Not insurmountable, but a big negative compared to 2009 when we had no money committed, with Zim, JZ, Desmond, and Espinosa in the system. Guzman playing well enough to return Roark in a trade, and added Stras and Storen in the draft. The core of the 98 win 2012 team was in place with an unlimited budget to fill in the gaps.
That's fair.
I think it says something that Rizzo wasn't going to attach Corbin with Soto or Bell. If he was desperate to shed payroll, someone would have taken on Corbin money in return for holding onto a prospect in a trade. Maybe Rizzo looks at our salary structure and doesn't consider that Corbin and Strasburg money as significant after how much has been shed past two deadlines.
