Well, it happened. Zack Greinke is staying in Southern California, but he'll be doing so wearing Dodger Blue and all the Angels have to show for it is a wobbly rotation and a giant hole in their farm system where three quality prospects used to be.
Some corners of the baseball world are applauding Jerry Dipoto for the restraint he showed in not giving into Greinke's wild demands. That's great, really it is. Not everyone can be the Dodgers and just throw mountains of money at everything with no concern for long-term financial flexibility. In all likelihood, the Angels would've wound up regretting it had they given Greinke the same deal that the Dodgers did and the Halos already have (at least) one giant contract that they are bound to regret in a few years.
The problem is that Dipoto could have not overpaid for Greinke and still held onto Jean Segura, Johnny Hellweg and Ariel Pena. Much like the Angels couldn't really afford to give Greinke his record...
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Zack Greinke,
Jerry Dipoto,
Jean Segura,
Ariel Pena,
Joe Blanton,
Arte Moreno,
Mark Teixeira,
Scott Boras
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees
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Source: Dodgers, Greinke move toward six-year deal
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