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Ventura: Don't spend money just to spend it

(MCT) — The White Sox's cost of re-signing pitcher Jake Peavy and adding infielder Jeff Keppinger was barely more than half of the $80 million the Tigers spent to retain pitcher Anibal Sanchez.

The Tigers also added outfielder Torii Hunter, and the Royals made a splash by acquiring pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis from the Rays and re-signing Sox nemesis Jeremy Guthrie.

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