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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Happy Spring Training and, more importantly, Happy Birthday to old man Kerber. I say we all chip in and buy him a walker.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😉</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here is the roster for the 2024 edition of the Berliners. It is essentially the mirror image of Frank’s roster (all hitting and no pitching rather than vice-versa):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Josh Naylor, 1B, Cle, $10 FA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Anthony Volpe, SS, NYY, $10 Y2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Bobby Witt, MI, KC, $25, FA26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Julio Rodriguez, OF, Sea, $20, FA26<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Josh Jung, 3B, Tex, $10, Y2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Clay Holmes, CL, NYY, $5, FA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Beans<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brooks Lee, SS, Min, $5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jackson Holliday, SS, Bal, $10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Marcelo Mayer, SS, Bos, $5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Coby Mayo, 3B, Bal, $5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Max Clark, OF, Det, $5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Evan Carter, OF, Tex, $10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Note that I will be cutting Wander Franco and will eat his $20 contract. Turns out it doesn’t as bad as you’d think when consumed with a side of beans. If anyone is looking to the future, he’s now being
offered in a combo pack with World Series hero Evan Carter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Frank Luby<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 21, 2024 7:24 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> USML Announcements <announce@usml.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [USML Announce] Lubeasts preliminary retention roster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Spring Training!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Someone needs to get this party started, so here is the preliminary retention roster for the Lubeasts in 2024:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Keepers:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Luis Castillo, P, SEA <span class="apple-tab-span"></span>Y2<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>$29<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">George Kirby, P, SEA <span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>LT25 $10<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tarik Skubal, P, DET, <span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>Y2 <span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>$5<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tanner Bibee, P, CLE<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>Y2 <span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>$10<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Alek Manoah, P, TOR<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>FA<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>$10<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dean Kremer, P, BAL<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>Y2<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>$1<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pete Fairbanks, P, TB<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>FA<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>$5<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Triston Casas, 1B, BOS<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>Y2<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>$2<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Luis Robert, OF, CWS<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>FA<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>$15<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Beans:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ceddanne Rafaela, BOS<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>$10<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Heston Kjerstad, BAL<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>$5<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Justin Fescue, TEX<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>$2<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That will leave the Beasts with $173 for 14 players on draft day.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Over to you all.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">- Frank<o:p></o:p></p>
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