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DBacks got Estrada for Cormier and Villarreal (relief pitchers). Villarreal had one great year and has been continuously injured/ineffective since. Cormier is more like a AAAA pitcher. That said, you have to wonder when the Braves want any pitcher. Estrada's projections are pretty close to that of Hernandez. He's a switch hitter who hits much better from the left so it allows Snyder (only 24 or 25 and never played in AAA) to continue to develop. I like this trade.
We still haven't traded Vazquez but that will come soon enough. They are also trying to trade Glaus, probably for pitching to replace Vazquez.
Piazza - pass. If the stars align he could put up an OPS of .850 but that would still only make him average for a 1B. Worth a shot if a team has nothing better but they shouldn't pay more than about $4M for him
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