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hardballcooperative.com - 7/1/2009
Aardsma leads bargain-bin all-star squad
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Six months after the Red Sox designated him for assignment, David Aardsma is looking like an all-star. He's not the only low-budget player to make an impact for his new team this season. Here are 10 others who turned in strong first-half performances.

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Aardsma The New Balfour?
mlbnotebook.com - 6/29/2009
Aardsma The New Balfour?
— mlbnotebook.com — I just ran over the box scores yesterday and was surprised to see that David Aardsma had 16 saves this season. That is only five behind the leaders of the Majors. That was not as surprisingly as just figuring that David Aardsma was the closer for the Seattle Mariners! Apparently took over the ... (more) Aardsma The New Balfour?

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Brew Crew Ball — ... and his home run stealing catch over the weekend was SportsCenter's Play of the Month for June. The Brewers are also continuing to reap the benefits of unexpected contributions from Casey McGehee. Between the Green Pillars notes that McGehee is probably getting a little lucky (.376 BABIP), but he's also hitting a ton of line drives (22.8%, higher than Prince Fielder). He also hit .429 during interleague play to lead all batters. Hardball Cooperative added McGehee to their Bargain Bin All Star squad. McGehee's ...

Daily Box Score 7/2: Signing Periods, All-Star Voting, and Service Clocks
Beyond the Box Score — ... Marking an end soon, however, is the All-Star voting.  You have mere hours to cast your ballots. If you'd like to cast a very nontraditional ballot, Hardball Cooperative offers up the bargain-bin All-Stars. Some surprising names make the list, including Nick Green, ...

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