why couldnt we open the bank and go after peavy? im really dowm on the dbacks- they act like a small market team in a big damn market.. peavy webb, haren, sherzer and davis[garland] and wed have the best starters in the majors. somebody is making a s###load of money on the loyal dback fans and it sucks.
Not every team in baseball has the bottomless wallets that the Yankees and Red Sox do. I'd also say the Diamondbacks are nowhere near a big market team. Granted, they're a far cry from the Marlins, Royals and Pirates, and are a step ahead of teams like the Twins and A's. In terms of comparisons, I'd say they're about on par with the White Sox and Mariners. They have limited money and spend it when they need it.
Also, it's also not anywhere near as simple to make trades as it is on the video games. Why do you think Peavy's still a Padre at this point? San Diego's asking a king's ransom for him, one I'm quite frankly not in favor of seeing the Diamondbacks pay out.
On top of things, you've got Webb and Haren as pending free agents in the next season/two. Sorry, but Jake Peavy's not worth losing Haren and Webb. By trading for Peavy, Arizona essentially wipes out their money for those two, and that's cutting their noses off in spite of their face.
On top of this, Arizona tried to play the "big market ball" approach before. They're still paying on some of those contracts. I don't think I want to see them wind up in that boat again.
Quite honestly, with what the team was working with heading in, I think Arizona has had a fairly nice post-season. Sure, they didn't sign any headline stealers, but there's much more to this sport than having a team full of superstars. One doesn't need to be an ESPN hyped superstar to be a good fit, and Arizona has managed to fill holes with guys who are good fits.