<div dir="ltr">With Kerber on the proposal. This is covered by the rules. If they are unsigned, they are ineligible for the auction and eligible for the rotation draft.<div><br></div><div>-Andy</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 12:17 PM Blocker, Mark B. via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>springkerb--- via Announce<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 11:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:jwinick@hwhlegal.com" target="_blank">jwinick@hwhlegal.com</a>; <a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Thoughts on who will sign when and where ...?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>springkerb via Announce<br>
<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 ...?<u></u><u></u></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 ...?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">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:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 10:01 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [USML Announce] Thoughts on who will sign when and where ...?</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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