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Seems to often rest on not having a core. That and the amateur mind reading. They're doing this because. . . Motive isn't CSI easy to guess at when you're looking at something much more convoluted than TV murders.
This looks like a core to me with some weakness in the outfield, DH, MOTO and help wanted in the bullpen and rotation. That Felix is the only holdover from previous teams is the big difference between them and most teams who make that jump. The MOTO is usually not this empty and that's daunting. If they're determined to get Cano and another 1 or 2 plus bats it seems to only be in execution at that point. All the needs we've been talking about here are exactly what Zduriencik is saying he's after, if not lesser quality players in some cases that we have focused on. Few even thought Cano made any sense, though it seems obvious when you really break it down.
The War/$ argument is another argument against. That he eventually won't be worth that much and hamstring future payrolls. Our biggest need is in the MOTO and he's the best bat available. The team has so many young guys that there's money committed to only 1 player after next year. They fielded a $118 million team before they purchased a regional sports network and are receiving (I think) $50+million more from MLB TV revenue than then. I have the same argument for this as when people say the players are paid too much. "Would you rather that money just go to the owners?" The players or the owners, that's the choice.
Seems like we could know within the next couple days whether their money is any good and the execution could suddenly look much more likely. It sounds right now like they're determined enough to sign him that they'll pay what it takes.