Jim Leyland sounded surprised. “I thought there would be more activity than there was,” the Detroit Tigers manager said. So goes baseball in the age of parity. There were just two big trades Tuesday before baseball’s deadline passed to make deals without waivers. Eric Gagne went from Texas closer to Boston setup man, and Atlanta finalized its seven-player trade to acquire power-hitting first baseman…
Posted: August 1st, 2007.
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