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| July 08, 2002 | Rosenthal, Ken | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It's time to stop viewing the Expos as a sad-sack operation destined to be abolished at the end of the season. Not even Major League Baseball will be stupid enough to eliminate a franchise it could sell to the highest bidder.

The Expos' trade for Indians ace Bartolo Colon didn't just improve the team's ability to contend. It also enhanced the value of the franchise, which is coveted by three different ownership groups representing Washington D.C./northern Virginia.

The Colon trade wasn't part of a grand scheme to jack up the Expos' price; commissioner Bud Selig isn't that shrewd. Still, Selig can't be unhappy that Omar Minaya, his hand-picked choice to ...

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