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Jonathan, how much does a top three of Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, and J.A. Happ scare you?

Jonathan, how much does a top three of Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, and J.A. Happ scare you?
It’s officially Trade Week, and because I know how we fans of the big-market teams spend this time of year fretting over the decision whether to sell the farm for a perennial all-star, I’ve put together this analysis to help us undertand just what’s at stake. Once I’ve covered trading the prospects, I’ve included some graphs of the signings our favorite teams (and my least favorite) have made over the past few years, in order to show how they value age in their decision process. Read the rest of this entry →