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Old 07-05-2013, 03:55 PM   #59
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I made a trade deadline move that is paying huge dividends for me. The Twins were way in last place and were looking to clear salary. So I sent away 3 young B potential guys: Daniel Murphy (who I just could never hit well as for some reason), Kirk Nieuwenhuis, and Jeurys Familia for Ryan Doumit (who was the Twins' lone All Star rep) and Josh Willingham. Found that I absolutely rake with both guys, and Willingham in particular has been amazing for me during the playoffs..

I gave Travis d'Arnaud a month-long trial before the deadline and just couldn't play well as him, so I went with a Doumit/Buck combo the rest of the season. Doumit has another year on his deal, so I might go with a d'Arnaud/Doumit platoon next year since Doumit sucks against lefties.

I rolled with a Valdespin/Turner 2B platoon after the Murphy trade, and Valdespin goes and hits 4 bombs during the NLCS. I swept away the Reds and the 108 win Dodgers in the NLDS and NLCS, respectively. But only one game was a blowout (the one started by Clayton Kershaw, oddly). The others were all really tightly contested and I got through it on the strength of my pitching.
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