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Would seem odd, and very shrill, for Z to pull out of negotiations for A-Gon and Fielder only to finally go 7 years for Swisher.
Z has other options available to him due to his shrewd trades and solid drafts. He doesn't have to overpay for Sexson/Beltre types. As you noted, Doc, Jack only has to dangle J-Pax and his blackberry will be ringing for weeks.
I love that M's fans no longer have to bite their nails about the possibility of a Zito 9/110 kind of contract. Z has shown that he will get his man for reasonable $, or exchange his prospects for MLB contributors.
J-Pax+ for Gordon sounds good.