Ya... But I've heard from Both Atkins and Shapiro multiple times this season about not blowing your wad too quickly. They want to add players, add salary at a Conservative rate, as they grow. So basically, "payroll parameters". Remember that term?
Well... Depends on what their bullpen philosophy is. Cobble one together on the cheap, which is what many believe? That worked terribly this season. Was this season an aberation and they try to piece one together with low risk players/contacts again? Or do they land a couple of significant arms with track records?
Let this be a lesson that you can have a Cy Young contender, MVP contender, multiple All Stars, and yet your bullpen can f*** your ass like a horny grizzly bear.
It's not a spin. That's exactly what's going to happen. Long term deal at a more reasonable number is coming. Dvorak is not worth what the Habs gave up to acquire him. If the Leafs gave that up to acquire Dvorak I would not like it.