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Originally Posted by Harry Lime

Yes it's absolutely money. Here's a good article about it by Grant Brisbee. He asks a lot of questions, but it really is obvious that the Angels wanted to save money through insurance, and through lesser penalties under the salary cap. They may have even made moves based on the assumption that they would be cleared of the bulk of this years salary by the MLB.

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/4/3/834...rug-suspension
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Yup, exactly

http://deadspin.com/the-angels-dont-...ack-1695524055

This was inevitable, and inevitably awkward, for a team suffering buyer’s remorse with $83 million still left to spend. It’s the totally logical outcome of a nominal health policy that can be twisted to serve the financial interests of the clubs, which is why we saw more or less the same thing when the Yankees did everything in their power to support MLB throwing the book at Alex Rodriguez—collectively bargained due process be damned when there’s potential amnesty at stake. It’s just business, of course.