Assuming that Hanley could be converted to the outfield without ever having seen him in the outfield was a decision made in the dark. Assuming that Masterson would regain lost velocity without going to see him throw was an astonishing failure of the FO to do its homework. I don't care to hear any stats or stories about pitchers regaining velocity. Before you sign him to a $9million contract, you ask him to throw for you. He wasn't in a secret location for national security reasons or in a high security prison. You pick up the phone and tell his agent that you want to see him throw, and tell the agent how long you want the session to be and what you want to see him do. The Masterson signing was worse than operating in the dark. It was negligence.