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If we lop off the Silva and Batista dollars, that's $20M off of a $98.9M budget according to Cots. And now you're talking $79M after wasted dollars.*
Felix for peanuts, Russ Branyan for peanuts, your closer and CF for peanuts. After Felix, Branyan, the closer and CF you had $70M.
Beane's budget was $63M, so $79M after the two big errors is significant dollars.
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I agree with your basic reminder there, for sure, that the dollars are limited. :- )