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Quick free-agent fixes becoming harder to find

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Now that the season has started, we can begin to get a read on the 2008 free-agent class. So far, the news isn't encouraging for teams that use free agency to acquire impact starters. Only 34 of the 132 unrestricted free agents who moved to new teams became starters. Think about that -- that's roughly only one per team. Remember how the Dolphins came out in the first days of free agency and signed six players? From that group, only guard Justin Smiley started on opening day. Charlie Anders ...

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