They've had it per the Deadspin documents, they've been sitting on revenue sharing money. Also they have back loaded some of their FA deals. IIRC, the had to increase spending to starve off a MLBPA complaint.
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It's justifiable because the addition of Ozzie itself guarantees 2 Championships over the course of his contract.