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Without a doubt, the sex appeal factor enters in. IMHO that was the key to the Lee deal. People were giddy over him, fortunately for us... compare Washburn.
Vargas' sex appeal is -10. Folks will presumably take him as a schlub benefitting from Safeco. Hence the Fister suggestion, where you can tantalize with upside (the velo uptick). But yeah.
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Have seen in several places, the claim that Bedard's 2010 is edited out, but that's just surfing the 'net. If you're pretty sure it's included, that's type B definitely, right...
Reason I resist, is that Bedard is precisely the Stars & Scrubs factor that allows fungibility at lower roster slots, allows winning in the playoffs, etc. As am sure you also recko'nize.