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All winter long the national writers who bought the Baker/Wedge/Blengino hatchet job hook, line and sinker were just looking for Jack's next mistake.
So remember the line on this?--"sure, Hart or Morrison makes sense--but both? Bad roster construction!"
I think Jack, at heart, is a hoarder. As in accumulating masses of talent. Most begrudgingly give him credit for scouting, and not much more. But he knows that talent selection, even for the most astute, is still a crap shoot. The way you win is to make more bets. Eventually, if you are competent, some of them HAVE to work out. And I think he's been consistent on this (unless a Cliff Lee suddenly falls from a tree). Possibly his most ill-fated trade--Fister--was just a way to fill the cupboard with more provisions. And that's also why (Upton excepted) he's held on to his prospects so tightly. Safety in numbers.
So, three cheers for LoMo. And at least one more for Jack.