The front office goes out and takes the ace away from his division rival giving him four would-be aces in his rotation (Weaver, Haren, Wilson, Santana), not to mention a quality rookie in Richards.
They sign arguably the best hitter of all time.
They have five would-be starting OF's.
They bring up a rookie having one of the best rookie seasons of all time.
They trade for a middle reliever who becomes a shut down closer to go along with at least two other could-be closers (Walden, Downs).
But all that wasn't enough, so they have to go out and add the best SP available at the trade deadline giving him five aces.
And they currently sit in 3rd place in their division and on the fringe of the expanded playoffs, 5 games behind the aforementioned rival who not only lost last season's ace to the Angels, but this season's "ace" to injury, and behind a team many picked to be the worst team in the league this season.
I mean come on, how much does this guy need to win?
They sign arguably the best hitter of all time.
They have five would-be starting OF's.
They bring up a rookie having one of the best rookie seasons of all time.
They trade for a middle reliever who becomes a shut down closer to go along with at least two other could-be closers (Walden, Downs).
But all that wasn't enough, so they have to go out and add the best SP available at the trade deadline giving him five aces.
And they currently sit in 3rd place in their division and on the fringe of the expanded playoffs, 5 games behind the aforementioned rival who not only lost last season's ace to the Angels, but this season's "ace" to injury, and behind a team many picked to be the worst team in the league this season.
I mean come on, how much does this guy need to win?
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