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I remember a question similar to this coming up in the latest LL/USSM meetup with Jack Z, Blengino, McNamara, Kingston. It was phrased more in the way of, "Are you just trying to get rid of Bavasi's picks" rather than being specifically about Fields, but I think the answer is relevant here.
Jack gave a someone expected answer at first, saying "No of course not, we don't get rid of good players just because somone else picked them.", but he elaborated on that. He said one thing he takes into account is the opinions of his scouts. A lot of men spent a lot of time and effort scouting these players, and to disregard them or write them off would be kind of like a slap in the face.
So, while I don't necessarily think that signing Field was Z's #1 choice, he saw it as a showing a sign of respect to his scouts that this was a guy worth picking #1, etc. I think that must have been part of the decision. And as a former scout himself, I'm sure he has a fair bit of insight into how it would feel.