The best part about the tanker commish was the way a lot of the other owners in the world not only condoned what he was doing but actually congratulated him every time he made a tanker move.
Example: he'd have a really good prospect in AAA who was ML ready. He'd trade down for an even better, younger guy who was a couple of seasons away. Basically, he was building superteam that would all hit the majors at the same time with a near minimum payroll. Everybody else would tell him "Wow, great trade, you're going to have such a great team in a couple of seasons". They might as well have given him a blowjob in the World Chat.