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If the argument against the deal is that the M's could have gotten a younger guy instead, I can't agree. Zduriencik has said that he looked at other options since the off season and was unable to put together a deal satisfactory to both sides. We don't know to what extent the Royals value Gordon and Kila, for instance, but we at least know that since they have not been released or traded that their team values them more than what other GMs have been willing to offer.