High and Inside
Occasionally my brother and I find a topic that gets us riled up and we end up arguing about it online for an irrational amount of time. Such was the case when I pointed out to him late last week that the Florida Marlins started the baseball offseason by trading Mike Jacobs to Kansas City for Leo Nunez, a relief pitcher.
I argued that while Jacobs is certainly not a superstar, his 32-homer, 93 RBI season should have garnered more than a middle reliever in return. He pointed to Jacobs’ sub-.300 on base percentage and lack of history as a 30-plus homer guy in saying that the Marlins got about as much as they could.
The following conversation ensued:
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