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And Harang is NOT sexy, but he and Saunders are both here to put up .500 records, save the pen, and get us to the trade deadline in contention.  This is not a team currently constructed for long term success.  We have a ton of one or two year guys, with a bunch of kids in a ridiculous pipeline to the bigs.  If the kids can take over for the vets then we turn into the Rays.  If they can't... then we can get more one-year stopgaps in the meantime while we wait on the next batch.
Harang provides us with better options, both now and later, than Garland did.  He's fine.  And if he blows up, what's the worst that happens?  We set a few million dollars on fire (who cares) and call up Hultzen or Erasmo once their extra service year is guaranteed or health is fully recovered.  Easy peasy.
Jack wants that +.500 year this year.  No more messing around.  I don't blame him, or his bosses if they are the ones mandating it.  At least they're willing to pay for it a week into the season, which is not common.
Isn't commitment to winning and willingness to put the team's money where it's mouth is what we wanted to see around here?  Why would that be a problem all of a sudden?
~G