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<blockquote data-quote="the juiceman cometh" data-source="post: 1815870" data-attributes="member: 747321"><p>Yeah, more and more I think the way to do it is to bring in a mix of proven veterans and solid young arms and continually assess who is doing well. I do think it makes sense to spend a little (emphasis on little) more on a proven arm than a complete question mark, or a "bounce-back" candidate. For example last season we could have re-signed Garcia, who signed with the Padres for 2 yrs/$7MM, or signed Tepera who signed for 2 yrs/$14 MM. Instead we signed VerHagen at 2 yrs/$5.5 MM, who at -0.8 WAR was clearly the worst value proposition despite being the cheapest.</p><p></p><p>I would generally not be in favor of spending $15-20 MM/yr on a reliever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the juiceman cometh, post: 1815870, member: 747321"] Yeah, more and more I think the way to do it is to bring in a mix of proven veterans and solid young arms and continually assess who is doing well. I do think it makes sense to spend a little (emphasis on little) more on a proven arm than a complete question mark, or a "bounce-back" candidate. For example last season we could have re-signed Garcia, who signed with the Padres for 2 yrs/$7MM, or signed Tepera who signed for 2 yrs/$14 MM. Instead we signed VerHagen at 2 yrs/$5.5 MM, who at -0.8 WAR was clearly the worst value proposition despite being the cheapest. I would generally not be in favor of spending $15-20 MM/yr on a reliever. [/QUOTE]
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