I'm like 97% sure Raymond Luxury Yacht was being sarcastic in responding to a previous poster, but thanks for laying it all out like that. This was a sucky report for injuries, but it doesn't seem like it's time to hit the panic button yet.
It seems pretty clear that either you don't think money is fungible, or you don't think anyone's performance mattered year-to-year except Mauer's. You need to go back and read it again, because it's YOU who missed the point.