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          Cleveland pays steep price for needed bullpen upgrades

          Brad Hand, pictured, and Adam Cimber are clear upgrades to Cleveland's bullpen, but was top prospect Francisco Mejia too much to give up? Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
          • Keith Law, ESPN Senior WriterJul 19, 2018, 12:52 PM ET
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            • Senior baseball analyst for Insider
            • Was special asst. to Blue Jays GM
            • Wrote for Baseball Prospectus
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          So Cleveland just bought itself a new bullpen, so to speak, but doing so comes at a huge price -- the No. 5 overall prospect in the game, and their No. 1 prospect, catcher Francisco Mejia, who was blocked in Ohio but still projects as a star and seems like he should have returned more than two relief pieces.