Greg Maddux, the greatest pitcher in the last 30 years, is set to be traded back to the Dodgers, where he helped us win the 2006 NL West. Maddux is not what he used to be, but still has had a respectable 2008 on a horrible Padres team that gave him no run support. Maddux can slide into the 4th slot of the rotation behind Billingsley, Kuroda & Lowe, a pitching staff that already has the league-leading ERA. This may be the last piece for LA in the quest for the West. And best I can figure, this is the first time a 350+ win pitcher (Maddux) and a 500-home run hitter (Manny) have been on the same team. The closest I could find was eventual home run king Hank Aaron and 363-game winner Warren Spahn, but Hank had only 366 homers at the end of Spahn's career. And, that, my friends, has to count for something.
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He has not been great this year and hopefully his first start is not indicative of how he will finish the year. The Manny-effect seems to be waning a bit, but it is a race to 82 wins for that division.
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