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I wasn't talking about this year's FA class per se. You keep and play your top prospects for cost control and then when there is a top free agent availbable on the market you are in a great position to land him.

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except we probably can't play several of the guys we'd give up because they'd be blocked at the MLB level. and if you get cabrera now before he hits the FA market you can probably lock him up at a bargain price.

it's basically, would you rather give up a few prospects and sign him for an average of like 15-17 million per year now, or watch the yankees sign him for 23 million in a few years when he hits the market?