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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Yes.
Those guys were CONVINCED over the offseason that Mike Montgomery would rise quickly this year and put his past struggles behind him. Blinded by the upside, ignoring the realities. They could have used Montgomery as the centerpiece of a package for Gio Gonzalez last year (something that, honestly, I disagreed with on a minor level).
Hindsight.
On Mooore... If he had been GMing the Rays in 2007, for instance, I'm SURE he would have refused to part with Delmon Young in the deal for Garza/Bartlett. And the Rays would not have made the WS that year.
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On the other hand, they may not have been convinced Myers would completely return to form or they wouldn't have signed Frenchy. Oh hell, who am I kidding. They'd have signed Frenchy even if he was blocking Bryce Harper or Mike Trout.