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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
John Mozeliak is like every middle aged person you'll meet when it comes to exercise.
If you're looking for a reason not to do it, you'll find one. If I don't want to go to the gym, I can always find a reason not to go to the gym. But if I really wanted to go, I'd figure a way around those reasons 9 times out of 10.
Regardless of what's happening, irrespective of what's in front of him, John Mozeliak will always look at that as a reason NOT to act. For ****s sake, he couldn't see a way clear to move Lynn last year. Or Rosenthal before he got hurt when the rumors were that there were 5 teams hot on him.
If the team's struggling, he'll say he doesn't want to sell low. If the team's been struggling and is now playing well, if only for a week, he'll say he wants to see it play out. If the team's playing well, he'll see it as a reason not to take a risk.
Moe is just naturally risk averse. It's been a benefit for him on several occasions so I'm not using it as a pure value judgment here. But it is what he is - if he can find a reason not to take a chance, then he's not going to take one.
I want folks to take a look at the best teams in the AL and the potential of some of the best teams in the NL (both for now, as is the case with the Nats, D-Backs, Dodgers and Cubs or the future with the Braves and Phillies) and try to tell me that doing very little is a viable option for this team to win a championship in the next 5 years.
It just isn't. Dicking around in the margins makes this a team that's still 82-88 wins and an early exit in October. The rosters for the best teams in this league are clearly a step beyond ours. So if we want to swim in those waters, risks have to be taken. But DeWitt doesn't really want to run with those dogs - he just wants to get the WC berth, fill the stands and hope he gets lucky. It's a hell of a lot easier than actually pursuing top-shelf talent even if it means torching $50 million on replacement level chaff like Fowler, Cecil, Leake, Gregerson and Holland.
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I have to agree with this take.
Moving Wacha now is a risk but as for the reasons DJ just laid out, is it really a risk? We know how this ****ing around at the edges has worked out.
Maybe we get "hot" like we did in 2006/2011, but that doesn't seem like a sound winning strategy.