JnG
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I agree that this is a better comparison, however this is only because both of them are in the role of starter currently. Verlander is a pure power/command pitcher, while lester relies on the heavy movement of his breaking balls to get guys out. Both rack up a fair amount of strikeouts and are tall/athletic, but I felt that this contrast in their styles was an important one to consider.
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That's very debatable. Papelbon has as much upside as Verlander and Hansen as much upside as Zumaya.
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Clearly you would have to take that deal. Verland and Zumaya are a huge part of Detroit's resurgence this year, alas, there is no chance Detroit would swap two major contributors on their team, one an ace starter in the making, the other a reliever contributing at the Major league level, for two prospects who have comparable upside, but, with the exception of Papelbon's stellar play in the closer role, have yet to prove themselves. Even though Papelbon has been tremendous thus far, Detroit would be looking for a lot more in return than just two relievers with nasty stuff.
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The very idea of it goes against everything this organization stands for and seems both impractical and inefficent. Nomar's injury prone and, just because he's on a tear right now doesn't mean that he would be worth the numerous prospects that we would have to give up. Why even considering trading for him when we haven't even given one of our top prospects a shot and the major league level. It just doesn't make sense to drain our farm system of valuable resources, especially for a guy who would probably end up injured and who, by the way, doesn't even play an effective SS anymore. We should atleast give Pedroia a chance. Besides, there's no guarantee that Nomar would even want to come back.
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New member, live in CT. I'm looking forward to getting to know this board and its members.