[USML Announce] Summer Trading Season - a pitching primer

[Mark Blocker]

Pay no attention to the man behind the Curtain.  The Bombers are open for
trade discussions.


On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:

> League:
>
>  All good and valuable information contained in the just sent public
> service announcement.  Cobb and Santana are indeed having nice seasons and
> would make nice additions to a keeper list (putting aside Cobb's somewhat
> unproven track record and Santana's longstanding health issues).  One
> important piece of information missing, though.  The owner of Messrs. Cobb
> and Santana is the one and only Mark Blocker.  Now that he has compared his
> two pitchers to the incomparable Matt Moore, you can only imagine what
> he'll be seeking in exchange.  Don't say you haven't been warned.
>
>  Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Blocker <blockermark at gmail.com>
> To: USML <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Mon, May 27, 2013 9:21 am
> Subject: [USML Announce] Summer Trading Season - a pitching primer
>
>  League:
>
>    I see from the weekend email traffic that some league members are now
> trying to puff some of their players to ready them for trade.  Out of
> concern that only partial information is being delivered to the
> marketplace, I offer this helpful primer.
>
>    One owner is advertising a potential trade of Matt Moore.  A nice
> keeper, but before you leap into an ill-advised trade, let's look at some
> under-the-radar pitchers who are putting up similar numbers.
> Her are the numbers on Moore:  61 IP, 2.21/1.098, and 56 Ks.
>
>    Now, here are some under-the-radar alternatives with similar numbers:
>
>  1.  Alex Cobb:  Wait, does he have similar numbers?  Yes!!!  Look:  68
> IP, 2.66/1.064. 62 Ks.  He is available now in trade.
>
>    Now, the Moore owner may point out a small salary discrepancy, and
> just in case you are persuaded by that sort of stuff, here is number 2.
>
>  2.  Ervin Santana:  He has returned to his old form, and hes $1.  Wait,
> four quarters?  That's right, a buck.  And he is a Y1, not Y2 like Moore.
>  His numbers:  63 IP, 3.14/1.079 (wow!) and 52Ks.  He is available in trade
> as well.
>
>    Thank you for reading this valuable public service.  At Bomber HQ, we
> have operators standing by to take you call.  Talk to you soon.
>
>    -- Mark B.
>
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