[USML Announce] Annual Who's Buying Whom Predictions

Thu Mar 14 19:49:48 EDT 2013

We can discuss on the way in to the draft.

I assume you will ride with me, per tradition.

-- Rich

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 6:37 PM, <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:

> Send me your target list so I can advise you appropriately.
>
> Helpfully yours,
>
> Mark
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Robbins <rerobbins at itinker.net>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Thu, Mar 14, 2013 6:36 pm
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Annual Who's Buying Whom Predictions
>
> Hey Jeff,
>
>  Exactly none of the guys you listed are on my target list.
>
>  Perhaps I will ignore my list and revert to my well established
> tendencies.
>
>  -- Rich
>
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 6:35 PM, <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> I've already decided I will do NO price enforcing this year.  Every
>> single bid will be a genuine attempt to buy.  Seriously.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>   -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com>
>> To: announce <announce at usml.net>
>> Sent: Thu, Mar 14, 2013 5:27 pm
>> Subject: [USML Announce] Annual Who's Buying Whom Predictions
>>
>>  Given the well established tendencies of the USML owners, I hereby
>> predict those players that will end up on each of our respective rosters:
>>
>>  *Red Hots*: Lance Berkman/Brett Myers/Bud Norris - Rich's tendency is
>> to pick up players with a considerable delta between "market" value and
>> "Shandler" value.  Berkman and Myers are therefore locks to be on the Red
>> Hots.  Rich also often responds to my little annoyances.  That puts Mr.
>> Norris is play.
>> *Rip Torns*:  Peter Bourjos/Alexei Ramirez/Adam Dunn - Brad Lee like
>> them young and under the radar (Bourjos) and, of course, likes his White
>> Sox.  He'll also make a run at Fielder, but he'll drop out when the bidding
>> hits $40.
>> *Bombers*:  Trevor Plouffe/Brett Gardner/Evan Longoria/Matt Wieters -
>> Mr. B drifts towards post-injury guys with big reputations.  Gardner and
>> Longoria fit the bill perfectly.  He also tends to pick up former Berliners
>> which makes Plouffe a strong candidate.  And in the midst of all of the
>> ribbing that he'll be getting from Andy during the Wieters bidding, there's
>> no way he doesn't pull the trigger.
>> *Berliners:  *Kevin Youkilis/Ian Kinsler - Two Jewish players available
>> in the draft.  And they're even halfway decent, to boot.  They will be mine!
>> *Nukes*:  Albert Pujols/Prince Fielder - One of the two will be a Nuke.
>>  Mark will screw around a bit too much trying to price enforce and he'll
>> end up going a dollar too far.  He might also buy Youkilis or Kinsler if he
>> isn't careful.
>> *Klein Nine:  *Felix Dubront/Joe Saunders - The single most predictable
>> thing in the draft is that the Klein Nine go cheap on pitching.  And they
>> like two kinds of cheap pitchers (ok - three, if you count bad):  young
>> pitchers with bad numbers that are hyped to improve and old workhorses.
>>  Dubront is the epitome of the former and Saunders is the epitome of the
>> latter.
>> *Calamari:  *Jose Bautista/John Jaso/Paul Konerko/Derek Jeter* - *Unlike
>> Brad Lee and John, Jim likes them old.  Konerko and Jeter are the two
>> oldest productive players available, which makes them prime candidates for
>> the Calamari.  Jim also develops man crushes and the guess here is that he
>> won't be able to say goodbye to either Jose or Mr. Jaso.
>> *Skippies:  *Albert Pujols/Prince Fielder/King Felix - Dennis is playing
>> to win and he'll go after a proven commodity to provide the foundation.  My
>> money is on Pujols since Skippy seems to have a soft spot for him.
>> *Hoosiers:  *Jose Altuve/Elvis Andrus - It's easier to identify who
>> won't be on Rick's team than who will be.  Luke Scott and Stephen Drew are
>> both assholes and therefore disqualified as potential Hoosier Daddies.  So,
>> who will he be drafting?  Rick is adept at identifying the young prospect
>> on the verge of a breakout.  Altuve is the epitome of such a player.
>>  Andrus is already a known quantity, but he's only 24 and Rick will like
>> his chances to get better.
>> *Angry Young Men:  *Mark Teixeira/Mariano Rivera/Alex Rodriguez -
>> Assuming Doug isn't day dreaming about one of the young lovelies from a
>> recent photo shoot, he will be thinking about the team from which he seems
>> to always go - the Yankees.
>> *Brats:  *Trevor Bauer/Vance Worley/Jared Burton - Just like Brad Lee,
>> John likes them young, but when they're young and from Minnesota, he simply
>> can't resist.  Worley and Burton are quintessential Brat pitchers.  And
>> Trevor Bauer is the highest rated young arm on the board.  You can write
>> his name in pen on the Brats roster.
>>
>>  I was tempted to send this to an independent third party and then have
>> it redistributed after the draft.  But I believe that our respective
>> tendencies are sufficiently strong that it won't affect the outcome.
>>
>>  Let's see.
>>
>>  Jeff
>>
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