For people who care, a very interesting story about the possible innerworkings of the Rafael Soriano/Horacio Ramirez deal and the Mike Gonzalez/Adam LaRoche near-deal.

I have no idea if any of this is true, but I liked the story since it gives a little more color on how things really go down behind-the-scenes.

From the outside, I know I have been guilty of slamming GMs for dumb deals, but it's always nice to remember they're operating in a very difficult world of cutthroat negotiation and asymetric information.

The story also makes Schuerholz sound like a genius.

http://buccoblog.mlblogs.com/