Shane Victorino and cash considerations to LAA for INF Josh Rutledge.

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That Neyer article wreaks of trying way too hard to be the smartest guy in the room. Shane's WAR in 2013 was 6.1 only Pedroia was better. He was a vital cog in a championship winning team. Who knows what happens with him? He should next write articles about how the Royals will be better without Alex Gordon, or Napoleon's invasion of Russia was based on sound strategic thinking.

 
... but they won the ALE by 5 games over the Rays so it's hard to argue he made a difference there because math.