[USML Announce] Pre-Season Preview: The Mighty Red-Hots--Marcum Down A Notch

[Richard Robbins]

Why would a real man auction Hosmer now instead of after the season starts?  Any other tips?

On Dec 27, 2010, at 3:00 PM, Jeffrey Winick wrote:

> It had better be the year.  With the best players on this squad (Teixeira and Longoria) being on LT11 contracts, this has got to be the year.  A real man (i) wouldn't extend the contracts of any of the Y2 players and (ii) would immediately auction off Hosmer to the highest bidder and thereby put it all on the line.
> 
> Will it happen?  We'll see.  Retention rosters are due in just a few short months.
> 
> The King
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Mon, Dec 27, 2010 1:17 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] Pre-Season Preview: The Mighty Red-Hots--Marcum Down A Notch
> 
> 
> Rich can grouse about the loss of S. Marcum (Y2-1) and K. Wood (Y1-18)
> to the NL, but the Red Hots' 20-year rebuilding plan may finally bear
> fruit in 2011.
> 
> Freed finally of the financial commitment to King Felix, the Red Hots
> were expected to make a dash for the big cash in '10, but the Scarlet
> Wieners opted for more modest and longer-termed goals. Thus, the team
> likely will settle on this retention roster: Teixeira (LT11 23);
> Zobrist (Y2-10....will he bounce back...or just bounce?); R. Davis
> (Y2-4); J. Borbon (Y2-1); E. Longoria (LT11-10); D. Price (Y2-5....you
> see where this is headed....);G. Floyd (LT11-6); A. Bailey (Y2-5); C.
> Santana (Y2-1).
> 
> The issue, of course, is whether the Hots will trade any of its young
> talent later in the year if a deal is needed to secure its hold on 1st
> place.  If the Price is right......
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