[USML Announce] Uh oh....
Doug Shabelman
doug at burnsent.com
Wed Mar 28 13:11:36 EDT 2007
Andy- when's the drop day?
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Cleveland Indians
<http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=cle> ace C.C. Sabathia
<http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6603> was struck
on the left wrist by a line drive Wednesday in the first inning of his
final spring training start, against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Sabathia, scheduled to pitch the Indians' opener next week in Chicago,
couldn't shield himself from the hard shot off the bat of Reed Johnson
<http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=7118> on the
left-hander's second pitch of the game.
Indians coaches and trainers sprinted from the dugout to the mound to
assist Sabathia, who shook his hand and shouted a loud profanity. He was
immediately taken to the clubhouse to assess his condition.
The team had no immediate word on the severity of his injury. Sabathia's
wife, mother and children immediately left the stands and walked toward
the clubhouse to check on the 26-year-old.
Sabathia went 12-11 with a 3.22 ERA last season, and has gone 81-56
since joining Cleveland in 2001.
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From: announce-bounces at usml.net [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On
Behalf Of Jim Barrett
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:59 PM
To: USML Announcements
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal
I agree with those that say the proposal is too late to implement this
season but there is no reason that we can't discuss and vote on a change
for next season right now. I think that trading for prospects is an
important strategic element of this league and would vote against
getting rid of it entirely.
However, I also agree with the concern that the dumping begins way too
early. I'd support a black out period during which trading prospects is
forbidden. Maybe a no prospect trade period beginning on Roster Freeze
Day and ending sometime in June. I'm flexible on the date but think it
should be at least 2 months.
Regarding the "prospect" definition - I wouldn't require the USML
contract to actually begin running before the trade. Instead, to be
eligible, the player in question just needs to be called up to his AL
club. The acquiring owner would then have to activate the player within
1 week of the trade. The owner trading the player away shouldn't be
required to activate a player in anticipation of a deal.
-Jim
"Andrew R. Klein" <anrklein at yahoo.com> wrote:
That's all true, though I wasn't trying to spring something on
the league in any strategic way. I would still respectfully request a
vote. In the unlikely event my views are shared by a majority of the
league, it's something worth thinking about before we draft another
season's worth of players in the rotation round.
-Andy
Richard E. Robbins wrote:
I recognize that Andy. The thing is, in the past, we've
made it a point to try and focus rules discussions during the
off-season. Although we may not have done so each
year, Mark Blocker often circulates a message indicating when rules
proposals need to be made by etc. Even if Mark didn't do that this
year (and I really don't recall) it is our well-established practice to
handle these things in the winter unless there are extenuating
circumstances. None of what I'm saying should come as a surprise. I
really don't think it's right to spring this one on the league today.
-----Original Message----- From: announce-bounces at usml.net
[mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Andrew R. Klein Sent:
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:00 PM To: USML Announcements Subject: Re:
[USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal Rich- I can't say
that I never thought about this before. But it was draft prep that
really prompted me
to make the proposal. -Andy Richard E.
Robbins wrote:
I vote no. I wish you had raised this issue
in the midst of the off-season and not so close to the draft. --
Rich -----Original Message----- From: announce-bounces at usml.net
[mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Andrew R. Klein Sent:
Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:03 AM To: USML Announcements Subject:
[USML Announce] Serious Rule Change Proposal League- Here is a
serious rules proposal. My usual caveat applies -- I have been part
of the league for 18 years and hope that we're still playing 18 years
from now. The proposal is not end-of-the-world stuff; it just
reflects some issues that have impacted my enjoyment of the game.
Here's the proposal: Article XII 13. No
player may be traded until his USML contract is
running. This rule shall not apply to players retained by team owners
before April 1,
2007.
My reasons for making the proposal follow. 1.
As you know, I do not share the enthusiasm that many league members
have for prospecting. I'm fine with prospects supplementing a league
based on major league players. But in recent years I feel as if our
league has worked the other way around. My proposal would allow
prospecting in the rotation draft to continue unabated. An owner
could watch prospects develop and then retain them (or trade them)
after a call-up. But the proposal would eliminate the movement of
top-flight major leaguers for players who are years away from
contributing to our actual standings. To me, this would be a good
thing. No longer would the biggest leg-up on competitiveness be the
ability to engage in dump deals for minor league
prospects.
2. Our current rules encourage people to dump
very early if they want to position themselves to win a future title.
I know that a number of league members dislike this aspect of the
league and would rather have rules that encourage teams to play for a
while before looking to next season. The proposal would make early
dumping harder to accomplish and a riskier proposition. 3. The
proposal contains a grandfathering clause so teams that have gathered
prospects under our current rules (like the Riptorns) are not
disadvantaged. Administering this would be easy. We could simply
list the names of the 30 or so exempted players on usml.net and cross
them off as they become active or are waived. That is all for now. I
ask our esteemed commissioners to tally votes. -Andy
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