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Wednesday, July 14, 2004Moreno kills Johnson rumorsArte Moreno has made it clear that he's not interested in dealing the organization's top prospects for Randy Johnson:
"One of my commitments was to build a championship team in the long term, and I don't think the way to do that is to give up a part of your minor-league system," Moreno said Tuesday.I was of the opinion that a deal for Johnson could be made without uber-prospects Dallas McPherson, Casey Kotchman, and Ervin Santana, but it became clear in recent days that the DiamondBacks would only accept a package that included McPherson and Kotchman. I agree that those two guys should be un-touchable, so I'm happy with Moreno holding back on this one. This leads me to believe that the Unit will be staying in Arizona, because no one will be willing (or have the resources, for that matter) to pay that high a price. What really strikes me is how inept the D-Backs front office is. This off-season they traded away anything and everything in their organization which resembled a prospect for Richie Sexson (how's that one workin' out for ya?), now they're going to slap a high price tag on their only valuable trade-bait. Make no mistake, getting Randy Johnson's contract off the books would be the best move the D-Backs could make. Now it looks like they're going to reject that chance, along with the chance to get several very real prospects. Not a smart move. |
