Breakdown of the Blake to LA Deal from Yahoo! Sports
Underachievers forced Dodgers to pick up Blake
For the Cleveland Indians, dealing Blake became a no-brainer after the team continued to founder in July and ace CC Sabathia was traded. Blake, one of the few proven bats on the market, triggered a moderate bidding war between the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks, and was bound to net a couple of decent prospects.
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Matt has covered Major League Baseball and the "other two" Pro teams in Cleveland since 1994. He has been on the beat of the Indians in full-time mode since 1996, working for various raido and print networks around the country.
