[USML Announce] A Little Something to Consider

[jhwinick at aol.com]

Gentlemen (and Brad Lee),

Having largely concluded my efforts at cornering the market in top prospects, I now recognize that the limitation of a mere 12 keepers will force me to consolidate my booty.? And seeing that there are (or perhaps should be) a number of you looking to the future, I offer the following for your consideration:

I'm entertaining 2-1 or 3-1 offers where I trade 2-3 guys with future value for one guy with a bit more future value than any of the guys I trade to you possess individually.? In the right deal, I'm willing to move anyone, with perhaps the exception of Adam Lind (and probably Matt Wieters).? For example, all of the following could be acquired in the right deal:

Alexi Casilla $2?? Y2
Matt Wieters? $5? Y1?? (BA #1)
Alex Gordon $7?? LT10
Travis Snider $5? Y1? (BA #6)
Clete Thomas $5 Y1
Josh Hamilton $29? Y2
Taylor Teagarden $5? Y1 (BA #73)
Alex Rodriguez? $32 Y1? 
Eric Hosmer $2? --? (BA #24)
Justin Smoak $2? -- (BA #23)
Lars Anderson $5? -- (BA #17)
Gordon Beckham? $15? -- (BA #20)
Mike Moustakas? $10? -- (BA #13)
Grant Green? $5? -- 
Engel Beltre? $2? -- 
Aaron Hicks? $5 -- (BA #39)
Jesus Montero? $2? -- (BA #38)
Wilkin Ramirez? $5? Y1 
Trevor Cahill? $10? Y1 (BA #11)
Phil Hughes? $6? Y1
Rick Porcello? $5? Y1 (BA #21)
Clay Bucholz? $5? Y1 
Jake Arietta? $5? -- (BA #67)
Brett Cecil? $5? -- (BA #72)
Neftali Feliz? $2? -- (BA #10)
Phillipe Aumont? $2? -- (BA #93)
Brian Matusz? $2? Y1 (BA #25)

That's 27 guys plus Adam Lind.? And I could make a case for all of them as keepers.? 11 out of the top 15 top rated AL prospects by Baseball America.? And look at the?contracts most of these guys carry ($2 and $5, for the most part)? And for those of you (e.g. Andy) that have no interest in beans, take a look at the guys who are already up and producing.? Any of them can be available in the right deal.? I'm open to offers.

That is all.

TOeFuKi
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