[USML Announce] Ask Andy

[Brad Jansen]

a Rip I believe as most good young players were at one point

On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:29 PM, <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:

> I don't think so.  I'm pretty sure he was originally drafted as a minor
> leaguer.
>
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Robbins <RERobbins at iTinker.net>
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>  Wasn't Ellsbury also at $1 initially?
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> I think Carl Crawford's first contract ($5 as I recall) would have to rank
> pretty high.  Given the huge bucket of SBs, he would have been more valuable
> than either Bautista or Sizemore.  Jon Lester's original contract at $1 was
> pretty sweet.  And I believe Kenny Lofton was initially $4, if I remember
> correctly--pretty similar in value to Crawford (although we were playing
> straight roto then, so the runs scored wouldn't have helped his value).  For
> power hitters, I think Cecil Fielder for $1 would have to rank up there near
> the top.  I didn't have any of those guys, by the way, so this is not
> self-promotion.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Robbins <RERobbins at iTinker.net>
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> Sent: Wed, Jun 1, 2011 10:50 am
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> Naah -- it was Grady Sizemore when I had him at $1 and even after I extended
> his contract.
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> Of Jim Barrett
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 9:45 AM
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> No.  That would be Bautista.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jun 1, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Dear Professor:
> >
> >        KC MAJ Hosmer, Eric 1B 4 2 2 2 .283 2B (6), SB (2)
> >
> > Best? Keeper? Ever?
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> > Regards,
> > Brad
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