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Beyond the Box Score found this 9/27/2008 on www.baseballprospectus.com [flag]
The ultimate goal of any trade is to make your team better. GMs always seek the holy grail of the “win-win” deal, the one that makes both teams better. Economic realities and deals that build for the future can confuse this, but the 2007-08 winter might be remembered for two of the ... [link]

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Baseball Prospectus' Stats Are Silly
Published 9/27/2008 by Sky Kalkman at Beyond the Box Score
Baseball Prospectus' Stats Are Silly Will Carroll has an Unfiltered blog post up discussing how the Rays-Twins trade this past off-season was a win-win deal, benefitting both teams. Both teams might end up in the playoffs, but the Rays appear to have gotten a slightly better deal. Garza became an ace-level starter ...

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