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A Zobrist/Price deal would be the kind of splash Beane made. You shouldn't have to pay more than what Oakland did (which I admit is fairly substantial, but probably less than what Big Blog dogmatists would think).
If you can't make that deal because TB wants the moon so be it. If you can't make the deal because of money, then we know nothing has really changed in terms of risk-aversion (perceived) by these guys. I'm still cynical on that side of things.