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Matt LaPorta is the key player in the package for Cy Young winner CC Sabathia. Who is he? What does he bring to the table offensively? And will he get a shot to play in Cleveland in 2008?
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C.C. Sabathia, welcome to the Dairy State. The Brewers acquired the Tribe ace for a package including top prospect Matt LaPorta.
