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Buns in the Oven
Buns in the Oven
J.C. Bradbury notes that the Phillies decision to keep Howard and Utley in the minors for a long time paid off : The end result is that the team has two quite valuable players locked in through their peak years (29-30). Of course, the players were hurt somewhat monetarily. An earlier call ...
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