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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
Another one that Mo sold high on was Rasmus.
Since the July 27, 2011 deal that sent him from St. Louis to Toronto, Rasmus has batted .235 with a .296 OBP and a .433 SLG. He's hit 65 homers, but has a strikeout rate of nearly 28 percent as a Blue Jay.
Seems John Jay should be next for Mo to sell high.
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Rasmus put up 4.8 WAR in 118 games last year. That's elite production. He has really scuffled this year, but his biggest problem was always Tony Rasmus, the worst Little League Dad imaginable.
To Mo's credit, Jay has actually been more valuable, but given Colby's age at the time of the trade and the return, he is a classic example of a dump, not selling high. Selling high is Kent Bottenfield.
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