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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Brad Lee,<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'>Keep sipping on the Mai Tai. Your season was already over before you left.<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'>According to Rotowire, Carter has a hand injury, but it’s not serious. He’ll be back today or tomorrow.<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 style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><img width=100 height=100 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01CE7D72.4AA4C860" alt="Description: http://www.rotowire.com/images/teamlogo/baseball/100HOU.png"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#666666'>7/9/2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://www.rotowire.com/myrotowire/watchlist_addplayer.htm?player_ids=9694&activity_code=MLB"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#025D8C;text-decoration:none'>+ Watchlist</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Carter, who is out of the Astros' lineup Tuesday in St. Louis, is suffering through a minor hand concern, after he was hit by a throw in the weekend series against the Rangers, the <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/354720937712680960"><span style='color:#025D8C;text-decoration:none'>Houston Chronicle</span></a> reports.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Fantasy Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The absence will mark Carter's third consecutive, a span in which he fit in just one unsuccessful pinch-hit appearance. However, he participated in batting practice Tuesday, and the ailment shouldn't keep him out of commission for too much longer.<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'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As for the trade thing, here’s what Rotowire had to say:<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 style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CE7D72.4AA4C860" alt="Description: http://www.rotowire.com/images/teamlogo/baseball/100HOU.png"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#666666'>7/1/2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://www.rotowire.com/myrotowire/watchlist_addplayer.htm?player_ids=9694&activity_code=MLB"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;color:#025D8C;text-decoration:none'>+ Watchlist</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The Astros would move Carter for the right package of minor league talent, according to <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/06/29/alex-rodriguez-what-have-you-done-yourself/A2gDYXdA3F7tq8HbABQlKN/story.html"><span style='color:#025D8C;text-decoration:none'>Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.75pt;line-height:13.5pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Fantasy Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The 26-year-old is considered expendable as the Astros continue their rebuilding efforts. The Yankees need a right-handed hitter who can play first and outfield, which makes them one potential destination leading into the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:13.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><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'>Hey – maybe he’ll go to the Yankees. But you’ve got to give Kerber credit for getting ahead of this.<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><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><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>Brad Jansen<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 10, 2013 1:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Beware Mark Kerber!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jeffrey, if Chris Carter were on the trade block, wouldn't the Astros be playing him?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>--Pissed and pissed off in Maui<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Brad Lee Badtai<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>P.S. Didn't bother to bring onroto password, but<i> </i> can only guess I'm in 6th now. Any keepers besides Machado and Profar left???<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jhwinick@aol.com" target="_blank">jhwinick@aol.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>But for a slight miscalculation on Eric Hosmer (which apparently only Rick Gammons was wise enough to foretell - and yes, there should be lots of apologetic emails to Rick for the criticism he had to endure), Mr. K has been simply brilliant this year. One great trade after another. Consider what's he's managed to accomplish: <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'>He turns Chris Carter (now rumored to be on the trading block) for the $1 Nate McLouth<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>He turns CC Sabathia (and his obviously fading stuff) into Eric Hosmer and Chris Tillman; and<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>He turns Valverde (once again a complete bum) into a $2 Chris Parmelee, top bean George Springer and Japaneses wunderkind Masahiro Tanaka.<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'>But his greatest masterpiece has to have been turning perhaps the single greatest disappointment in the American League in 2013 into one of the leading candidates for the Cy Young award, the $5 Yu Darvish. Here's what Buster Olney just reported on Mr. Verlander:<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:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>• </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/6341/justin-verlander" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>Justin Verlander</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> got </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20130710/SPORTS02/307100039/tigers-white-sox" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>hit around late in his start Tuesday,</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> pushing his ERA to 3.71. <br>Some opponents see a major difference in his raw stuff. "Not even close," said one hitter. "He’s trying to trick you now. He didn’t have to do that before." </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The White Sox racked up 23 hits -- </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-spt-0710-white-sox-tigers-chicago-20130710,0,684873.story" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'>six of them</span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'> by Alex Rios. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>From ESPN Stats & Information: For the fourth time this season, Verlander allowed five or more earned runs. That is one shy of his total from the previous two seasons combined. </span><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:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Fair warning - he's a sneaky one that Mr. Kerber. And he clearly knows what he's doing. Of course, I say that with great admiration.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Jeff</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>