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So big sruprise, Pearce is injured

I know Heim isn't supposed to be much but I just don't see the point in picking up a guy that misses as many games as he plays.

Now we hear he has had a bum arm all year which reduces his value as an occasional starter in the OF

Would have rather promoted Dariel Alvarez, kept Heim in the system and saved a couple million

Big surprise, web is complaining about a DD move.

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Somewhat, particularly if he has a track record. I personally think Pearce just had a down year AND had bad luck, and the year before, he had a great year and had good luck. As others have said, he's probably a mid case.

When you are not looking at the long term,sometimes luck is all you need. Just ask the Royals.

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I like Pearce but if he was damaged goods at trade deadline shouldn't we have known beforehand either via physical or some communication with Rays? I hope this is nothing serious but if it is, I would hope we could negate the deal.

No, you can't negate a deal.

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As much as Pearce struggled last year, he still put up a .711 OPS which isn't horrible. It seemed to be a combination of injuries, a couple prolonged ruts, and some bad luck. He could just never get going.

He's not as good as he was in 2014 but not as bad he was last year. I think he's a solid .750-.800 OPS bat as an everyday player and better than that if you just play him against lefties.

He was a horrible drag on the roster for most of 2015.

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He was a horrible drag on the roster for most of 2015.

I think 2015 bears forgetting about, thankfully, it wasn't a losing season, and they were in the playoff hunt until mid August.

But, too many players had sub-par years.

Its over.

I would rather remember 2014, and how close we came. :)

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I'm missing your point.

Did Rea not pitch for the Marlins, get hurt, then get shipped back to SD for one of the pieces that over there?

Yes, the teams agreed to a second trade of him back to San Diego after injury.

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I think 2015 bears forgetting about, thankfully, it wasn't a losing season, and they were in the playoff hunt until mid August.

But, too many players had sub-par years.

Its over.

I would rather remember 2014, and how close we came. :)

Buck said that the Orioles were aware of a physical issue with Pearce before the trade.

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