Generally, it isn’t great for teams to publicly declare which of their players are useful, if they intend to either trade or hold on to them.
Alderson did say this amorphous thing: “Finances are always an issue, with every team. But, certainly, we have a lot more flexibility than we’ve had in the past.
“Which past? Last January, he explained that “the reason we havent spent the money is not because of Fred Wilpon. Its because of me.”
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