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Originally Posted by jd1020
You are lying to yourself my dude. Their chance lands on the ability to sign Machado or Harper.
All the big hitting clubs in the MLB didn't reset their luxury tax penalties this off season for nothing. Chances the Cardinals land either is pretty slim.
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I think ownership will finally have pressure put on them for the first time, in a long time, to go out and actually do something.
Assuming the team doesn't make the playoffs this season, this will mark the third consecutive season they've missed the POs. That's the longest stretch of missing the POs in the DeWitt era.
Fans aren't going to be too happy if that's the case. I'm grateful for the DeWitt era and the overall success of it, but part of that success leads to higher expectations.
I don't think any fan reaction will be anything like SaveOurChiefs level stuff, but there will be pressure for ownership to spend or for management to make significant improvements to the roster.
There are building blocks with the rotation and some offensive players to have a team compete at that level.
Now it's up to ownership/management to do one of three things:
1. Give up on the season and look forward to opportunities on how to improve the roster in 2019 and beyond starting immediately or after the season.
2. Don't give up on the season, improve the roster for this season and the future.
3. Do nothing.