Choose Your Own Adventure: The Dynamics of Trading Papelbon

Every time someone talks about the Phillies moving on in their rebuild, they bring up the Phillies $13 million closer, Jonathan Papelbon.  Papelbon looks good this spring; his fastball is close to its velocity from last year (91-93),  and his secondaries look sharp (and sequenced).  Yet it appears the trade talk has calmed down, and while the … Read more