[USML Announce] Putz is Fine - Rocco's Hurting
Andrew R. Klein
anrklein at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 21 13:21:50 EDT 2007
Responding to John Fruit, I bid $6 on Youkilis ...
-Andy
rickgam at comcast.net wrote:
> Greetings;
> Thanks for the clarification, Commish. My missive from this
> morning still applies though - I'll stick Matsuzaka in the active
> roster instead of Youkilis. And if Youkilis goes for more than $13 or
> $14 I won't eat a bug - whoever bids him above that will have to though.
> Rick
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Blocker, Mark B." <mblocker at Sidley.com>
> Brad is right. Here are the rules.
>
> Section 17.1 says you can retain 9 players.
>
> Section 17.5 says you can retain an additional 3 players who have
> rookie status and have never been on the active roster of a league
> team, AND without regard to anticipated opening day major league
> status.
>
> As a result, Dice-K, who meets the definition of section 17.5, can
> be one of the "plus three players" for the Hoosiers, even though
> we can "anticipate" he will be on Boston's active roster on
> opening day.
>
> However, section 17.3 provides that, if a player is a "plus three
> player" but is on the 25-man roster on Draft Day, his salary is
> deducted from the $260 and he must be placed on the active roster.
>
> One e-mail had suggested that this result was in conflict with
> sections 17.8 to 17.10 (and another e-mail agreed this might be
> true). Those sections deal with the following circumstance.
> Suppose Team A retains two 2Bs as part of its group of 9, and a
> third 2B as one of its "plus three" players (and assume this is
> the only position for which they qualify). If the third 2B is on
> the active roster of an MLB team on draft day, he must be placed
> on the active roster. However, because a team cannot have three
> 2Bs, one has to go, and that is what sections 17.8 to 17.10 deal
> with. Note: these rules are very unlikely to be triggered,
> because several years ago we moved from having a DH only to a Ute
> position, and now the third 2B could be slid to Ute. So there is
> no conflict, although the e-mail did not explain why the author
> believed that, and perhaps an exp lanati on would cause me to have
> a different view.
>
> One other e-mail suggested that this is not how we had done it in
> the past. I don't profess to remember whether that is true or
> not. However, it has been many years since we have had our draft
> AFTER opening day, so section 17.3 has not been available for
> quite some time (it only comes into play if you know the final
> 25-man rosters). That is probably the source of the confusion.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> -- Mark B.
>
> *:* announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net]
> *On Behalf Of *Brad Jansen
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:57 AM
> *To:* USML Announcements
> *Subject:* Re: [USML Announce] Putz is Fine - Rocco's Hurting
>
>
> Andy:
> Since when did you become a politician? My comments reflect
> an accurate reading of the Constitution, irrespective of "what
> we did." There is no inconsistency in the Constitution about
> what is to be done with players on our reserve lists come
> draft day. Leave it to Jeffrey to stir a hornet's nest when
> there really is no controversy on this issue.
> And with respect to Rocco B, I think Jeffrey better ratchet
> down the lad's projected SBs a bit....That is so all,
> BLJ
>
>
> On 3/21/07, *Andrew R. Klein* <anrklein at yahoo.com
> <mailto:anrklein at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> Mark-
>
> Elijah Dukes keeps the spirit of the "Free Josh" movement
> alive on the Klein Nine.
>
> I feel Jeff's pain with Rocco. As I recall, he pulled his
> hammy and hit the DL last year just our draft was concluding.
>
> On the rules issues, I think Brad's comments reflect what
> we did. But Jim is right that some of our rules language
> might be inconsistent.
>
> -Andy
>
> springkerb at aol.com <mailto:springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
>> This reminds me of a great comment in the old roto
>> manual--back before Benson took over and made it
>> painfully dull. They commented that one particularly
>> injury-prone player could pull a hammy eating
>> cornflakes. Looks like Baldelli's going to be in that
>> category.
>>
>> By the way, have people noticed that Josh Hamilton (now
>> w/ Cincy) is suddenly a hot commodity again this spring?
>> Looks like Andy's "Free Josh" movement is finally paying off.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jhwinick at aol.com <mailto:jhwinick at aol.com>
>> To: announce at usml.net <mailto:announce at usml.net>
>> Sent: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 8:47 PM
>> Subject: [USML Announce] Putz is Fine - Rocco's Hurting
>>
>> What good is a healthy putz if you've got a sore "roc"?
>> Just when you start to think the worst is behind you:
>>
>> *Rocco Baldelli* - OF, TB Mar 20 5:39 PM
>> Baldelli had to leave Tuesday's Devil Rays-Indians game
>> early after feeling tightness in his right hamstring, the
>> St. Petersburg Times reports. *RotoWire.com
>> Recommends:* According to the report, Baldelli said he
>> wouldn't know how serious the problem was until
>> Wednesday. Baldelli left the game after four innings. He
>> had gone 3-for-3 with a double and a steal while batting
>> third for the first time this spring. Baldelli missed two
>> months due to hamstring strains last year, so this is a
>> worrisome development. More word as we get it.
>>
>>
>> Figured I'd beat my buddies Brad Lee and PT/KR to the punch.
>>
>> Jeff
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