My point is that it's not accurate to pin the failure to reach the playoffs on the performance of a single player. My subsequent post was a follow up to indicate that it's still not accurate to do so because of a player's Rule 5 status. Hell, last season alone, if one were to pin our failure to reach the playoffs on a single player, wouldn't Glen Perkins be a better choice to make than Graham? How about Mauer? Suzuki? Hughes? Santana (80 game suspension!)? Nolasco? I don't see anyone pinning the failure to reach the playoffs on the performance of a single player. I see plenty of reasonable arguments questioning the front office's decision to pursue that playoff spot last year with a rule five pick using up one of 25 roster spots, in light of their recent decision he's not even worth a 40 man spot. They effectively chose to compete for the playoffs with 24 players. There might have been a reasonable explanation for that, if they highly valued Graham, but they obviously don't.