Grading The MLB Trade Deadline

Tampa Bay Rays – Considering that the Rays received a rookie of the year winner in Wil Myers for James Shields after the 2012 season, you’d have thought they could something similar for David Price, who has had a better career than Shields. Instead they wound up getting Nick Franklin from the Seattle Mariners and Drew Smyly from the Tigers. They’re adequate pieces but you’d have thought Tampa Bay would be able to fetch more maybe something similar to what the A’s sent to the Cubs. – Grade C

Larry Fleisher

Larry Fleisher has covered sports in various capacities for nearly 15 years. He is a writer/editor for the Sports Xchange and has also worked for SportsTicker and Metro New York newspaper. Larry also has worked on many NBA broadcasts doing stats, on several TV shows as a background actor. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association and the Internet Baseball Writers Association.

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