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Bless You Boys Podcast 121 was recorded July 25, 2014, has a running time of 73 minutes, and features Al Beaton and HookSlide.
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Topics:
- The Detroit Tigers acquire closer Joakim Soria from Rangers for prospects Jake Thompson and Corey Knebel.
- Did the Tigers overpay for Soria?
- Trading prospects is the equivalent of buying lottery tickets. You could hit it big, but the odds are heavily stacked against you.
- Are the Tigers scrapping their future with prospect heavy trades? Was the Soria trade a "screw the future" deal thanks to an octogenarian owner who wants a World Series win NOW?
- Should the bullpen have been better addressed during this past off season?
- Joe Nathan is still the closer. But for how long? Would Soria be best used in higher leverage situations earlier during a game?
- How should we define "winning the Soria trade?"
- Fangraphs: Joakim Soria and the value of a postseason relief ace.
- When Dave Dombrowski says it's 'highly unlikely" Joel Hanrahan pitches for Tigers, he's actually saying "Hanarahan will not pitch for Detroit in 2014."
- Some things will never change, such as the Tigers' connection with Lakeland.
- Debunking baseball voodoo: There are no such things as jinxes.
- Ryan Raburn is gonna Ryan Raburn. Just ask Corey Kluber.
All that, plus tangents galore!
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