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          Law's trade take: Average-ish Happ a low-cost upgrade for Yanks

          J.A. Happ was an All-Star in Toronto this season, but how much of an impact will he have in New York? Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP
          • Keith Law, ESPN Senior WriterJul 26, 2018, 08:36 PM
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            • Senior baseball analyst for Insider
            • Was special asst. to Blue Jays GM
            • Wrote for Baseball Prospectus
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          J.A. Happ had a great first year on his three-year deal with the Jays, but he has gone backward every year since and is now just an average-ish starter who happened to have two disastrous starts right before the All-Star break. One was against these same Yankees (a season-high six walks) who just acquired him.