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Originally Posted by a700hitter
It was tried in the ARod aborted transaction, but the union stepped in. Don't seize upon the one thing in my statement to try to invalidate it. When it comes to finances and making the numbers work, plenty of things can be done. I am sure that they will make the numbers work if Clemens comes to Boston. When you have a chance to get one of the top players in the game, you go for it. On a 25 man roster, there are plenty of guys that I'd get rid of, dump if it meant getting Andruw Jones or Oswalt on the Roster.
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Ok, so you are dumping people. Who replaces them? If you are going to add salary with some big names, then you pare it down by dropping some lesser names and calling kids up who make the minimum. Of course, you just traded away the best kids to get the big names, so you are bringing up lesser prospects with more flaws and less talent. Color me unimpressed with that philosophy. I think you get some elite players, like they have now, and you surround them with a supporting staff with less deficiencies. That's just me.