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Originally Posted by Why Not?
I certainly don't disagree with the previous few posts, and there is certainly no acceptable reason for an MLB team to be on pace to win 47 games or whatever it is, but there are a few other factors as well.
A. Although it shouldn't be close to this bad, we knew they were in for a fall once some of the big guys left via free agency. The chances of having pipeline replacements right at the exact time was very slim(not having them anywhere near at all is a problem).
B. Ventura's death and the curious case of WTF happened to Danny Duffy?
C. I fear we may have seen the best of Salvador Perez come and gone. That guy was rode like a rented mule for years and it looks like that took a toll on him(this year could be an outlier)
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Everyone here wanted to tear up his deal and extend him. Hoodie (remember that reerun?) was the loudest and was tossing out huge numbers like it was a monopoly game.
Well? We don't run a small market like a charity. Gotta be more ruthless. We overspent being too nice to "our guys"