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1. The issue was never whether Branyan wanted to be here. Both Z and Branyan knew that he did. The issue was whether Branyan would insist on a deal that exposed the Ms to too much health risk. Z now knows that the health risk isn't as bad as he thought, so they're back on the same page. Branyan will play 1b here for the next few years, because somebody has to, and Kotch and Carp failed the audition, and both Z and Branyan know this.
2. Carerra has some mild interest, but he's just not worth getting upset over. His track record is not close to what AsCabrera and Choo had done in the minors.