This will probably only make you angry

The New York Post reports that the Pirates and Yankees have discussed a Damaso Marte for Kevin Thompson trade. Kevin Thompson put up an OPS of .773 in AAA last year. As a 26 year old. Since Marte is currently one of the best values in baseball, I think we could do better (via Rotoworld).

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