Cliff Lee debate would be moot point if the Rangers could have hit the ball better in this series.
Giants have been criticized rightly so for not developing any everyday players and spending several futile years trying to prop up Barry Bonds with aging veterans...but one thing Sabean and his crew have been able to do well is have uncanny success in finding and developing pitchers through drafts and or trades/signings...and to know which ones to keep and which ones to trade to help the team. Sabean got a lot of heat for trading top pitching prospect Tim Alderson (who many thought would be as good as Baumgarner) for Freddie Sanchez...now Alderson is struggling in the minors...and word is he may never develop as a major league prospect.
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