Found August 22, 2009 on Sliding Into Home: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Well, not really, but thanks to Joel Sherman's article this morning it's been the topic of discussion on several Yankees blogs, so I figured I'd chime him.The article is titled Pedroia's Effort Level Leaves Robbie In Dust. I formed a seven- man committee comprised of one NL GM, one AL GM, and five assistants -- three NL and two AL -- and posed this question: If you could have Robinson Cano or Dustin Pedroia for the next five years, who would you take and why? The result surprised me. All seven executives picked Pedroia. He is the reigning MVP. But his 2009 season is down from last year while Cano has rebounded to have a positive campaign. Pedroia just turned 26, Cano turns 27 in October. I thought Cano might receive some extra points for potentially aging better than Pedroia, whose all-or-nothing swing scares me for the long term. However, all seven respondents followed a basic theme: "Pedroia has better makeup and gives his all every day," an NL exec...
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