The Braves traded Paul Seppala to the Pirates for saying:
 PS> First, is it a good signing?  Well, Belle is 30 and most likely has
 PS> already seen his best years.
He's got more than enough good years left to justify $10 mil.
 PS>  At $10+ M per year he'd have to put up his 95-96 numbers for each of
 PS> the next 5 years for the WSox to break even on the signing.
If attendance goes back to 32,000+, even a "sub-par" year would be repayment. 
Belle's numbers in the park aren't that great but you never know what he'll 
do over 81 games vs 7 or 8 and he won't have to face Chicago's pitching, 
which had something to do with how he did.
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