<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Re the proposal, this is already covered by the rules. They would be eligible for the reserve draft. That's the way it's always worked. If you're suggesting a rule change, then go ahead and yes it up for the 2020 season. </div><div><br></div><div>Mark </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S®6 active, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: "Blocker, Mark B. via Announce" <announce@usml.net> </div><div>Date: 2/5/19 10:09 AM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: USML Announcements <announce@usml.net> </div><div>Cc: "Blocker, Mark B." <mblocker@sidley.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Thoughts on who will sign when and where ...? </div><div><br></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">And my prediction: at way less $$$ than they are seeking. Last year, JD Martinez signed in mid-Feb. for reference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Proposal: if they are unsigned by March 15, they should either be (1) eligible for the auction or (2) ineligible for rotation draft.<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 <announce-bounces@usml.net>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 10:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Thoughts on who will sign when and where ...?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">My prediction. Phillies get Machado. Nats re-sign Harper.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Another interesting question. If they don't sign by the time of our USML draft, will they be the first picks in our rotation round?<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">On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 10:40 AM Frank Luby via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">It's getting tedious to refresh MLB.com 10 times a day, hoping that one of those red "Breaking News" banners will appear.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">So I'm curious about everyone's best guesses on what big free agents will sign where and when. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">- Frank<o:p></o:p></p>
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