<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Congratulations, Mark! Great job from beginning to end!</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">As for the most undervalued commodity for next year, maybe Matt Olson ($2) deserves consideration for that honor ...?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Oct 1, 2017, at 3:13 PM, Blocker, Mark B. <<a href="mailto:mblocker@sidley.com">mblocker@sidley.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Announce [<a href="mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net">mailto:announce-bounces@usml.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Andy Klein<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 01, 2017 3:10 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] Congratulations to the Nukes!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">I think the time has come to formally congratulate the Nukes on winning the Damon.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Mark K. ... kudos on an outstanding season. You came in with an advantage, had a great draft, and fended off a late challenge. Well played!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Already looking forward to the 2018 season, and definitely seeking trading partners in the off-season. There are way more than nine keepers on the K9!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">-Andy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">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. :) <o:p></o:p></p>
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