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<p class="ydp42009f11yiv1933906289MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Andy has declared Roman Anthony to be a bust and the trade a disaster for me, so I was almost ready to join is as well.
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<p class="ydp42009f11yiv1933906289MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">I originally drafted an email to support you, Rick, then realized I\u2019d made the same oversight
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<p class="ydp42009f11yiv1933906289MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">My apologies - I overlooked (for good reason) the fact that Lowe is an asterisk. Carry on.</p>
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<p class="ydp42009f11yiv1933906289MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;">Rick: I read Rule 12.9 the same way -- allowing one imbalanced trade between teams during the year, but not prohibiting balanced trades. Balanced trades are governed by Rule 12.1.</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1D2228;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">After having been convinced by Andy that Bobby Witt is a complete bust, I felt like I had no choice but to get rid of him as soon as possible ;-)</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1D2228;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">More seriously though, I am pleased to announce the following mutually beneficial transaction:</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Josh Lowe LAA from Block's Bombers</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Roman Anthony Bos from Block's Bombers</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Slade Cecconi Cle from Block's Bombers</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Zach Neto LAA from Block's Bombers</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Block's Bombers gets:</span></p>
<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Bobby Witt KC from Win Ick Ben Ein Berliners</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Tristan Peters CWS from Win Ick Ben Ein Berliners</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Ryan Weathers NYY from Win Ick Ben Ein Berliners</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#26282A;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Julio Rodriguez Sea from Win Ick Ben Ein Berliners</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1D2228;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Logan Gilbert is looking for a new home. Surely someone can make me an offer I find appealing.</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1D2228;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">That is all!</span></p>
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<p style="background:white;"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;color:#1D2228;letter-spacing:-.25pt;">Jeff </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:#404040;">Jeffrey H. Winick</span></p>
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