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What stands out to me is how careful they're being with the "real" money deals. I suspect someone, somewhere made a decision that there would be no more Carlos Silva/Chone Figgins style mistakes. The big money is fine for Felix and fine for someone with the creds of a Cano, but that's a no on cluttering up our payroll with the likes of Nick Swisher or Michael Bourn.
I wonder though if an exception would be made for Cliff Lee. He seems like someone Lincoln would get behind.