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Originally Posted by pan6467
Kudos to Garagiola Jr. because out of the 3 teams (NY, LA and Phoenix) it seemed he was the only one to want to better his team.
Shawn Green and Penny offered far more return for less money to AZ. Green isn't the Superstar people thought he'd be, but he is a steady player and could truly bust out anytime.
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Please, please, please, don't ever praise Garagiola Jr. again. The guy is a dimwit with no understanding of baseball statistics. Also, it wasn't him behind the deal, Moorad is running the club now. He's the one behind everything now (even if he hasn't officially been approved by the league, I'm not sure if he has)
I liked the trade as it stood, but there was one thing that bothered me:
Green wanted a 3yr/30M+ extension. That's just too long and too much money for a guy who has declined in OPS. Don't get me wrong, he's a VERY good player and I think his numbers would have exploded hitting at the BOB but a 3 year deal would have ended up blocking Carlos Quentin or Conor Jackson, both of them might be ready this year and definitely ready next year.
Another thing, Green was set to make just as much as RJ and Penny was arbitration eligible. The DBacks were going to RAISE salary by at least 5M if it went through. I'd still like to see Penny here and maybe Green if he could lower his extension to 1 year or MAYBE 2 years.
Randy would have kicked ass in NY.