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    Um, who thought acquiring Aaron Civale was (cough, cough) a good idea?

    By John Romano,

    20 days ago
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    This was a familiar scene the past year. In his 27 starts with the Rays, Aaron Civale averaged 4.9 innings of work. The right-hander was traded to the Brewers on Wednesday for a Class A shortstop. [ JEFFEREE WOO | Times ]

    ST. PETERSBURG — Sometimes, baseball fans lose their damn minds when it comes to the trade deadline.

    Take, for instance, this ill-conceived observation when the Rays acquired Aaron Civale from Cleveland around this time last year:

    “While other teams chased bigger names with longer resumes, the Rays acquired a pitcher with as much potential for impact as any trade deadline acquisition of 2023 … "

    And:

    “Four months into the season, the Rays are in position to make a World Series run and they just significantly increased their chances with this move.”

    Despite the enthusiasm of that goofball — some guy named Romano in the...

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