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Originally Posted by DeezNutz
This is out of character for me, but I'll offer up the "DM isn't dumb as ****" excuse:
Payroll really is capped at $70M, and DM floated the number in an attempt to get public pressure to cause Glass to raise the self-imposed cap. No deal. Thus, we're forced to trade prospects, and everyone is set on trying to pry Myers from our system. DM, wise as he is, won't do this because he realizes that an average Myers instead of a dog shit Frenchy is worth, literally, about 4 additional wins. A very good starter would be worth about the same.
Thus, DM gambles on a shitty pitcher with stuff in the hopes that it will "all come together."
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Thats an admirable attempt, but there's no way to get around the fact that we're spending over $4MM for a starting pitcher who was WAY under replacement value in 2012. We probably have a pitcher in Omaha who could do better for a lot less.
This was an inexplicable dumb move. Even if you think we'll sign or trade for someone else later and cut Hoch, we still threw away a lot of good money tonight.