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The Morrow trade... a lot of people are saying that this is probably a handshake agreement that is a part of the big 3 team trade last week. Even if it's not being admitted to.
Might not be the case. Who knows.
The M's GM was quoted as saying that he would've been competing for the 5th spot in the rotation. The M's still have 10ish million to spend and that could very well include grabbing a starting pitcher. They probably just figured Morrow probably won't actually tap into the potential that he has, especially with the complete mishandling of him the past few years. Besides, he walks the world and hasn't gotten his breaking stuff working, really.
The Yankees... now that they know they have a pretty good stranglehold on the AL, they'll probably just keep buying or one-side trading their way into having an all star at every position.
That Vasquez trade was a rape. Melky has been and always will be a 4th outfielder. Even if last year was an outlier for Javier, his regressed numbers are still going to be really solid for a 4th slot starter.
I like how the Braves freed up something like 8 or 9 million dollars and then go and sign a question mark for 2 million as their "big bat".
Maybe if they didn't spend 10 million on aging, question mark bullpen arms, they could get a legit bat or two for the middle of that order.
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