[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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