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Old 05-31-2007, 07:07 PM   #8
Aronchis
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Re: Reds ownership should step up in draft

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Originally Posted by membengal View Post
No, because those contracts were a sleight-of-hand in lieu of actually paying the required bonus.

I absolutely agree. If this franchise has the money to burn on guys like Stanton, it can budget a couple of million for the best of the best at 15, including any fallers...
That money was earmarked for player payroll, not developmental budgets.
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