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At the end of 2007, the Detroit Tigers needed a new shortstop. The Pirates had one, Jack Wilson, that they were willing to trade. Detroit was willing to part with an advanced pitching prospect, Jair Jurrjens, who almost came to Pittsburgh, but the Tigers finally took the Atlanta Braves' Edgar Renteria instead. This choice was made through the rearview mirror. Renteria did have a better 2007 than Wilson. But the value of the two men was comparable in 2008, and the younger Wilson was worth a lot more in 2009. This means the Tigers would have done better with Wilson, and that the Pirates should have gotten Jurrjens. Apparently, part of the problem was that the Pirates wanted at least one prospect in addition to Jurrjens. In the Renteria trade, outfielder Gorkys Hernandez, whom the Pirates cov ...

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