[USML Announce] Non Roster Invitees

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Devine is a fat cross-dresser if I remember correctly. ?Or a relief pitcher with a bad elbow. ?One of the two.


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From: Richard E. Robbins <RERobbins at iTinker.net>
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Sent: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 8:54 pm
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I've had a chance to read the rules.? Section 4.3 
clearly addresses this situation.? Under our rules, only non-rookie NRI 
players are eligible to be designated for inclusion in the auction by any of us 
without other league action.


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I won't object if people agree that another collection of 
players should also be eligible -- but I think that that list?should be by 
league consensus rather than simple designation?by any one of us.? In 
keeping with recent year's debates, I trust that we will rely on the rules as 
written if going beyond the text of our rules garners less than some sort of 
super-majority support.


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We've always needed to accept the fact that pre-opening day 
drafts are less than perfect.? I'm not sure where I stand on the 
substantive issue Jeff identifies.? I can see good reasons on both sides of 
this one.? 


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One thing that is clear to me though, is that this is not 
the best time to tinker with our rules.


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You guys are going to pick me clean on Sunday.? Please 
have mercy.? Who is this Devine guy anyways?


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-- Rich



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jhwinick at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:08 
PM
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Roster Invitees





An excellent point and one worthy of discussion.? Someone will 
need to vet the list to remove players that are still rookie 
eligible.

Also, in light of the fact that certain rookie-eligible players 
look likely to start the season with the big league club (like Gordon Beckham 
and maybe Joshua Fields) - we may want to discuss whether we ought to be making 
certain exceptions.? It has always seemed incongruous to me that when we 
draft early, we should not allow the market to fairly price guys that are likely 
to be big league players from the get go.? Otherwise you run the risk of 
outcome determinate draft selections.

TOeFuKi


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Thanks Jeff.

I'm stuck in a meeting at the moment and don't have our rules handy.

As I read your message -- but without having a chance to peruse the attachment 
-- I get the sense your list might include players who've not yet lost rookie 
status.

I thought (but could be wrong) that the NRI eligible rules allowed only players 
who have already lost MLB rookie status to be added.

Can some
one check our rules on that point?

Forgive me if I'm wrong on the rules or how Jeff has constructed the list.

I just wanted to flag the issue.

Back to my meeting. . .
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Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:38:11 
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