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Originally Posted by TRF
Yes, in 2010, Rolen was better than EE all around. How much better offensively? well they SLG about the same, but Rolen was far better at getting on base. Going forward from today, If EE is 80% of what he was last year for the next 4 years, TOR wins the trade.
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No, because Toronto released EdE to the wind after 2010. The books is closed on this trade. The Reds flat out won the thing two years ago and anything Rolen provided in 2011 and 2012 was gravy. Whatever EdE does in his reincarnation as a DH in Toronto has no bearing the Reds, who don't have a DH job to offer.
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Originally Posted by TRF
And I go back to a point i made earlier... Why isn't Arroyo given the same credit for helping turn the pitching around?
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A) You don't need to convince me that Arroyo's impact on the pitching staff has been seriously undercredited over the years (both in terms of actual performance and in terms of providing a role model for how to take the ball every 5th day and in how to work with what you've got on a given day).
B) Rolen's addition immediately shifted the Reds from a struggling club to a winning one. Again, August 23, 2009 is the day the lights went on. Scott Rolen was the switch.