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Originally Posted by rubecube
I'm fine with trading Lee, but this season has been absolutely abysmal for the Mariners.
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They had such high expectations from the start with such a solid rotation, but who knows what the heck is wrong with them.
As for the deal, it looks pretty solid I think, for Texas. I'm pretty familiar with Smoak, and he should come around as he develops into a really good player, but the price paid wasn't all that much to get a sure ace. We actually got a pretty nice return for Halladay in comparison.
Can you imagine if the Yanks were to have gotten Lee? May as well have handed them the championship. They were right not dealing Montero though...that guy is going to be a stud.