[USML Announce] Ask Andy

Andrew Klein anrklein at gmail.com
Wed Jun 1 22:11:18 EDT 2011


I see that I'm late to the party.

First, as official USML historian, I believe that Crawford's first 
contract was $15, not $5.  As I recall, Brad took him in the first round 
of a rotation draft.

Second, as to Hosmer - yawn.  If you're bragging about doubles, he's not 
there yet.  As Kerber says, let's wait a year or two. (BTW ... just back 
from a trip to KC, and the sports talk was all about hometown boy Aaron 
Crow.)

Third, as to the best keeper ever, I'm tempted to nominate Matt 
Wieters.  But, in the end, he's edged out by Bautista and Kenny Lofton, 
from back in the day.

That is all.

-Andy

On 6/1/11 2:31 PM, Brad Jansen wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto:springkerb at aol.com>> wrote:
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>     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.
>
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Richard Robbins <RERobbins at iTinker.net
>     <mailto: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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>     From:announce-bounces at usml.net  <mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net>  [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net  <mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net?>] On Behalf
>     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  <mailto: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?
>     >
>     >  Regards,
>     >  Brad
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