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Ducksnorts found this 1/4/2008 on www.baseballthinkfactory.org [flag]
San Diego Padres - Signed P Mark Prior to a 1-year, $1 million contract. Surprisingly, I think David Pinto really missed the mark in his recent article on Prior, suggesting that it was a bad gamble. David and other critics of this deal are focusing on the probable outcome. Yes, the most likely outcome is that Prior's not terribly healthy or even slightly healthy. But if Prior was a ... [link]

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Published 1/4/2008 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
... wonders how accurate comparisons are over time given advances in medical technology, and I have to agree. Chris Carpenter is the only guy on this list who has pitched in the last 15 years, and I’ll be tickled if Prior so much as sniffs that kind of success. I don’t think he will, mind you, but I’m also not sure how much we can learn from looking at, e.g., Mal Eason’s 1902 season or Cy Barger’s 1914 season. Dan Szymborski, on the other hand, likes the gamble. ...

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