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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Honestly, he could have gone the cheap route and just not traded Pham and the difference between signing Harper and not is negligible for 2019.
DeWitt and certainly has entered the "Lamar won his SB and can now coast" portion of his ownership
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Without LaRussa's psychotic competitive streak, there's nobody left in this organization to drive DeWitt into action.
As you've noted - all Mozeliak wants to do is not get fired. He will NEVER stick his neck out to convince DeWitt to sign off on a bold move. If he does and it doesn't work, he gets canned.
So DeWitt's inclination towards resting on his laurels and watching the money roll in will continue to go unchecked. There's just nobody left in this organization with the wherewithal or cache to challenge it.
And I said this awhile ago, but that inclination should surprise nobody. DeWitt and his family are baseball royalty and have been for about 50 years. The guy has seen and done all there is to do. Apart from somehow being named commissioner, what else is there for him?
He's shut it down and there's nobody around anymore that can snap him back into action. The team is just a giant PR wing at this point.