Well, I would have liked Josh for another year - always liked him for some reason - but I think they didn't qualify him for the reasons everyone has mentioned here: injuries, not suited for the AL/homer sitting stadiums, not worth the QO price, etc. There is talk of him going back to a pitcher friendly park in the NL, which I think would be the best fit for him. I would love if they brought him back on the cheap, but I'm not sure its going to happen. And with all of this in mind, no, its not about the money - in the sense that they don't have to chop their budget, and given Josh's injury/performance/QO price, it didn't make sense to them - regardless of their budget.
Will be interesting to see what they do. I'm not sure there is a lot out there FA wise, but I thought I read somewhere that AA wants to add at least 2 v. good starters. I don't think they will get him, but I do agree that AA would love to add Garza.
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