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Why did eight teams find it necessary to acquire Nick Solak?
2020
Michael Brantley; 
Jedd Gyorko. (12-26)
Isiah Kiner-Falefa; 
Kevan Smith, #2 BER. (12-17)
Zack Grienke; 
#2 THU. (12-13)
Merrill Kelly; Patrick Sandoval, Austin Voth. (12-4)
Miguel Rojas, Trevor Williams; 
#1 THU. (12-1)
Nick Ahmed, Ariel Jurado, #1 BRK, #2 FAR; 
Max Fried, Orlando Arcia, Lane Thomas. (6-20)
Cesar Puello; Aramis Garcia. (6-20)
Domingo German; Lewis Thorpe, #2 HOM. (6-20)
Ryan Goins, #4 SHE; 
Austin Nola. (6-20)
Tyler O’Neill, Kole Calhoun, #2 FAR; Jackie Bradley Jr., Mike Yastrzemski. (6-20)
Tyler White, #1 HOM, #1 LAD; Jose Altuve. (6-20)
Hunter Wood; Drew Pomeranz, #6 CHA. (6-19)
Sam Dyson, Tyler Clippard; Stephen Gonsalves, Anthony Swarzak, #3 PEN. (6-19)
Eric Thames; Eric Hosmer. (6-19)
Yu Darvish; Jared Hughes, #1 VAN. (6-18)
Andrew Benintendi, Yasiel Puig; Anthony Alford, Christin Stewart, #1 SAN, #4 SAN. (6-18)
Aaron Nola, Keone Kela; Griffin Canning, Bryse Wilson, #1 RCH, #2 RCH, #3 RCH. (6-17)
Brandon Workman; #3 VAN. (6-17)
Jeff Samardzija; Edwin Encarnacion. (6-16)
Chad Green; Emmanuel Clase, #4 RCH. (6-16)
Taylor Rogers; Tyler White, #4 ELD. (6-14)
Nelson Cruz; Abraham Toro #2 VAN. (5-31)
Jon Lester; #5 FAR. (5-30)
Marcus Stroman, #1 PEN; Ryan Zimmerman, #1 GNW, #2 GNW. (5-27)
Pete Alonso; Hunter Pence, #1 SHE. (5-20)
Luke Voit; Richard Bleier, #2 CHA. (5-18)
Nathan Eovaldi, Matt Strahm, Tyler Skaggs, LAD #1, BRK #2; Zack Greinke, Scott Barlow, Tyler White, HOM #5. (5-18)
Eduardo Escobar; 
Jose Martinez, #1 CHA. (5-16)
Jarrod Dyson, #4 WAR; Keon Broxton, #2 LAD. (5-14)
Carlos Rodon; #5 CAS. (2-27)
Tyler Skaggs; #6 GNW. (2-25)
Tony Watson, Dereck Rodriguez; #6 FAR (21). (2-25)
Joakim Soria; #5 PEN, #6 PEN. (2-25)
Hector Rondon, Austin Pruitt; #6 GNW (21). (2-25)
#5 RCH, #6 RCH; #4 BRK (21). (2-25)
Evan Longoria, #5 CAS; Matt Wisler, #3 CHA (21). (2-24)
#4 SCT; #3 SAN (21). (2-24)
Jason Kipnis, Brett Anderson; #3 FAR (21). (2-24)
#3 HOM; #3 BRK (21). (2-23)
Seth Lugo, Daniel Hudson; #3 SAN, #3 HOM. (2-23)
#2 ELD; #2 BRK. (2-23)
Dakota Hudson; Trevor Williams, #1 FAR. (2-23)
Jorge Polanco, Roberto Osuna; #1 GNW. (2-23)
Julio Teheran, Trevor May, Hunter Pence; Kyle Gibson, Juan Lagares, #2 FAR, #4 SHE, #2 SHE (21). (2-18)
Dexter Fowler; Zack Britton. (2-17)
Clayton Kershaw, JD Davis; #2 PEN, #3 PEN, #1 PEN, #2 PEN. (2-15)
#1 PEN; #1 LAD (21). (1-25)
2019
#1 CHA; #1 SAN, #1 PEN. (12-16) Ervin Santana; Gerardo Parra. (8-9) AJ Ellis; 
