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I started a league with an inaugural draft and got Kenley Jansen in the 8th round. Around the trading deadline, I was in a dead heat with the Pirates for 1st place (I'm the Cardinals) and decided to trade Jansen and his 4.86 ERA for an upgrade. Boston agreed to trade Craig Kimbrel and his 1.71 ERA to me for Jansen and a mid-range prospect. I jump on the offer, even though Kimbrel is making $7 million more a year than Jansen and I'm strapped for cash, and Kimbrel gets six saves for me in the first 10 days. Then he blows his UCL out and he's gone for 11-12 months. I make the playoffs as a wild card but get bumped in the wild card playoff by San Diego. Meanwhile, Jansen ends up saving 22 games the rest of the season in Boston, posting a 1.42 ERA as well, and helps the Red Sox to the ALCS.
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