I wish we'd stop excusing not signing Dunn because it means we're going to sign Adrian Gonzalez. What about anything the Ricketts have done or said since taking the helm suggest that they'd be ready to spend that kind of dough in a year? We have been systematically lowering payroll with not even a whisper of a big-name acquisition. I don't know how anyone could have thought we'd pay Dunn this year, and I'm even more stymied that anyone thinks we're gonna pay Gonzalez next year. The Ricketts had an opportunity to upgrade the club significantly at an incredibly weak position on the ML club and the system in general. They didn't take it because they haven't felt pressure to spend money yet and are content with mediocrity, at least for next year. Anyone thinking they're gearing up to pay Gonzalez the world is just fooling themselves.