The debacle that was our CF for years is the perfect example of how not spending money wisely can come back to bite you in the ass a few years down the line. Instead of giving Carlos Beltran the money and years he wanted, we decided to go with the almost-as-old-as-our-GM Steve Finley, who bombed almost right away. Realizing our mistake, we threw even more money at Gary Matthews Jr., and I’m sure I don’t need to tell anyone reading this how fantastic that turned out for us. Finally, we decided to hand Torii Hunter a boat load of money so we’d actually have a viable, productive CFer. Let’s examine the math behind all this.

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