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Well, I know baseball expert types generally like these kinds of deals because they involve "veterans" who "know how to win" or some other such nebulous thing. But in terms of actual baseball performance, I'm not sure what's really there. Berkman's been positively mediocre for a 1st basemen; his OBP is fine, but his slugging is way, way down. It's the lowest since his first year in the bigs, and over 100 points lower than his career average. And he's 34, so I'm thinking this isn't an aberration. He has some value because he'll probably be better in limited/DH duty than some of the other guys they might have trotted out there, though.
Kerry Wood, on the other hand, has an ERA of 6.30. He's just a name.
They might not have given up much (I'm not really sure), but I know they didn't get much, except to analysts who think "leadership" and "playing the game the right way" somehow means more than hitting or pitching.
Kerry Wood, on the other hand, has an ERA of 6.30. He's just a name.
They might not have given up much (I'm not really sure), but I know they didn't get much, except to analysts who think "leadership" and "playing the game the right way" somehow means more than hitting or pitching.
