If you are anything like me, well then, let me first say "sorry." That must be really rough for you. However, that means that I know that you have probably spent almost every waking second of the last few days feverishly scanning Twitter and sports news sites for information on the forthcoming trade the Angels are going to make.
I mean, they've got to deal someone, right? And it has to happen soon, right? Right? RIGHT? RIGHT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!
Ahem... pardon me. I (and by proxy you) am a little over-caffeinated. Anyway, this looming trade has captured my interest well beyond normal standards because of how multi-faceted it is. This isn't the typical trade rumor in which we know the Halos are shopping one particular player or offering some nebulous package of prospects for a few specific targets. In database parlance, those kind of deals are one-to-many joins, but this current rumor is a many-to-many because the Angels are supposedly shopping so many...
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Monkey with a Halo:
PLAYERS:
Peter Bourjos,
Mark Trumbo,
Julio Teheran,
Scott Boras,
Vernon Wells,
Kole Calhoun,
Garrett Richards,
Hank Conger,
David Price,
Cliff Lee,
Jerry Dipoto,
Lance Berkman,
Jim Thome,
Shaun Marcum
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers
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