DeRosa Traded to Indians

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because you are wrong?

Derosa is making 5.5 million in 2009. Miles is making 2.2 million in 2009.
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Maybe you should look at the quote from Hendry again. He doesn't say that money wasn't a factor, in fact, he alludes that it was, but he's still admitting that they identified moving DeRosa as the best way to get a more left handed lineup, and makes it sound like that was the primary motivation for the deal.
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So which argument are you making? Are you saying it WAS about money, or are you saying, as Butch does, that it wasn't about money?

I am making 2 different points. One, Hendry is not going to come out and admit that the move was about money. The quote above is about as close to that as you will see a GM come, unless it's someone from a small market. So even if saving money was the primary reason for the deal, he is still going to make it sound like getting more lefthanded was the reason.

Two, despite what Butch said, trading DeRosa and signing Miles DID save them almost 3.5 million dollars.