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Originally Posted by Westheim
The last point is important. With 43 players sucking money from our budget, there has to be dead meat somewhere. This was about identifying said dead beat, then see if they have *any* trade value whatsoever, and if not, release them outright. It should be easy to free up more than half a million bucks by binning five scrubs, and this may include players on the arbitration list.
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That’s a lot of information, just reflecting players (mostly losers), and not getting anything done.
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Au contraire... this was an extremely important piece of work and could be the key to recovery for this proud franchise. You need cheaper roster filler. You recognize it and you have set about doing it. This is a little like cleaning out your closet. If you haven't used it in five years, what makes you think you will ever use it? Same with some of these players. Sometimes, I come back in a week or two and make a second pass at that closet.
Patel looks like the guy you need. I hope you can get him.