So what does all this tell us? Pitching is fickle; don't spend much on it? Stockpile way more arms than you ever think you'll need? Get good insurance for pitchers' contracts?
And if he doesn't, we put him on waivers, no harm, no foul, nothing much lost. If Dan only hits on one out of a dozen of these type of signings, it still makes a big difference.
I wonder how these types of things go down. Did Dan notice this guy and go to Colorado? Were they on the verge of taking him off their roster and called up Dan?
That's only because Buck decided to give them one and start Ubaldo. Should have started Wright and had Worley and Bundy ready to back him up if he got into any trouble.
Ask him what it would take to get him to be an O for the next 10 years. This guy is the best player we have had since Ripken; you don't let him go. You do whatever it takes to keep him.