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Mediocre pitchers cashing in

By Rob Neyer
ESPN Insider

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Monday, in an ESPN.com chat, I issued a challenge: in either 12 words or 800, explain why so many No. 3 starters are getting No. 2 and even No. 1 contracts. Only one man responded to the challenge with precision. Travis Anderson: "When hitters ditch steroids, pitching will become even more of a premium." While I admire Travis's ingenuity, I don't think he's got this right. One could even argue that he's got this exactly backwards. Let's run a thought experiment. Suppose that all major leagu ...

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