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How to Determine Trade Winners

How to Determine Trade Winners

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Paul White
Jul 26, 2023
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In December of 1987, I was a sophomore living in a dorm at The University of Kansas when I heard that my favorite team, the Red Sox, has traded for Lee Smith to be their new closer.

I was thrilled. The Sox had just finished only their second losing season (to that point) of my lifetime, and an enormous reason for that was their terrible pitching staff. T…

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