01-02-2009, 05:59 PM
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I wouldn't want him back for 2010 -- not for the money he will likely get. But he was making $5.5M this year -- an absolute bargain for DeRosa. There was no reason to trade him unless we got something of value in return. And it appears that we didn't.
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<b>One </b>of the guys we got in the trade, Stevens, <b>looks </b>like he could be a <b>great </b>setup guy. I'm not saying it's a worthwhile haul unless <b>the other two are good prospects</b>, but just sayin'.
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*Could be* great setup guy? Sweet.
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I can emphasize stuff, too, butt nugget.
I wouldn't want him back for 2010 -- not for the money he will likely get. But he was making $5.5M this year -- an absolute bargain for DeRosa. There was no reason to trade him unless we got something of value in return. And it appears that we didn't.
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<b>One </b>of the guys we got in the trade, Stevens, <b>looks </b>like he could be a <b>great </b>setup guy. I'm not saying it's a worthwhile haul unless <b>the other two are good prospects</b>, but just sayin'.
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*Could be* great setup guy? Sweet.
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I can emphasize stuff, too, butt nugget.
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