Before calling for your general manager’s head, bemoaning the players your favorite team didn’t land, consider the bigger picture.
The three top left-handed starters discussed in trades – Tarik Skubal, Garrett Crochet and Blake Snell – did not move.
Hitters who might have shaken up the market – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Luis Robert Jr., even Brent Rooker – also did not move.
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It wouldn’t be fair to call it a “Dudline,” not when 60 trades were made in the final six days, including 32 on Tuesday before the 6 p.m. ET cutoff.
But think about it:
Who was the best starting pitcher traded? Jack Flaherty, who was not as big a prize as David
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