#5 BER. (7-31) Taylor Cole; Isaac Galloway. (7-30) Odubel Herrera, #2 CHA; Adam Eaton, #6 CAS. (7-19) Gerardo Parra; James Pazos, Andrew Romine, #6 BRK. (7-11) Andrew McCutchen, Collin McHugh, Dereck Rodriguez; Kyle Schwarber, Felix Pena. (7-9) Rich Hill; #3 ELD. (7-9) JB Wendelken, Chad Sobotka; Blake Parker, Joe Kelly, #3 BER. (7-3) Trevor Bauer, Brandon Morrow; Brandon Lowe, Jose Quintana, #3 ELD. (7-2) Hyun-Jin Ryu; Domingo German, Max Fried. (7-1) Yoshihisa Hirano, Derek Holland; Ian Kennedy, #3 BRK. (7-1) Nick Markakis; Lou Trivino, #2 BER. (7-1) Wade Miley, #2 CHA; Abraham Almonte, #1 LAD, #2 LAD. (6-25) Homer Bailey, #2 HOM; Seth Lugo. (6-19) Robbie Grossman; Greg Garcia. (6-17) Lorenzo Cain; Orlando Arcia. (6-16) Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson; Kyle Tucker, John Flaherty, #2 VAN. (6-11) JA Happ; Zack Godley, #2 LAD. (5-13) Yoan Moncada, Matt Davidson; DJ LeMahieu, Alen Hanson. (4-5) Chase Anderson, Justin Miller; Pedro Baez, Hector Rondon. (3-24) Edwin Jackson, Jake Marisnick; #3 HOM, #6 HOM. (3-21)
Matt Kemp, #5 STC; #2 PRT. (3-21) AJ Ellis; Andrew Romine. (3-21)
#6 HOM; #5 NEW. (3-20) Lonnie Chisenhall, #6 CAS; Amir Garrett. (3-20 Steven Souza Jr.; #5 MAN, #6 MAN. (3-20) Mark Reynolds; #6 NEW. (3-20) Justin Wilson, Addison Reed, #6 BRK, #3 CAS; #2 CAS. (3-19) NEW #6, BRU #6, BRU #6; #5 CHA(20). (3-19) Robbie Grossman; Martin Perez. (3-18) RCH #5, RCH #6; BRK #4, BRK #5. (3-17) Isiah Kiner-Falala, #3 LAD; Joe Musgrove, Jose Alvarez. (3-17) Tyler Skaggs; #2 SHE, #4 RCH, #5 BRU. (3-17) #2 VAN; #2 SHE, #3 BRK. (3-16) Corey Kluber, Chad Green, #3 SHE; Mike Minor, #1 HOM, #1 SHE, #1 HOM. (3-16) #1 ELD, #3 ELD; #2 VAN, #1. (3-16) #1 MAN; #1 CHA. (3-16) Raimel Tapia, #1 RCH; #1 BRU, #5 BRU. (3-16) Matt Carpenter, Hunter Dozier, #4 BRK; #2 SHE, #2 BRK. (3-16) Robinson Cano, Jean Segura, Nomar Mazara; Nick Ahmed, Mikie Mahtook, #2 SHE. (3-14) Adam Jones, Mike Fiers; Lucas Giolito. (2-17) Jose Alvarado, #3 CAS; Danny Duffy, Trevor May. (1-15) Joc Pederson; #1 MAN, #3 MAN. (1-4) Jose Iglesias; #1 PEN. (1-1) #1 NEW, #1 BRK; Yoan Moncada, Nomar Mazara, Tyler Skaggs, Amir Garrett. (1-1) Chris Sale, Seung-Whan Oh, #1 CHA; Sean Newcomb, Jose Martinez, #1 NEW, #1 BRK. (1-1)
2018
Jason Kipnis; Andrew Knapp. (12-28) Robby Ray; Matt Harvey, Jason Kipnis, #2 HOM. (12-22) Ian Desmond; Nick Markakis. (12-21) Adam Eaton, Daniel Descalso; Joakim Soria, Robinson Cano. (12-21) Yadier Molina; Juan Lagares, #2 MAN (20) (12-20) Jose Quintana, #1 GNW; #1 BRK. (12-17) Mitch Garver, #1 PEN; #1 GNW. (12-4) Parker Bridwell, #6 ELD; #5 HOM, #6 BRN. (6-23) Justin Smoak, #4 CHA; Matt Wisler, #2 BER. (6-23) Daniel Nava; #5 SHE. (6-22) Adam Lind, #6 BRN; #4 