Some of that isn't true. Riccardi said on radio he wasn't interested in Dunn because he didn't love baseball...intensity level. Never did try to sign him. Wells contract was Godfrey's doings. Riccardi wanted to trade him. AA will face similar choice with Rasmus.
Riccardi was a bad GM. He was narrow minded, never valued speed playing on turf, couldn't manufacture runs, never had a clue how to run a farm system though. Wasn't much in it when he left. But he never did some things put on here.
Riccardi did make some great trades....both Bautista and Encarnacion he acquired for next to nil.