[USML Announce] 2018 Keepers

[Andy Klein]

Sorry, guys.  Short hair and trim beards will be in for 2018.  Lucas
Giolito, the AL's answer to Clayton Kershaw.  Coming at you next season.

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On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 7:11 AM, JOHN FRUIT <jtfruit at msn.com> wrote:

> In that case we should all hope Josh Hader gets traded unto the AL.
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> From: springkerb--- via Announce <announce at usml.net>
> Date: 10/2/17 9:16 PM (GMT-06:00)
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> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] 2018 Keepers
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> I'm proposing an amendment to the constitution, making hair a pitching
> category starting in 2018.  If that rule passes, Clevinger goes on the
> list.
>
> Mark K
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Winick <jwinick at hwhlegal.com>
> To: USML Announcements (announce at usml.net) <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Mon, Oct 2, 2017 1:52 pm
> 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:
>
> The obvious candidates:
>
> 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)
>
> 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)
>
> 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:
>
> 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
>
> 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:
>
> Andrelton Simmons $3 – 14 HR, 69 RBI, 19 SB, .278 BA
>
> I rest my case.  And I haven’t even mentioned Shohei Otani ($5).
>
> 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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