Right, but the difference between the Nomar deal and the Ortiz signing and granted, the mistakes the FO makes as well, is that there's always logic behind the moves, there's always some kind of reasoning.
If the Tampa FO signed Pena and plugged him in as a starter from the beginning of training camp, then tip of the cap to them. They saw something in him no one else did. But they cut him and brought him back when they had no other choice. They had a horseshoe up their ass as far as that move does.
It's like the girlfriend who joins a football pool, picks the teams who have the prettier logos and wins it over the guys who know their stuff. Blind luck.