[USML Announce] There's A Freight Train Rumbling In The Distance

[Blocker, Mark B.]

Rich:
 
  It must be (and is) a proud moment for the Might Red Hots, as your Ghandi-like wait for Cameron Maybin has finally paid off.  Kudos to the Red Hots! However, I must take issue with your characterization of my players as a "collection of collegiate players."  They are now full-fledged minor leaguers, and not college players, and they are certainly not 17 year-olds, like Cameron Maybin was when you first acquired him (am I right about that?).
 
  Anyway, because this is such a great day for the Red Hots, I will save for another day my review of the great retained players residing on the Bombers roster, including two of the top 3 starting pitcher ratios in the AL (for a combined $10).
 
  -- Mark B.
 
 
  


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	From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of RICHARD ROBBINS
	Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 3:02 PM
	To: announce at usml.net
	Subject: [USML Announce] There's A Freight Train Rumbling In The Distance
	
	

	Let Brad shout about Clay Buckholz and let Blocker tout his collection of collegiate players, look out for the Red-Hots in 2008.

	Cameron Maybin ($2) has been promoted to the big leagues, once Buckholz is sent down (as expected), the BoSox will almost certainly promote Ellsbury ($2).  Josh Fields ($5) is, and will be, the third baseman for the White Sox (where will Crede end up?) and Bobby Jenks ($6), well, he's The Man.  Suzuki ($6) is hitting dingers.  Pedroia (expensive by comparison at $13, but worth every penny) is hitting .326 and is starting to show a little speed and some power.  Grady Sizemore ($11) is Grady Sizemore.  Melky Cabrera ($5) is producing nicely.  King Felix ($15) has had a few bumps along the way, but he's going to dominate next year.  Nick Swisher ($7), Travis Buck ($2), Lester ($1) . . .  

	Then there's the flotilla of prospects recently covered by Baseball America:  Lars Anderson, Hank Conger, Gorkys Hernandez, Eric Hurley, Jeff Niemann . . . Oh my.

	There's a freight train called the Mighty Red-Hots rumbling in the distance.  It's going to be awfully hard to stop. 

	Respectfully, 

	-- Rich 

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