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Barnes the sleeper of the 2009 torrent of trades?

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Maybe many of you have already read this from Tony Lastoria, but I found it very interesting. I think Barnes may be the sleeper of the 2009 trade tornado. He has a very Cliff Lee-esque pitching style (pounding the zone with the fastball with 90-92 mph speed), and is only 21. Also, with this kind of quote, the average Cleveland fan is bound to love this guy, "... told me I got traded and it was for Ryan Garko, which obviously was an honor as a 21-year old minor leaguer [to be traded for him]."