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Britton's trade value

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eddie83 Hangout Grand Counsel

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How can you call yourself all in when at this point not even as good as the team who won 81 games last year?

So we invest all that money with the Davis and O'Day deals and we are trying to play both sides of the fence?

Our rotation may be the downfall of the team, but for better or worse this team is all in.

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No reason to expect the bullpen to be better.

Just like the Yankees shouldn't expect improvement.

If Givens pitches well it provides insurance for O'Day and Britton not pitching as well or being injured. In terms of raw numbers we don't need to be better but we have better depth. It bumps back Brach a notch and who knows if Wright will be an option at some point.

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