<div dir="ltr"><div>All hail the Nukes. And here I thought it would be between Kerber & I, but damned if Jeff didn't end up making quite the run........<br></div> Rick<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 3:59 PM, Blocker, Mark B. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com" target="_blank">mblocker@sidley.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">Olson? Uh, no. Merrifield.<u></u><u></u></span></p><span class="">
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Congratulations to the Nukes!<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Congratulations, Mark! Great job from beginning to end!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">As for the most undervalued commodity for next year, maybe Matt Olson ($2) deserves consideration for that honor ...?<u></u><u></u></p>
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On Oct 1, 2017, at 3:13 PM, Blocker, Mark B. <<a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com" target="_blank">mblocker@sidley.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">Adding my voice to the chorus of congrats for the Nukes. You played things skillfully down the stretch, when it really matter. Kudos to Jeff as well for making it close.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1f497d">Andy: are you out of your mind? Whit Merrifield is the most undervalued player going into 2018. Giolito had a nice month; Merrifield had a nice season.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">I think the time has come to formally congratulate the Nukes on winning the Damon.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">PS: I told Doug yesterday that if he buys me a Giolito jersey, I'm wearing it to next year's draft. Young Lucas is easily the most undervalued commodity in the league heading into next season. :) <u></u><u></u></p>
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