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So lets examine the numbers, shall we?

Lind has more RBI than any of the others, and similar HR numbers to the other three power guys. The big difference is that he is anywhere from 40 to 80 points ahead in average. Kinsler does have 16 steals over him, but the extra 56 point in batting average more than offsets this in my book.

Figgins has virtually the same average as Lind, and 27 steals, but only one homer and 27 RBI.

My personal unscientific method for comparing stats is to add batting average, RBI, HRs and steals to come up with a total score. Using this formula, the scores come up as:

Figgins - 362, Inge - 342, Kinsler - 343, Lind - 384 and Pena - 302

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And exactly what evidence besides the WHIP statistic have you provided to support your belief that Marquis ISN'T good? This may be a fluke season for Marquis....but I'd like to think not.....he did pitch decent with the Cubs, Braves and Cardinals......so I think you ought to cut the guy a little slack.
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Offence isnt the only part of baseball. When you have a natural infielder playing LF ahead of you (on a fairly consistant basis) when you are a natural outfielder theres an issue. Im not saying hes a bad hitter. I am saying he isnt an All-Star calibre baseball player... yet
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I doubt there are (m)any Royals fans on here, but if there are, my sincere condolences. The Royals just traded a good pitching prospect with command issues and another with nice stuff for Yuniesky Betancourt, the no-hit, no-field, no-speed "shortstop" formerly of the Mariners. I'm laughing at Dayton Moore (the Royals' GM) and feeling sad for Royals fans at the same time. That team is utterly screwed until Moore leaves, plus about five years after that.

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And exactly what evidence besides the WHIP statistic have you provided to support your belief that Marquis ISN'T good? This may be a fluke season for Marquis....but I'd like to think not.....he did pitch decent with the Cubs, Braves and Cardinals......so I think you ought to cut the guy a little slack.
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M's trade a bag of chips for Jack Hannahan. Lefty bat with no power but good patience and pitch selection, plus awesome defense. Not a great player, but a good stopgap 3B solution. The past 30-ish hours have been incredibly awesome. These are the kind of moves that don't seem like important/big moves, but can be a big help to teams.

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