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MLB Playoffs: How the Curtis Granderson Trade in 2009 Affects the ALCS

a blockbuster trade that landed center fielder Curtis Granderson back in 2009, the New York Yankees looked like they had landed a key component of their team.

Granderson had always been quick, capable of stealing 20 bases in a season and covering a large range in the outfield. Although his batting average was down to .249 in 2009, his last season with the Detroit Tigers, his power numbers were coming together, as he had just hit 30 home runs for the first time.

However, since coming to New York, Granderson has transformed into a different type of player.

This is not the Granderson who batted .302/.361/.552 with 38 doubles and an astounding 23 triples with 26 steals (and getting caught stealing just once) in 2007. This is not the Granderson ...

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