Re: kendall to the cubs, lol
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I'm pretty sure Beane is forced to second or third level these guys at this point. They offer him a player to be named, he names some random douchebag he doesn't want, they go "HA! Tricked you, you can't have him, you get this (superstud, hidden gem, huge upside) guy instead, sucker!"
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Beane has traded lots of good young players to other teams. Just a few off the top of my head, Andre Ethier, Ramon Hernandez, Aaron Harang, Jeremy Bonderman. One could also argue that the Tim Hudson trade was a bust. Although the Mulder for Haren and Calero was definitely a huge win for Billy. My point is that, while Beane is a great GM, he isn't ripping off people left and right with his trades.
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