[USML Announce] Rosters Are Up!

[Frank Luby]

That should say “thanks from me” 😊

Maybe I’m still a little rattled by the timing of Royce Lewis’s totally unexpected soft tissue injury. He normally doesn’t do that until on or after Opening Day, not two weeks early.


> On Mar 16, 2025, at 9:42 PM, Frank Luby <frank at presenttensellc.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for me as well for the quick roster work, Mark!
> 
> The Lubeasts look perfect except for the two missing players and one salary: Escarra should be at $5.
> 
> Yes, Sebastian was at Lane last year and I saw him play in the City championship game. He is now at IMG Academy. For once I wanted to make the “kid down the street” draft pick that is mentioned in the USML constitution.
> 
> - Frank
> 
> 
> 
>> On Mar 16, 2025, at 7:37 PM, Mark Blocker <blockermark at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks.  I think a more accurate subject line would be "Rosters are Mostly Up," because there are still 7 players missing from the Onroto AL database, and I have emailed Onroto to ask that they be added (curiously, three of the seven are the free agents like Lancy Lynn).  Once Onroto adds them, I will complete the rosters. In the meantime, I am happy to correct any other items people identify, but until Onroto adds the missing players (and they usually do this very quickly), no need to let me know that I omitted one of your players.
>> 
>> Mark B.
>> 
>> P.S. to Frank:  I was very curious about the last player that you drafted in the rotation draft, but now I understand that the player is from Lane Tech, which makes total sense.
>> 
>> On Sun, Mar 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM springkerb--- via Announce <announce at usml.net <mailto:announce at usml.net>> wrote:
>>> As always, thanks to Mr. Blocker for his prompt and thorough work! My roster looks accurate. (Notice I didn't say "good.")
>>> 
>>> Looks like it should be an interesting year. Projections are all over the place, although Blocks Bombers and Buddha's Toes look good in all of them. RotoLab draft results have Winick with a solid but not insurmountable lead, followed by a big pack (Bombers, Buddha, Lubeasts and Nukes) separated by only a few points. OnRoto's BBHQ projection also shows the Berliners on top, followed by the Bombers, Toes, Nukes and Lubeasts, in that order and all separated by just 8.5 points from first to fifth. By contrast, the Clay Davenport projections at OnRoto don't think so much of the Berliners, putting Buddha comfortably on top, followed by the Bombers, Nukes, Daddies and Lubeasts.
>>> 
>>> To the extent there's consensus there, it seems to favor Blocker and Buddha, with Winick very much in the hunt and the Lubeasts and Nukes within striking distance. Given that the projections don't include prospects, I think you have to give a bump to the Bombers, as Dominguez seems likely to be the most valuable contributor from the current reserve rosters.
>>> 
>>> Finally, since it's been a whole day since the draft, we have to account for injuries. So far, we have Royce Lewis of the Lubeasts (hamstring--shocking!), Clarke Schmidt of the Bombers (shoulder), and of course Josh Rojas's toe for the Berliners.
>>> 
>>> Waiting to see the Pippin report from Winick.
>>> 
>>> Mark K
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