Here is where you have our argument work. We aren't saying that the O's can't afford a 120M payroll. We are saying that we think Hamilton is too expensive, and if we don't get Hamilton, I'm not just going to spend 20M to spend it to get up to 120M just because we can get there. If we don't get Hamilton, I'd rather go after McLouth (Ross I'd be okay with also). That gives us one of those two with Jones, Markakis, and Reimold. We are set at 3B and SS. There are no options for a better 2B. Wieters and Davis is back.
Are you trying to say that just because the O's can afford a 120M payroll that on opening day next year that's how much their payroll should be? That's foolish.