[USML Announce] Baseball Draft

[Andy Klein]

Juan Rivera still sucks.  Just ask Blocker, who paid
$8 for him this year!

-Andy

--- "Richard E. Robbins" <RERobbins at iTinker.net>
wrote:

> Jeff is very selective. 
> 
> Only the finest grade beans make it to his roster. 
> That's in stark contrast to the crud I accumulate. 
> (I was sure that Juan Rivera was going to be very
> valuable)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: springkerb at aol.com
> Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:50:44 
> To:announce at usml.net
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Baseball Draft
> 
> Wait--we don't have to imagine it.  Open up that
> e-mail Jeff sent right after Weaver signed!  And
> that was about a pitcher--one of those guys Jeff
> says to stay away from. 
>  
> Mark  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: springkerb at aol.com
> To: announce at usml.net
> Sent: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:46:21 -0400
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>  
> It's fun to imagine how different Jeff's messages
> would have been if his college guys had landed in
> the AL.  Hey Jeff, pass me the sour grapes, will
> you? 
>  
> Mark  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JHWinick at aol.com
> To: announce at usml.net
> Sent: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 11:42:11 EDT
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> In a message dated 6/8/2005 10:17:25 A.M. Central
> Daylight Time, springkerb at aol.com writes: 
> $10 rookies?  Not super-common, but not particularly
> rare, either.  Baldelli and Crawford come to mind
> without thinking about it very hard or going back
> more than a couple of years.  Advanced college
> hitters like Gordon and Clement are particularly
> good candidates to succeed quickly--think about John
> Olerud, Dave Winfield and Barry Bonds, or more
> recently Mark Teixiera.  And my guys all have $2
> salaries, so it's not like there's any downside
> risk. 
>  
> I agree with the comment on rookie pitchers, though.
>  They are nothing but rolls of the dice. 
>  
> Mark 
>  
> Not super rare? I beg to differ.  Olerud, Winfield
> and Bonds are all old enough that they pre-date most
> of our rotisserie involvement and, as you'll see
> below, their rookie campaigns were hardly stellar. 
> Baldelli wasn't particularly highly touted, so I
> don't think he fairly qualifies.  And he sure did
> fade after a hot start.  Crawford put up 2 HR, 30
> RBI and 9 SB's his rookie year.  Not a very valuable
> effort.  Olerud - 14-48-0 .265.  $10? I don't think
> so.  Bonds - 16-28-36 .223.  The 36 stolen bases
> probably get him to double digits in value, but the
> .223 average means he wasn't worth too much more. 
> And Bonds is a hall of famer.  You really think the
> likes of Alex Gordon and Jeff Clement are going to
> do better? 
>  
> I appreciate the puffery.  I'm taking notes for
> future pitches to Blocker and Robbins.  But I think
> the proof is in the pudding and most of these magic
> beans never sprout. 
>  
> Jeff
> 
> 


Andrew R. Klein
anrklein at yahoo.com