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Found September 11, 2009 on Mop Up Duty:
Ken
Good ole’ lazy friday. Here’s an article I prepared after Rios was dealt to Chicago. I went on vacation shortly thereafter and never got around to posting. The majority of this article was written right after the deal (and before Alex **** the bed in Chicago). The dust has settled. The sabermetric community proclaims the Jays [...]
Original Story: http://mopupduty.com/index.php/stat-n...
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