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Originally Posted by fundmark19
I really don't get how everyone is up in arms about KC trading away legit prospects for Sheilds when Toronto is selling the farm for a knuckle baller and everyone is excited. No way does Dickey win 20 games ever again, I am glad he is jumping all over his great season but I really think he is going to struggle in Al east. Longoria is a .400 hitter against knucklers so I hope he continues those numbers. Hopefully the Jays can get the run support needed to bail Dickey out when he is off.
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If you're going to cherry pick Longoria vs Knucklers, look at Dickey's numbers vs the AL East since 2010. Lights out. And there's a difference between a struggling KC team with still many holes on there team trading elite prospects, then a team with a strong foundation looking to put itself over the top.
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Stolen from FanGraphs
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The Blue Jays might trust Dickey more, and based on their offseason, they certainly think they’re more ready to win. From the looks of things, they’re the current American League East favorites. There are those major differences between this trade and the Royals’ James Shields trade — the Blue Jays are better than the Royals are, and the Blue Jays didn’t trade someone who could’ve been of immediate use. Yet, because the Blue Jays aren’t proven and because people love top prospects, there’s a sentiment that the Jays might’ve overpaid. This depends on the weight you put on trying to win in the short term, but when looking at the Dickey deal, it makes sense to look at similar previous deals.
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