MLB Trade Rumors: Why Marshall for Wood Makes a Lot of Sense

As has been reported by Phil Rogers of ESPNChicago.com, the Cubs and Reds are quite far down the road in working out a trade that would send lefty setup man Sean Marshall to Cincinnati for fellow lefty Travis Wood and a prospect or two.

At first, I was opposed to the deal, simply because I was blinded by a strong personal bias towards Sean Marshall. With the exception of his rocky rookie campaign as a 23-year-old, Marshall always performed well as a middle-to-back of the rotation starter and exceptionally ...

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