<p>I'm certainly not qualified to comment on how effective ERA+ is as a statistic, but Iwakuma has not been pitching as well as his past glory for a couple years. He is older and may or may not get back to that level again. It's frustrating not to see that big immediate splash like when we signed Cano. I'm willing to watch and see what all of these little moves add up to though. Maybe he has a scrap heap Chirs Young like guy in mind to add depth. Sure hoping bullpen is where those extra $$$ go :) 1B could be fairly inexpensive (and easy) to upgrade over LoMo. There are all kinds of Travis Shaw and Justin Bour around for very little in trade just sitting in AAA blocked. 27, 28 year old non-prospects that give you 3 or 4 good years like a Garrett Jones did. Keep rotating guys through until one of them clicks. Rangel Ravelo looks pretty blocked in #Oakland and he's young.</p>