remain a starter then.<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/6/9/4409332/royals-prospect-yordano-ventura-already-drawing-comparisons-to-the">http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/6/9/4409332/royals-prospect-yordano-ventura-already-drawing-comparisons-to-the</a><br>
</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 5:42 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:springkerb@aol.com" target="_blank">springkerb@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, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually, Kelvim has experienced some growing pains this year, but I still believe in him.<div><div class="h5"><br>
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<div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker@Sidley.com><br>
To: USML Announcements <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>><br>
Sent: Tue, Jul 9, 2013 5:21 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Just Saying....<br>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span> <a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a> [<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net?" target="_blank">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Robbins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 09, 2013 5:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Just Saying....</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">Thanks pal.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 5:12 PM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jwinick@harriswinick.com" target="_blank">jwinick@harriswinick.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span>Glad you asked Rich. He was next up on my list. </span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span>Let’s look at the stats. They never lie.</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:6.7%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="6%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>YEAR</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:5.36%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="5%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>AGE</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:8.32%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="8%">
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal"><span>CLUB</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:3.62%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="3%">
<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal"><span>LG</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:7.96%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="7%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>CLASS</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:2.74%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="2%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>W</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:1.88%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="1%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>L</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:5.22%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="5%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>ERA</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:2.38%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="2%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>G</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:3.86%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="3%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>GS</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:3.98%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="3%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>CG</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:3.62%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="3%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>SV</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:2.74%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="2%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>IP</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:2.26%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="2%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>H</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:2.26%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="2%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>R</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:3.74%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="3%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>ER</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:3.86%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="3%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>HR</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:3.62%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="3%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>BB</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:3.86%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="3%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>SO</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:5.48%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="5%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>BB/9</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:5.72%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="5%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>SO/9</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:6.46%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="6%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>WHIP</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;WIDTH:4.36%;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt" width="4%">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>G/F</span></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>2013</span></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>22</span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/teams/?tm_id=3154&y=2013" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR:#044f74;TEXT-DECORATION:none">Omaha</span></a></span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/leagues/?lg_id=6&y=2013" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR:#044f74;TEXT-DECORATION:none">PCL</span></a></span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span><a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/statistics/classifications/?cl_id=2&y=2013" target="_blank"><span style="COLOR:#044f74;TEXT-DECORATION:none">AAA</span></a></span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>3</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>4.93</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>7</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>6</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>34.2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>34</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>22</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>19</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>2</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>17</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>36</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>4.41</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>9.35</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>1.47</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>1.42</span></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span>MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS</span></b></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>17</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>22</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>3.55</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>87</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>73</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>3</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>373.0</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>333</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>175</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>147</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>24</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>126</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>410</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>3.04</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>9.89</span></div>
</td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>1.23</span></div>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM:1.5pt;PADDING-LEFT:1.5pt;PADDING-RIGHT:1.5pt;PADDING-TOP:1.5pt">
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN:right;LINE-HEIGHT:15pt" class="MsoNormal" align="right"><span>1.50</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></div>
<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span>As you can see, even with the most recent outing, his numbers at AAA aren’t exactly awe inspiring. The key numbers are ERA: 4.93, WHIP: 1.47 and that atrocious BB/9 ratio of 4.41. And his minor league totals indicate that his AAA performance isn’t an anomaly. Over 373 innings he’s given strong reason to be concerned about the control because it’s been a problem for his entire minor league career. But the 9.89 SO/9 is pretty damned impressive and suggests that this guy has closer potential.</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span>I’d say he’s a guy that you could throw into a deal, but definitely not a big time bean, even at $5.</span></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 09, 2013 5:00 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Just Saying....</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">Hey Jeff,</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">What do you have to say about Yordano Ventura? I totally forgot he was on my roster. I'd grade him a solid, not-too-shabby. $5 too. But I trust your reporting more than anything else.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">07.08... Royals prospect Yordano Ventura allowed two runs on seven hits but fanned nine Sunday at Triple-A Omaha.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">06.03... The Royals have promoted Yordano Ventura to Triple-A Omaha.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">05.23... Royals prospect Yordano Ventura allowed seven runs (six earned runs) on nine hits over 4 1/3 innings in his start Wednesday with Double-A Northwest Arkansas.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Richard Robbins <<a href="mailto:rerobbins@itinker.net" target="_blank">rerobbins@itinker.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span>Always accurate? I’d have to go with “usually” accurate. My sources have been wrong every now and then. For example, some of them actually thought that Zunino would produce in the majors. As Rotowire admitted just a few days ago: </span><span>he should be a quality fantasy catcher in time, but right now, he's a fringe No. 2 catcher in mixed leagues. </span><span>So, they clearly aren’t “always” accurate.</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span>Neutral? That would suggest that my choices are entirely random. And that is most certainly not the case. I tend to focus on the players that I’m most concerned will lead an unsuspecting owner to disappointment. Hence, my most recent focus on the Red Hots’ roster.</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><span>That is all.</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span> <a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net" target="_blank">announce-bounces@usml.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Robbins<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 09, 2013 3:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] Just Saying....</span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN-LEFT:0.5in" class="MsoNormal">I learned a long time ago that if I bash another team's player that player will perform really well and if I tout my own player, that player will tank. Of course, Jeff never needs to worry about that because he provides his unbiased, neutral and always accurate assessments, for which I know I am eternally grateful. Thank you for providing this valuable service Jeff. I owe you one.</div>
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