<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10378">Thanks Rick and Andy.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10378"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10378">Hmmm ... you can interpret the note as "thoughts" on Chapman.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10378"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10378">Happy New Year to all!</div><br> <div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10335"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10457" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10456"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10455"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10454"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1451476427248_10453"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Andy Klein <anrklein@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> USML Announcements <announce@usml.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 29, 2015 2:00 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [USML Announce] Inflation ...?<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv8860545798"><div><div dir="ltr">Rick is right. We went through an era where closers were *very* high-priced. I once paid $34 for the immortal Joe Grahe of the Angels! I'm not sure the highest ever -- but wouldn't be surprised in Mariano Rivera or someone like that hit $40 at some point.<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Frank ... can we interpret your note as a bid on Chapman?!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>-Andy</div></div><div class="yiv8860545798gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv8860545798yqt8920958702" id="yiv8860545798yqtfd31684"><div class="yiv8860545798gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Rick Gammons <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:ricklgammons@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ricklgammons@gmail.com">ricklgammons@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv8860545798gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div> It had to be about 10 years ago - there was a period from the late 90s through about 5 years ago that closers were fetching the highest or near highest salaries of any players. It would be interesting to see how the teams that were paying seemingly outrageous sums for closers were finishing in the standings. Sounds like a job for Rich or Andy!</div><span class="yiv8860545798HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"></font></span><div> Rick</div></div><div class="yiv8860545798HOEnZb"><div class="yiv8860545798h5"><div class="yiv8860545798gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv8860545798gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Frank Luby <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:zachfehsvater@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:zachfehsvater@yahoo.com">zachfehsvater@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv8860545798gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Happy Holidays!<br clear="none">
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What is the highest salary on record in the USML for a closer?<br clear="none">
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