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Old 07-31-2009, 07:47 PM   #622
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Re: Heyman says Rolen to the Reds

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeRedleg View Post
You mean like $4M? There really was no reason to include Stewart in this deal when WJ should have had all the leverage (Jays wanting to shed payroll, Rolen wanting to come home, etc.).

And look at Rolen's last two years on the back of his baseball card and tell me if that you don't mind him playing 70% of the time.

EE for Rolen with no $$$ involved should have gotten this deal done, but WJ went all in with a pair of two's.

EE and Roenicke was more than enough to get this deal done.
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