For us, it was an opportunity to add a player without subtracting a player. Our history here, usually we're trading a player to acquire a player.
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This is the first time since I've been here that we haven't spent the off-season replacing what we've lost. We felt like we were very competitive last year. . . . In particular, when we were healthy, it was a very, very good team. So the idea that we were adding to this group . . . it's a first for us since I've been here as the general manager.
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