HOM. (6-16) Parker Bridwell, Kole Calhoun; Willie Calhoun, Adrian Gonzalez, #5 ELD. (6-9) Ervin Santana; Jarlin Garcia, #2 CAS. (5-29) Jeremy Hellickson; Adam Conley, #2 LAD. (5-24) Jason Heyward; Mike Foltynewicz, #4 SHE. (2-24) Juan Nicasio; Justin Nicolino, #3 LAD. (2-14) Pat Neshek; #3 STC. (2-12) Josh Harrison, #1 NEW; Greg Bird, Sal Romano, #5 BRK. (2-11) Yusmeiro Petit; Tommy LaStella, #2 CAS; #2 HOM. (2-11) DJ LeMahieu, #3 STC; Aaron Sanchez, Wilmer Difo, #1 CAS. (2-10) #6 BRN; #5 SAN (19). (2-8) #5 BRU; #5 NEW, #6 NEW. (2-8) Nick Ahmed; #6 HOM. (2-7) #4 BRK; #3 MAN (19). (2-7) Wade Davis; #2 GNW (19), #4 GNW. (2-7) Steve Cishek; #4 POR. (2-6) Dan Straily; Paul DeJong. (2-6) #4 RCH, #5 RCH; #3 BRK (19). (2-6) Ketel Marte; #3 RCH. (2-6) #3 POR, #5 SOU; #2 CAS. (2-6) #2 CHA; #3 POR, #3 POR (19). (2-6) Melky Cabrera; Kyle Barraclough, #3 GNW. (2-6) #2 ELD; #2 BRK. (2-5) Justin Upton #3 MAN; #1 HOM, #2 BER. (2-5) Doug Fister, #4 BER (19); #2 WAR. (2-5) Edwin Encarnacion; #1 POR (19). (2-5) Hector Rondon, Kennys Vargas; Seth Smith. (2-2) Jonathan Lucroy; Tyler Skaggs, #2 POR. (2-1) Eugenio Suarez; #1 SHE, #2 SHE (19). (1-24) Jason Vargas, #1 CAS; #1 MAN, #2 MAN. (1-18) Daniel Coulombe, Wei-Yin Chen; Ian Kennedy. (1-12) Ian Kinsler; Chris Owings, #3 HOM. (1-11) Eddie Butler, Rajai Davis; #4 BRK, #6 BRK. (1-10) Chase Anderson, #1 BRK; Nori Aoki, Jhoulys Chacin, Joe Blanton, #1 VAN. (1-1) Max Scherzer; #1 POR, #1 POR. (1-1)
2017
Anthony Swarzak; Joey Rickard. (12-24) Max Scherzer; Trea Turner. (12-23) Adeiny Hechevarria; Tucker Barnhart. (12-22) Alex Colome; #2 MAN. (12-21) Kurt Suzuki; Rene Rivera, Tomas Telis, #2 LAD. (12-9) Ben Zobrist; #2 LAD. (12-7)
Scott Schebler; Tyler Flowers. (12-5) Gregory Polanco; Zack Cozart. (12-4) Darren ODay, #1 CHA; Neil Walker, #5 PEN. (12-3) Andrew Cashner, Matt Strahm, #1 SHE, #1 MAN, #1 VAN, #1 CAS, #2 SHE, #2 BER, #2 MAN, #2 PEN; Corey Kluber, Jimmy Nelson, Lance Lynn, Chris Devenski. (12-1) Chris Devenski; #1 ELD. (6-30) Chase Utley; Jonathan Holder. (6-7) Ian Kinsler, Wie-Yin Chen; To SAN: Rougned Odor. (6-6) Yovani Gallardo, Adam Morgan; Luke Gregerson, JJ Hoover. (5-24) Tyler Duffey, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, #1 PEN; Jonathan Lucroy, Dexter Fowler. (4-28) Corey Kluber; Andrew Cashner, #1 MAN. (3-22) Maikel Franco; Zack Grienke, #4 VAN. (3-19) Noah Syndergaard; Corey Kluber, #1 VAN, #2 PEN. (3-19) Asdrubal Cabrera, Yangervis Solarte, ; Kyle Seager, Mark Reynolds, Connor Gillaspie. (2-9) Jumbo Diaz; #6 SHE. (2-8) Matt Adams; #6 PEN. (2-8) #6 BRN; #5 BRK. (2-8) Hansel Robles; #5 CAS. (2-7)
