...is a bad trade made for a good reason. Zduriencik doesn't dwarf Bavasi for IQ points, but his feel for the game of baseball DOES dwarf Bavasi's IMHO. I think Zduriencik is going down his checklist and checking things off as decisively and quickly as he possibly can.
Lose Bavasi's bad contracts (CHECK!)
Get yourself on-base threats at the top of the order (CHECK!)
Get yourself guys further down who take a lot of pitches and tire out opponents (CHECK!)
Get an ace to back up King Felix (CHECK!)
Get some depth for your bullpen (CHECK!)
Get a power reliever to replace Aardsma if he fails (CHECK!)
Get maximum value possible in return for as many of Bavasi's inferior scouting calls as you can (CHECK!)
He has a couple more CHECKs to get and he's running out of money now so he might have to beg the bigwigs to let him finish his plan on a slightly higher budget (he needs a bat for first base and a fifth starter on the cheap...a Washburn or Garland that can eat innings and that pushes the payroll to around 103 million instead of 98 million)...
The good news is...he did all of this decisively enough and with enough concern for the budget that the bigwigs will surely be impressed and consider his request for increased payroll room seriously.
I think Morrow for League is a TERRIBLE play compared to Morrow for Jackson. But he knew we were probably getting Lee and couldn't afford to ignore his need for relief help if he wanted to win in 2010 so he took the goodies he could get in both cases.
It makes Z seem infinitely more organized and decisive than Bavasi and that'a a good thing. Even after a bad trade.
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