Like I said in another thread, this is merely a “stay of execution”. This is neither a “pardon” or even “commutation to a life sentence without the possibility of parole”, to carry the metaphor a little further.

Another team’s GM is not about to change their behavior just because we’ve dodged the most immediate bullet. Most of them have their own teams and their own job security to worry about. They’ll make a trade with us if they see some benefit to them, but this development doesn’t suddenly mean the “asking price” for another team to take Zubrus (or whomever) off our hands has significantly changed. Barring some significant change elsewhere, most likely a serious injury, there’s no reason to think that we won’t be trying to pawn a player off in a few weeks…. and debating how much to throw in to get it accomplished.

This is good in the short term (temporary cap relief), but pretty bad in the long term. With Rolston on an impossible-to-escape 35+ contract, we NEED him playing effectively and contributing when he’s not on IR. Having him slowed by nagging injuries will make these last two seasons of his contract be as painful as possible.