#6 NEW; #5 SOU. (2-7) Jordy Mercer; To SAN: #3 HOM. (2-2) Mike Foltynewicz; #2 PEN. (2-2) #2 CHA; #2 CHA, #3 CHA. (2-2) Jordy Mercer; #3 HOM. (2-2) Abraham Almonte, #2 MAN; #2 LAD. (2-2) Bobby Wilson; Jason Grilli. (2-1) Cesar Hernandez, #2 PEN; #1 SAN. (2-1) Carlos Santana; #1 THU. (1-31) Kendrys Morales; #2 BER. (1-31) JA Happ; #1 CAS. (1-31) Gregor Blanco, Ramon Flores; #6 LAD. (1-29) Will Harris; #4 MAN. (1-29) Jordy Mercer; Will Harris. (1-29) Jordy Mercer, Aaron Hicks, #1 NEW, #2 NEW; #2 RCH, #2 SHE. (1-29) Ian Desmond, Ian Kennedy; Travis Shaw, #1 CAS, #2 CAS, #3 CAS. (1-23) Jefry Marte, Matt Szczur, Jake Smolinski, Mark Teixeira, #6 PEN; #2 PEN, #3 SHE, #6 MAN. (1-20) Pedro Baez; #2 MAN. (1-19) Francisco Lindor, Chris Tillman, Tony Watson; Elvis Andrus, Kolten Wong, Zach Davies, #1 SAN. (1-16) Steven Wright; #1 SHE, #3 MAN. (1-15) Ryan Braun, Brad Ziegler, Glen Perkins; Rajai Davis, Trevor May, #1 BRU. (1-10) #1 SHE; #1 MAN. (1-9) Jon Lester, Juan Lagares; #1 MAN, #3 MAN. (1-3) Cole Hamels, Adrian Beltre, Austin Barnes; Max Scherzer, Derek Dietrich, Mychal Givens, #2 WAR. (1-1)
2016
Ryan Braun, Abraham Almonte, BRK #1, BRK #3(18), BRK #4(18); Christian Yelich, Luis Sardinas, Socrates Brito, Neftali Feliz. (12-30) Jaime Garcia, Christian Walker, #1 PEN; Johnny Cueto, #4 GNW. (12-25) David Ortiz, #2 VAN; AJ Pollock, #4 CHA. (12-22) Colby Rasmus; Daniel Descalso. (12-16) Hanley Ramirez; #2 MAN. (12-13) Russell Martin; #2 BRU, #6 NEW. (12-12) Ryan Braun; #1 BRK(18). (12-12) Adrian Gonzalez; #2 ELD. (12-12) Max Scherzer, Mark Melancon, Andrew Miller; Matt Harvey, Jurickson Profar, Shelby Miller, #1 WAR. (12-12) Danny Espinosa, #6 RCH: #2 SHE. (12-9) Paulo Orlando: #2 BER. (12-4) Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Anderson #2 CHA, #5 CHA. (11-28) John Lackey, #1 SAN; Edwin Jackson, #1 ELD, #3 ELD. (11-20) Ivan Nova; #2 BRK, #2 BRK(18). (11-19) Chase Anderson, Josh Collmenter; Ketel Marte, #6 BRK. (11-15) Matt Holliday; #3 VAN, #3 VAN. (11-14) Nick Markakis; #2 NEW. (11-12) Vincent Velasquez, AJ Griffin, David Hernandez; Joe Blanton, Kennys Vargas, Brandon Guyer. (11-4) Chris Archer, #2 PEN; David Price, Carlos Santana. (10-29) Troy Tulowitzki; David Price. (10-21) Angel Pagan, #4 SOU Jose Reyes, #3 GNW. (10-20) Rene Rivera, #6 RCH #4 PEN, Chad Qualls. (10-12) Curt Casali; Christhian Adames. (9-24)
