I was reared in Dayton....the stuff we call pizza is different. Different kinds of things called pizza don't bother me, most of them are good.
I'm not convinced that saving money this year is a goal for the long term health of the franchise.
I don't mind trading for value. I'm not sold that the Frazier deal was a worthwhile return, but it certainly was a tipping point for the franchise. Anything that they can sell that will make them better in 2017 should be sold. Giving playing time to oldsters to boost next year's win total is a bad path to go down.
This franchise has never been afraid to burn itself to the ground and attempt to retool. It's just never been really successful at the retool part.