A guy who's scoring 360 points right now plus cash for a couple of AA guys? How is that even? Three years from now they might help compared to Grilli right now?

Who are the 2 AA guys. Krol spent half the season in the majors. Cruz is high strike out lefty that the scouts I have personally spoken to like as a reliever in the short term and a back end starter 3-4 years from now. You obviously overvalue closers. Over the past 3 years half of the teams went with a different closer than the year before each season. Grilli is 36 had some are trouble this season and didn't retake the closer role Melancon until the playoffs.  There's only a handful Riveras and Kimbrels out there. Grilli isn't one of them first season as a closer next will most likely be his last.  Phillies return is young, effective, cheap and under team control for 6 years.  That's how it's even.  Quit your whining.


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The Phillies and Royals announce a trade.

The Royals send

OF Avisail Garcia (minors)
P Rafael De Paula (minors)
P Jonas Dufek (minors)
P Matt Garza (extended for 3 yrs at $10,250,000 per year, his 2013 salary, Garza ranked 101 out of pitchers witch put him at 85%, current salary higher so its used)
2013 4th round pick

The Phillies send
P Cliff Lee ($25M in 2014, $25M in 2015)
Cash $25M in 2014, $25M in 2015)


The Phillies are in a full rebuild and moving an older pitcher for a younger above average starter in Garza and 2 very young players in Garcia and De Paula.  Garcia will slot into my 25 man next season.  De Paula is said to have top of rotation ceiling his prospect ranking has been hurt by birth certificate issues and a full year lost to a suspension related to said issues.  Jonas Dufek has seemed to find his calling after getting settled into a bullpen role.  The 4th rounder will add further depth.
Paying Lee's contract made it possible to get the prospects I really like.  His contract as it is has really no place in a cap league like this one.  Paying it was only way to move it for a great return.

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Like I said I am an outsider, but just seems a bit crazy to trade most of your good players for a spec and a bunch of picks.

Rome wasn't built in a day, Teams aren't rebuilt in one season.

Range factor is no good, it is simply a number based on assists and putouts per inning played. It still greatly favors 1B and C.

Runs saved and dWAR are both really a cumulative statistic.

It may just be as easy as a penalty for errors.