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I certainly took no offense.
In truth, the more I study and look for data contrary to my position, the more I find data that suggests that adding a superstar to a bad team is actually detrimental.
I would describe my position at this point as "yes, I believe Fielder would hurt the club in the long run."
But, I would also say, I believe if the club IS ready to win in 2012, then Fielder would actually be detrimental to that end.
But, I accept that when your argument basically comes down to "adding a 5 WAR player will make the team worse with him than without" it's not going to get a lot of traction. So, that hasn't been the focus of my arguements.