The Colon trade was the start of everything, ... It started the change. That was the defining trade. Mark Shapiro
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Sizemore (he's making $318,000 this year) and Lee ($345,000) come cheap, too. Those numbers are as important to Shapiro as batting averages and ERAs. The Colon trade -- he is making $10 million this season -- was Shapiro's way of announcing the Indian's new business model: Expensive free agents were out, hunting for prospects and bargains was in. It's a little easier to sell that small-market approach when trades work out as well as that one did.] The Colon trade was the start of everything, ... It started the change. - Mark Shapiro Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBNYXJrIFNoYXBpcm8gICAg&num=5 "[Sizemore (he's making $318,000 this year) and Lee ($345,000) come cheap, too. Those numbers are as important to Shapiro as batting averages and ERAs. The Colon trade -- he is making $10 million this season -- was Shapiro's way of announcing the Indian's new business model: Expensive free agents were out, hunting for prospects and bargains was in. It's a little easier to sell that small-market approach when trades work out as well as that one did.] The Colon trade was the start of everything, ... It started the change. - Mark Shapiro Quotes")
