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I gotta think that the way Jones was sinking he would have been out of the line-up more often than not over the next two months and watching Endy try to play center with Hart beside him would have killed the pitching staff, Young, in particular. (Not to mention the effect it would have on Matt!).
An everyday CF with a good not great right-handed bat was exactly what the M's needed. Nobody was talking about it much because there weren't any of those guys available until suddenly there was. I think this was a masterful trade even if Franklin becomes a minor star, which I think he will. I thinhk Seattle and the Rays won this trade. Not sure how much of an improvemnt if any the Tigers made.