[USML Announce] 2018 Keepers

[Frank Luby]

Bregman also has SS eligibility in 2018.


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> On Oct 2, 2017, at 3:24 PM, Blocker, Mark B. <mblocker at sidley.com> wrote:
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> MARK B. BLOCKER
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> From: Announce [mailto:announce-bounces at usml.net] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Winick
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2017 1:51 PM
> To: USML Announcements (announce at usml.net) <announce at usml.net>
> Subject: [USML Announce] 2018 Keepers
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> I was curious how long it would take me to come up with players who will be more valuable 2018 keepers than second baseman Whit Merrifield ($5) and his 19 HR, 34 SB and .288 BA.  It didn’t take long.  Looking only at players with contracts of $5 or less, it was easy to find a bunch of guys whom most everyone other than Mark Blocker would prefer to Merrifield in 2018:
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> The obvious candidates:
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> Eddie Rosario $1 – 27HR, 78 RBI, 9 SB, .290 BA
> Edwin Diaz $5 – 34 Saves, 89 K (Closer)
> Gary Sanchez $5 – 33 HR, .278 BA (C)
> Jose Ramirez $2 – 29 HR, 17 SB, .318 BA (3B)
> Byron Buxton $5 – 16 HR, 29 SB (OF)
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> The close call candidates:
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> Trevor Bauer $2 – 196 K’s in 176 innings (SP)  
> Lucas Giolito $4 – 2.38 ERA, 0.949 WHIP (SP)
> Tim Anderson $5 – 17 HR, 15 SB (SS)
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> And that’s leaving out three guys who are so obviously better keepers than Merrifield that they couldn’t be left out, despite the fact that they’re a little more expensive:
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> Alex Bregman $10 – 19 HR, 17 SB, .284 BA (3B)
> Aaron Judge $8 – 52 HR, .284  BA, 128 R (OF)
> Rafael Devers $10 (3B) – the sky is the limit
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> Just to further highlight the absurdity of the Whit Merrifield nonsense, there’s even another player on the Bombers that I like every bit as much as Merrifield, but one who plays a position other than the one that is the absolute deepest in the AL:
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> Andrelton Simmons $3 – 14 HR, 69 RBI, 19 SB, .278 BA
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> I rest my case.  And I haven’t even mentioned Shohei Otani ($5).
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> Jeff
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> P.S.  I’m taking all bets on Merrifield’s 2018 home run total being 12 or less.
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