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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">I agree, as I always do, with Jeff W: no reason to debate this for now since the issue is likely to go away. Let’s wait a bit and see what happens. See my note re JD Martinez last year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In a past year when I had the first reserve pick, we also had a standout free agent (don't recall who that was or what year). I took him
with my first pick, and he quickly signed in the NL. If either Machado or Harper is a FA on draft day, I imagine that's what will happen again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Now you’ve done it Mr. K, you’ve further guaranteed that Mr. B will return to his annual Drive for Five ways.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I don’t have a strong feeling either way about their eligibility this year, though given how late players are signing, I do think that,
at a minimum, we ought to change the rules for future drafts. It makes no sense to me that we should have a loophole that allows a $40+ dollar player to potentially go in the reserve draft.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">But I’m nearly certain this isn’t going to be a problem. Let’s not get our tights all twisted up at this point. Pitchers and catchers
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 10:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements<br>
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<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"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Re the auction, that's bullshit. We have a rule, and we're not going to change it in the off-season just because that would be more convenient
for some folks. I was very conscious of finishing 5th last year, and I'm not going to get screwed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">First, I don’t think they’ll be unsigned by March 15<sup>th</sup>, but I would agree that they should be eligible for the auction with
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">As for where they land, I say Machado in Philadelphia and Harper in Washington.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Blocker, Mark B. via Announce<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 10:10 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Blocker, Mark B.<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"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">And my prediction: at way less $$$ than they are seeking. Last year, JD Martinez signed in mid-Feb. for reference.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Thoughts on who will sign when and where ...?</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">So I'm curious about everyone's best guesses on what big free agents will sign where and when. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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