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Yankees and Tigers raped AZ today
Austin Jackson's ceiling is Curtis Granderson. Ian Kennedy was too far down on the depth chart to make an impact. Phil Coke is expendable.
Granderson gives the Yankees the ability to say peace to Damon or Matsui. I think they let Damon go and slide Cabrera to left, deal Gardner. They need a number 5 hitter which Damon is not and Matsui is. Matsui you can have for cheaper than Damon and for one year instead of two. Matsui leaves, Posada can slide to DH and Montero can catch.
I don't know what AZ was thinking. They got Edwin Jackson but this was a deal to win now, which they aren't in the position to do. They gave up Scherzer, easily the best pitcher in the deal. The other pitcher they gave up projects as a future closer as well and was AZ's top pick in the 2008 draft.
Detroit... let the rebuild begin. They get A-Jax who will replace Granderson, Scherzer who slots in nicely behind Verlander and Porcello, a guy to battle Zumaya for closer of the future and Phil Coke who can start or relieve.
Dbacks got a pitcher to win now when they aren't winning shit and a guy who can maybe be a #3 starter in the NL West one day.
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