<font color='black' size='2' face='Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'>I'm proposing an amendment to the constitution, making hair a pitching category starting in 2018. If that rule passes, Clevinger goes on the list.
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From: Jeffrey Winick <jwinick@hwhlegal.com><br>
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Subject: [USML Announce] 2018 Keepers<br>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">I was curious how long it would take me to come up with players who will be more valuable 2018 keepers than second baseman Whit Merrifield ($5) and his 19 HR, 34 SB and .288 BA. It didn’t take long. Looking only at players with contracts
of $5 or less, it was easy to find a bunch of guys whom most everyone other than Mark Blocker would prefer to Merrifield in 2018:</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">The obvious candidates:</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Eddie Rosario $1 – 27HR, 78 RBI, 9 SB, .290 BA</div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Edwin Diaz $5 – 34 Saves, 89 K (Closer)</div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Gary Sanchez $5 – 33 HR, .278 BA (C)</div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Jose Ramirez $2 – 29 HR, 17 SB, .318 BA (3B)</div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Byron Buxton $5 – 16 HR, 29 SB (OF)</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">The close call candidates:</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Trevor Bauer $2 – 196 K’s in 176 innings (SP) </div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Lucas Giolito $4 – 2.38 ERA, 0.949 WHIP (SP)</div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Tim Anderson $5 – 17 HR, 15 SB (SS)</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">And that’s leaving out three guys who are so obviously better keepers than Merrifield that they couldn’t be left out, despite the fact that they’re a little more expensive:</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Alex Bregman $10 – 19 HR, 17 SB, .284 BA (3B)</div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Aaron Judge $8 – 52 HR, .284 BA, 128 R (OF)</div>
<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Rafael Devers $10 (3B) – the sky is the limit</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Just to further highlight the absurdity of the Whit Merrifield nonsense, there’s even another player on the Bombers that I like every bit as much as Merrifield, but one who plays a position other than the one that is the absolute deepest
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Andrelton Simmons $3 – 14 HR, 69 RBI, 19 SB, .278 BA</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">I rest my case. And I haven’t even mentioned Shohei Otani ($5).
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">Jeff</div>
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<div class="aolmail_MsoNormal">P.S. I’m taking all bets on Merrifield’s 2018 home run total being 12 or less.</div>
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