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Penny got 3 million three years removed from being an AS starter. By no means was a Brinks truck backed up to his house.
WRT Snell: I don't think it's fair to say a guy that decided to retire in ST didn't get a fair shake. If he didn't get a fair shake, or if he wanted to try somewhere else, he could have done it. The guy was always a headcase.
FWIW, the only "high upside" guy Jocketty ever hit on was Carpenter. Williams, Suppan, and the ilk were #4 starters who were helped by transcendent offenses.
The difference between Jocketty and Mozeliak wasn't really their attempt to acquire the talent, it's when to know to let go of those players.
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