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Grading the deadline acquisitions

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

At the trade deadline in 2007, I remember saying and writing that the Boston Red Sox were the biggest winners because they had gotten the best shutdown reliever available, a former Cy Young Award winner with impeccable credentials and the kind of experience needed to respond in a pennant race. And Eric Gagne went out and racked up your basic 6.75 ERA in 18 2/3 innings, allowing about two baserunners per inning. So it's worth checking back on some of those moved before the trade deadline (and a ...

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