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Old 08-02-2011, 05:05 PM   #1
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much like Sabathia didn't change a thing for the Brewers.

So singlehandedly getting a team into the playoffs for the first time in 26 years isn't changing anything? I'll be damned.
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Old 08-02-2011, 05:37 PM   #2
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So singlehandedly getting a team into the playoffs for the first time in 26 years isn't changing anything? I'll be damned.
And where exactly did they get after that? That's right. No where. He didn't singlehandedly get them anywhere. He made them better yes, but a guy who gives you a chance to win once every 5 days is not going "carry" a team because he's not contributing on a nightly basis.

Not to mention, that trade demolished them. While they made the playoffs, they didn't retain Sabathia, and they lost out on getting draft picks for him walking to the Yankees, who gave up their 1st rounder to the Angels that year after signing Tex. So really, outside of an exciting 2 months and a week, the Sabathia trade accomplished absolutely nothing.

Doug Melvin was smarter this time around, and traded for two top of the rotation starters who fit right in, and are controllable past this year. Add that Weeks, Braun and Gallardo are still going to be around, and the Brewers don't look so bad even when they lose Prince after this season. They went into a "win now and later" mode. Their guys are still young and there's a window of opportunity this time around. Couldn't say that in 2008.
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