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The Angels trade for Justin Upton, appear to be a favorite for the second Wild Card Spot

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http://baselinetimes.com/angels-acquire-tigers-upton/

Adding Justin Upton to the Angels is huge in itself, but with good second halves from Cron, Calhoun, Valbuena, Revere, Pennington, and then obviously Trout and Simmons, the Angels are poised for a big month of September. Their starting pitching is still a huge problem, but they now have one of the better lineups in baseball going by second half production. 

In a year when I thought the Angels should sell nearly everything once Trout went down, they have done a great job clinging this close to the playoff race, and the Upton trade is something that I believe can get them a real shot at the playoffs. Bravo, Angels.

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9 minutes ago, Randy Gradishar said:

I mean, based on the math, the Upton trade improves the team by like 0.6 games the rest of the year. 

If it was Pujols getting replaced instead of Maybin, it would still be like 1 game at most. Now DD me.

We know 

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46 minutes ago, Randy Gradishar said:

I mean, based on the math, the Upton trade improves the team by like 0.6 games the rest of the year. 

If it was Pujols getting replaced instead of Maybin, it would still be like 1 game at most. Now DD me.

Going by WAR isn't really the most accurate way to talk about the value gained. It will only be for 1/6 of the season, but it's when every single game is important and he lengthens the lineup quite a bit. Yes, Pujols is still there, but the Angels have 7 or 8 guys hitting quite well since the AS Break. That's big.

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1 hour ago, Randy Gradishar said:

I mean, based on the math, the Upton trade improves the team by like 0.6 games the rest of the year. 

If it was Pujols getting replaced instead of Maybin, it would still be like 1 game at most. Now DD me.

Fortunately baseball is a game you play not a homework assignment 

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