[USML Announce] The kid Sano's how to hit

[Andy Klein]

I think I just got ripped for quoting Rotoworld notes by a guy who started
his message by ... quoting from Rotoworld notes!  Kerbs, call me offline &
we'll talk about those "suspects" ...

-Andy
On Jul 6, 2015 3:25 PM, <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:

> From today's team-by-team notes in Rotoworld:  " I’ve probably made this
> clear in my writings by now, but I don’t think Miguel Sano
> <http://www.rotoworld.com/player/MLB/5949/Miguel-Sano> is ready to hit
> major league right-handers. And the Twins obviously didn’t bring him up
> from Double-A just to use him against lefties. My assumption is that Sano
> will prove useless in mixed leagues, but the power is there for him to
> prove me wrong."
>
> And with a $10 salary, he needs to be reasonably decent, even next year,
> to have any value.  If he turns out to be a year or two away, and then
> takes another year or so to really click in the majors (reasonably common),
> then he provides very little value to a buyer over the course of this
> contract.  Not saying I wouldn't take him--because I surely would given his
> upside potential--I just wouldn't attach a huge value to him.  A $2 guy
> (like Gallo) has a much shorter and more direct route to real fantasy value.
>
> All that said, Klein's puffery, while less poetic that Winick's, is
> probably more brazen in its cut-and-paste of small samples of convenient
> stats to shill an odd lot of former prospects and just plain suspects.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Klein <anrklein at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Mon, Jul 6, 2015 6:43 am
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] The kid Sano's how to hit
>
>  And get Sano quickly before he ends up like Gallo - basically hitless
> after his first week and promptly shipped back to AAA ball.
>
>  Now ... for those who want *real* ballplayers, the K9 has plenty left on
> the shelves. I've included Rotoworld commentary for those who don't want to
> pay Jeff's subscription fee for his behind-the-curtain praise of K9
> players.  :)
>
>  Kendall Graveman ($5, Y1) (Rotoworld:  "The right-hander has been
> terrific since returning from the minor leagues in late May. Over his last
> eight starts, Graveman has a 2.01 ERA in 53 2/3 innings.")
>  Erasmo Ramirez ($5, Y1 ) (Rotoworld:  " Over his last seven starts,
> Ramirez has allowed five runs in 38 innings (1.18 ERA). Overall, he is 7-3
> with a 3.80 ERA with a 1.13 WHIP and a 61/25 K/BB ratio in 73 1/3
> innings.")
>  Yordano Ventura ($5, Y2) (Polishing his World Series ring and poised for
> a big second half.)
>  Jesus Montero ($2, Y1) (People used to move mountains for him, almost as
> if he were Joey Gallo.  Now he's the classic "post-hype" bean, awaiting a
> call-up from the M's.  Hitting .324-14-63 in AAA in the first half!!)
>
>  And there's more.  All offers are welcome, though they need to be cap
> friendly to work.
>
>  That is all
>
>  -Andy
>
>
>  On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 2:40 PM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> I know you must be saying to yourself, how could he possibly have more
>> grade A beans after all that he traded to Dennis.
>>
>>  And yet, fresh off of his call up, young Mr. Sano is off and
>> demonstrating why he was an even more highly rated prospect than Joey
>> Gallo.  Same kind of power, but with outstanding command of the strike
>> zone.
>>
>>  He's batting .385, has already knocked in his 2nd run today and has
>> been moved up to #5 in the Minnesota lineup.
>>
>>  I can't think of a better player to build your 2016 campaign around.
>>
>>  You know where to find me.....
>>
>>  Jeff
>>
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