The Tuesday Takeaway
From the wee hours of the morning through the 4:00 p.m. ET deadline, general managers took center stage. The Phillies split their outfielders between the National League West rivals, sending Shane Victorino to Los Angeles and Hunter Pence to San Francisco. The Cubs finally found a taker for Ryan Dempster, shipping him to pitching-starved Texas. And the Reds landed Jonathan Broxton, adding another power arm to the senior circuit’s most talented bullpen.
But as the dust settled and the sun set, A.J. Burnett grabbed the spotlight at Wrigley Field. Acquired from the Yankees in a salary-dump trade in February, the 35-year-old right-hander has gone from unpredictable in New York to unbeatable in Pittsburgh. After allowing four or more runs in 15 of his 32 starts last season, Burnett has held his opponents to three or fewer in 16 of his 19 outings in 2012, including last night’s 5-0 victory over the Cubs.
Burnett entered the second game of the three-game s...
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Baseball Prospectus:
PLAYERS:
Shane Victorino,
Hunter Pence,
Ryan Dempster,
Jonathan Broxton,
AJ Burnett,
Neil Walker,
Adrian Cardenas,
Neal Huntington,
Ryan Ludwick,
Wandy Rodriguez,
Travis Snider,
Gaby Sanchez,
Chad Qualls,
Justin Upton,
Carlos Quentin,
Barry Bonds,
Ben Sheets,
Carlos Lee,
Ozzie Guillen,
Wade LeBlanc,
Carlos Zambrano,
Drew Stubbs,
Dusty Baker,
Kip Wells,
Yu Darvish,
Carlos Villanueva,
John Farrell
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox
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