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Originally Posted by 688sonarmen
I really think it is for the best. Some say he had an off year I say he is on the decline. Even if his decline is better than most in baseball agreeing to a 9-10 year contract for that $ would have been insane. Losing TLR was a much bigger loss IMHO.
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Your argument might hold water if he started off like a gangbuster and slumped as the season wore on, but the exact opposite happened. Then he continued to feast on opposing pitchers in the playoffs (1.155OPS). If that's slowing down, everyone else in baseball must be in reverse.