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People need to stop attributing that 30 million payment to Kinsler. That's not how it works. That 30 million was not spent to acquire Kinsler but to dump Fielder's deal. If the Tigers just called people up and asked them to take Fielder and his contract, they probably would have had to chip in more than the 30 million for most teams to do it. The fact that it was only 30 million was because Kinsler's deal is also a bit over the top.
Kinsler does not cost 90+ million, he costs 60+. 30+ gave us the opportunity to dump Fielder. Valuing things like Kinsler costs 90+ is disingenuous and ignores the other realities of the situation.
Cost is cost no matter how you want to assign blame for said money. In the end that money is part of the Kinsler deal, and so that money IS and CAN be attributed to him.