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Just not in cash...  in single A pitching prospects.  For a brief moment I wondered if Z was thinking so deep on this deal that he knew he could mollify the VORP/$ crowd by throwing in a couple low-level pitching prospects so the $ the M's are paying for a RLP shortstop is dramatically reduced.  : )  A brilliant stroke!
I appreciate Doc's continued efforts to point out the dogmatic way that *some* saberpeoples approach the RLP concept and gnash their teeth at any hint of a GM "overpaying" for player X.  Because he's right, RLP players don't actually exist, and GM's don't manipulate their staff and payroll in a vacuum.  Taking a theoretical construct that can be a useful tool for evaluating players and transactions, and evaluating every move based solel or heavily on that alone, does not give an accurate representation of the true value of the deal.