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Talk is cheap; deals can be costly.(Closer)(baseball players, trading by teams)
As the trading deadline approaches, the so-called experts are throwing out lots of names and scenarios and talking about who would fit where. Randy Johnson is the biggest name out there, of course. Kris Benson and Steve Finley are being talked about a lot, too.
But there's an unwritten rule that if your name is mentioned in a possible trade, that trade won't happen. General managers are funny that way--if a potential deal is exposed in the media, that deal won't get done.
G.M.s also are careful to weigh the risks involved: How much of the future do you give up to improve the present? Who can forget Larry Andersen for Jeff Bagwell?
Back in 1998, the Astros took a gamble by trading Freddy Garcia, Jose Guillen and John Halama to the Mariners for Johnson, who was three months away from becoming a tree agent. The Big Unit went 10-1 for Houston and helped it get to the playoffs, but the Astros lost in the Division Series and Johnson later signed with the Diamondbacks. So was it worth it? Seattle, on the other hand, knew it wasn't going ...
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