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]]> By: niv http://niv.is/2010/03/25/making-moves-2/comment-page-1/#comment-297 niv Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:30:01 +0000 http://niv.is/?p=127#comment-297 you're right, there is a lot implied in my conclusions paragraph. probably worthy of another post! you’re right, there is a lot implied in my conclusions paragraph. probably worthy of another post!

]]> By: geoff http://niv.is/2010/03/25/making-moves-2/comment-page-1/#comment-296 geoff Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:14:25 +0000 http://niv.is/?p=127#comment-296 in your last paragraph you implicitly assume that kershaw = lee. do you believe that is true? kershaw seems to be younger, less expensive, and arguably better overall (better in ks and slg, even in era, worse in whip). even if they are a wash, is turning smoak, santana and reimold into utley a coup? i like utley a whole lot (think he's the 3rd best hitter in the league) but that is quite a bit to give up - its a very win-now deal. obviously if things dont go well you can try to flip utley again as we move along into the season, but do you expect you'd be able to get that much back for him? no doubt your team is better off this year as a result of these deals on net. so i guess im trying to figure out the merits of looking at your roster post-draft and immediately deciding to either go for it all or sell it all off versus taking a more wait-and-see approach as the season progresses. i certainly fall more on the cautious side, but the past two years you seem to have gone with the aggressive strategy. in your last paragraph you implicitly assume that kershaw = lee. do you believe that is true? kershaw seems to be younger, less expensive, and arguably better overall (better in ks and slg, even in era, worse in whip).

even if they are a wash, is turning smoak, santana and reimold into utley a coup? i like utley a whole lot (think he’s the 3rd best hitter in the league) but that is quite a bit to give up – its a very win-now deal. obviously if things dont go well you can try to flip utley again as we move along into the season, but do you expect you’d be able to get that much back for him?

no doubt your team is better off this year as a result of these deals on net. so i guess im trying to figure out the merits of looking at your roster post-draft and immediately deciding to either go for it all or sell it all off versus taking a more wait-and-see approach as the season progresses. i certainly fall more on the cautious side, but the past two years you seem to have gone with the aggressive strategy.

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