[USML Announce] Reserve This!

[Brad Jansen]

Why, thanks, Mark. And, as a matter of fact, I have already started to
winnow down my roster in an effort to accumulate AL second basemen named
Alexi or Alexei.  More on that later.

On 12/4/08, springkerb at aol.com <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Actually, one or two of these guys might be interesting for someone who's
> in a position where they need to roll the dice on ultra-high-risk,
> moderately high-reward types.  However, anyone dealing with you should
> recognize (at least after this helpful e-mail exchange) that they have no
> place on the Rips roster next year, because they are far too risky to make
> your team in light of the rest of your keepers.  In short, they have zero
> value as Rips--none, nada, zip.  If you can't trade them, you'll surely dump
> them back into the pool.  So, anyone who gives you anything of real value is
> being played for a fool.
>
> If I were interested in Buchholz, for example, I'd ignore your offers and
> try to pick him up on draft day for a buck on a fresh contract.
>
> Helpful as always, your pal,
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 1:25 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] Reserve This!
>
>  Dear Chairman Mark "Bernanke" Blocker:
>      With your academic grasp of the numbers, you make interesting but
> incomplete points.  You must consider the athletes' youth, their potential
> and recent growth trends.  As someone who trumpeted all season long the
> merits of Tim Beckham, David Price, Joba Chamberlain and Brian Matusz, one
> would think you of all owners would be somewhat sympathetic to the bumps and
> bruises that come with talented young players.  And with respect to Clay
> Buchholz, none other than roto expert Jeffrey Winick can attest to his
> brilliant showing in the just-completed AFL. At 5/y1, he remains a serious
> candidate for slotting on someone's roster, if not yours  (as does Phil
> Hughes, 5/y2, well recovered from in-season ailments; as for Boof, I really
> was kidding, but I appreciate your statistical analysis nonetheless).
>       As you know, I am not one for prognostications, but you can take this
> to the bank: the Rips *will* finish in the money next year, even if you
> conduct the draft in an undisclosed location
> without me.
> Securitized,
> Brad Lee
>
>
> On 12/3/08, Mark Blocker <mbblocker at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>  Brad:
>>
>>   Can you still even hype Clay Buchholz with a straight face?  Didn't he
>> have a ratio of 1.76 this past season?
>>
>>   In fact, your e-mail is a sort of trifecta of overhype.  Look at these
>> ratios:  Buchholz (1.76), Hughes (1.71), and Bonser (1.48).  If I pick up
>> Brien Taylor and Todd Van Poppel, can I trade them for all three guys?
>>
>>   -- Mark B.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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