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Originally Posted by a700hitter
...and they added Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla and Josh Willingham as every day players and he managed to finish with the 8 th best record of 16 teams 19 games out of first place.
Drop Beckett from your list above, and I would consider trading the rest of them to get these three.
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They were still rookies though. And Uggla was a Rule 5 pick. Inexperience and uncertainty play a factor (just look at the Yankee pitching this year). He did a damn good job that year. Appearantly I'm not alone, just ask the BBWAA.