Read Between The Lines

Jayson Stark has some Rumblings about Korey Patterson today:

One center fielder who won't hit the market, even if the Cubs sign Carlos Beltran, is Corey Patterson. The Cubs would only be able to sign Beltran if they move Sammy Sosa. But even if they do both, they have no plans to shop Patterson, according to teams that have asked about him.

"Too much invested in him, in more way than one," said one NL front-office man, of Patterson.

What does, "in more way than one," mean? Politically? Covering for him? I, seriously, don't know what to make of this. Anyone have any ideas?