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"To me, [Ryan Dempster is] a fourth or fifth starter in the National League," said one scout (not...

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"To me, [Ryan Dempster is] a fourth or fifth starter in the National League," said one scout (not the same one cited earlier) who works for an NL team. "I don't care what his ERA [with the Cubs] is. "It's going to be very difficult for him to pitch in Texas."

From Danny Knobler's column, expressing skepticism that Ryan Dempster can win in the A.L.