I get it. I also completely agree that not only is defense not "irrelevant," but probably should impact pay in a perfect world. But in the real world, the Twins don't have a shot at free agent Trout, do they? If locking up home grown Sano requires an overpay, I say go for it. At least it's something our team can actually do. Ultimately I think we're mostly in agreement here. The only question is more how much of an overpay are you able to stomach?