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Were trumping for Adam LaRoche, who signed for a whopping one more million dollars than Kotchman, and you didn't have to give up Hall to get him. Oh yeah he also hit 25 homers and drove in 100 runs.
In fact one could argue that the decision between Kotch and Adam is the definitive "defensive specialist who Z hopes can get to 100 OPS" vs. "Actual offensive talent with perhaps less than trust worthy D" litmus test.
Z chose defense. I just hope that he learned something last year and doesn't keep making the same mistakes.