tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post819679617025860675..comments2008-07-27T17:05:52.061-04:00dakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02768386460112735397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923437.post-66871379722257562322008-07-27T17:05:00.001-04:002008-07-27T17:05:00.001-04:00I've had a couple of people send me none-too-enthusiastic defenses of the Blake trade. This is what I wrote to one guy:<BR/><BR/>As with almost all trades, of course there's a pretty significant chance that Blake rakes for two months and the two prospies amount to nothing. Blake does, however, have a BABIP of .343 that seems pretty unsustainable. Take that away, his average drops back down to .265, and you're looking at a very average piece.<BR/><BR/>There's the argument, I suppose, that Torre simply was never going to play LaRoche every day. But to me that seems like allowing lower-level decision-making craziness to dictate further craziness on the upper levels.Juniorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399868922850358920noreply@blogger.com