Tyler Collins, #4 CHA; Carson Smith. (7-1) Alexi Amarista, Jonathan Aro, #2 WAR; JJ Hardy, Pedro Strop. (7-1) Koji Uehara; Steve Cishek. (7-1) Jonathan Villar, Chris Hatcher; Zach Britton. (7-1) James Paxton; Rex Brothers, #3 RCH, #4 RCH, #5 RCH. (7-1) Kendrys Morales; Josmil Pinto, #3 SHE, #6 SHE. (6-30) Brad Ziegler; Trevor Cahill, #6 RCH. (6-27) Adeiny Hechevarria; Starlin Castro, #2 PEN. (6-9) Mark Teixiera; Adam LaRoche, #3 BER. (6-7) Zack Greinke; Justin Verlander, #1 VAN, #2 VAN. (5-22) Mike Morin; Jeremy Guthrie. (3-6) Jorge Soler, Shane Peterson; Nelson Cruz, Jonathan Aro. (3-5) Logan Forsythe; Kolten Wong. (3-4)
Sam Fuld; #6 TMB. (2-14) Wilin Rosario; #6 SOU. (2-13) Aaron Loup, #6 NEW; #6 BRU. (2-12) Eduardo Nunez; Kyle Lohse, #6 GNW. (2-12) #6 RCH; #5 STC. (2-12) Abraham Almonte; #5 RCH. (2-11) #5 CAS; #6 RCH, #6 NEW. (2-11) Tucker Barnhart, #6 PEN; Enrique Hernandez. (2-11) Marlon Byrd; #5 SHE. (2-11) Travis Snider; #4 SOU. (2-11) Michael Cuddyer, #5 PEN; Tucker Barnhart. (2-11) Mark Buehrle, #4 VAN; #4 TMB, #4 HOM (17). (2-10) Koji Uehara, #6 HOM; Miguel Gonzalez. (2-10) Matt Holliday; Drew Storen. (2-10) #4 BRN; #3 BRK. (2-10) Dioner Navarro; #3 CHA. (2-10) Jose Quintana, #3 BER (17); Yu Darvish, Joe Kelly, #3 PEN. (2-9) Travis Wood; #2 VAN. (2-9) Zack Wheeler, #6 NEW; #2 RCH, #3 RCH. (2-9) #2 THU; #2 NEW, #3 NEW. (2-8) Yadier Molina, Tony Watson; Martin Maldonado, #2 SHE, #1 SHE (17). (2-8) Blake Swihart; Kyle Schwarber. (2-7) #5 RCH, #6 NEW; #4 BRK (17). (2-7) #1 RCH; #1 CHA, Pat Neshek. (2-7) #1 CHA; #2 NEW, #4 NEW. (2-7) Trevor Rosenthal, #2 SHE; #1 STC. (2-7) Asrubal Cabrera; Jay Bruce. (2-7) Cameron Maybin, #4 SAN; Pablo Sandoval. (2-7) Jon Lester; #1 VAN, Alex Torres. (2-7) Wil Myers, #1 STC, #5 STC; #1 RCH, #1 VAN, #3 ELD. (2-6) AJ Ramos; #2 BRU. (2-6) # 1 BRN, #1 BRN; #1 COV. (2-6) Jeff Mathis; #6 BRK. (2-6) David DeJesus, #4 BRK; Alejandro DeAza. (2-5) Zach Britton, Yohan Flande; #2 MAN. (2-5) Chase Utley; #5 TMB. (2-3) #6 RCH; #5 BRK (17). (2-1) Fernando Abad, Michael Dunn; Eric Sogard. (2-1) Jose Iglesias; Yasiel Puig, Anthony DeSclafini. (2-1) Marwin Gonzalez; Jeremy Jeffress, #5 STC. (1-31) Andres Blanco; Scott Feldman. (1-29) Travis Wood; #3 MAN. (1-28) Matt Albers; Shane Greene. (1-28) Glen Perkins; #4 ELD, #5 MAN. (1-27) Seth Smith; #4 BRK. (1-25) #2 BRN, #3 BRN; #1 NEW (17), #2 NEW (17). (1-24) Mike Moustakas; Adeiny Hechevarria, Aramis Ramirez, Oliver Perez. (1-22) Joc Pederson, Jimmy Nelson, #1 HOM; Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Gose. (1-19) Jered Weaver; #2 WAR. (1-16) Alex Wilson, #1 SOU; Robbie Ray, #2 WAR. (1-16) Mike Leake; Felix Doubront, #1 BER. (1-16) Erick Aybar, #1 BER, #2 SHE; Ryan Goins, #1 THU. (1-16) #3 MAN; Torii Hunter. (1-16) Desmond Jennings; Billy Butler, Brandon Morrow. (1-14) Darin Ruf; #4 VAN. (1-14): Khris Davis; Daniel Norris. (1-12)