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This is a the argument I don't get. Jaso may have 3 years left on his deal, but what does it matter? We spent Pindea on Montero and the #2 pick on Zunino. THEY WILL BE PLAYING! Just like Smoak was given years (and is STILL being given chances) because a high price was paid for him Montero and Zunino will be occupying the spots Jaso could play, regardless of how well Jesus and Mike actually perform they will be given AT LEAST 2 years each to prove themselves.  So why does it matter that we could have had Jaso getting limited playing time for the next 3 years?  Unless you were going to convert him to LF, which is where Morse will play....
Plus having Morse and Morales on 1 year deals make them perfect trading chips mid year if we fall out of the race, think Cliff Lee the year we got him for prospects.  If all we cared about was how long the guy has left on his contract then wouldn't that made prospects ALWAYS more valuable than the 1 or 2 year vet?  Wouldnt that mean giving up, say, Maurer and Carson Smith for Morse would have been even WORSE of a deal?
Heck as long as Morse and Morales perform pretty well, give them each a quailfying offer and take the comp picks if they sign elsewhere.  JackyZ can obviously do some great things with high draft picks (first few rounds I mean).