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<div dir="ltr">Congrats all!! Great season!</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 29, 2023 6:45:22 PM<br>
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<div dir="auto">Congrats, Mark K! Turns out we could have crafted this message back in May….</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 1:27 PM springkerb--- via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Thanks to all. It's been fun, and a good reminder of how much luck counts in this game.</div>
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<div>On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 12:01:14 PM CDT, Bill Strotman via Announce <<a href="mailto:announce@usml.net" target="_blank">announce@usml.net</a>> wrote:
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<div>Im they guy whose Travel Baseball teams did not believe in lining up to shake hands after a game.
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<div>And yes, great pursuit, Andy!</div>
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<div>Your self-sacrifice is admirable, Jeff. That you would voluntarily pay an extra $10 for Volpe when you are already handicapped by the Franco contract is heartwarming.</div>
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<div>On Sep 29, 2023, at 10:29 AM, Jeffrey Winick <<a href="mailto:jwinick@hwhlegal.com" target="_blank">jwinick@hwhlegal.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div style="margin:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Allow me to be the first to congratulate Mr. Kerber on a dominant (Damon-ant) run to the title. And kudos to Dean Klein for making a run despite the ultimate futility of the effort.</div>
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<div style="margin:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Of course, Monday marks the beginning of off-season trading and I’d like to be the first to let it be known that the Berliners are in it to win it in 2024. With the following players to
choose from, my only issues is going to be who to cut. But that means there’s opportunity for mutually beneficial trades, for example, one where someone takes Wander Franco off my hands and I reward them generously. Here’s a sneak peak at the Berliner keepers:</div>
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<div style="margin:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Josh Naylor 10 Option Year (17 HR, 97 RBI, 10 SB and a .306 BA)</div>
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<div style="margin:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Josh Jung 10 Y2 (23 HR, 70 RBI and 74 Runs in only 468 at bats)</div>
<div style="margin:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bobby Witt 15 Option Year (‘nuff said)</div>
<div style="margin:0in; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Clay Holmes 5 Option Year (23 Saves for a bad baseball team…and no I’m not talking about the Berliners)</div>
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