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Everyone quietly wondered why we didn't play aggressively for Harden or Sheets. Many Ms fans criticized Zduriencik for being players for each and then ultimately letting them land on AL West rival teams for what seemed like fair market value. I assume Zduriencik was proceeding with the knowledge that Bedard would like to return to Seattle if he couldn't get a sub-market deal for one of the other high risk arms. That's knowledge we the fans didn't really have.
Which would you rather have...Bedard for 130 innings at 4.5 million dollars...or Sheets at 8.5 million dollars for maybe 160 innings...or Harden for 140 innings optimistically at 7.5?