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Gone is the mindset of gambling on players. Z makes moves that improve the club or the minors.
Also, the emphasis on talent.
Ian Snell has nasty stuff. Brandon Morrow was immediately slammed into the rotation. Cliff Lee is not a value purchase; he is a dominating ML starter. Russell Branyan was a 430-foot home run threat. David Aardsma was racked into the closer role because of stuff. Milton Bradley is a dominating hitter when he's right.
Stars & Scrubs is one paradigm; dominating, special talent is a corollary.
I would argue that Zduriencik is interested in the most-gifted players, as opposed to dollar frugality for its own sake.