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"You can't ignore the fact the economy will be level at best for next year," said team president Dennis Mannion. "We're not going to make any outlandish-type decisions in a rough economy." Speaking specifically about Lackey, Mannion said he would rule out signing him "unless there is an effective way to make that kind of deal." Despite the financial uncertainty surrounding the team, general manager Ned Colletti has not been ordered to trade one of the team's eight arbitration-eligible players -- Chad Billingsley, Matt Kemp, James Loney, Andre Ethier, Russell Martin, Jonathan Broxton, George Sherrill and Hong-Chih Kuo -- to reduce payroll.