This example is on my mind:
On July 7, 2008 the Cleveland Indians traded CC Sabathia.
They were defending Central Division Champs, having fallen 1 game short of the World Series, to the Red Sox. They had won 96 games in 2007.
Cliff Lee's record was already 11 - 2. His era, I think, was 2.43.
The Indians finished 81 - 81 in 2008.
The Indians finished 65 - 97 in 2009.
Defending division champs, current Cy Young Award winner, and a guy who didn't make the previous year's post-season roster is 11 - 2, and looking every bit of it.
On that day, with two aces showing, Dolan and Shapiro folded the hand.
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