"At the time the deal was made with the Rays, I remember thinking, "Who is this guy we're getting for Shoppach?" Well, it turned out to be one of the better deals this front office has made in a good while. Mitch Talbot has been a revelation for this team." - theksukidd73
View full sizeMitch Talbot is 8-8 with a 3.99 ERA in his first full big league season. In response to the story Former Cleveland catcher Kelly Shoppach compares Rays to '07 Tribe: Indians Insider, cleveland.com reader theksukidd73 thinks the Kelly Shoppach trade may go down as one of Mark Shapiro's best. This reader writes,
"At the time the deal was made with the Rays, I remember thinking, "Who is this guy we're getting for Shoppach?" Well, it turned out to be one of the better deals this front office has made in a good while. Mitch Talbot has been a revelation for this team."
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