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Originally Posted by BigRedChief
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You laugh - that's all that's happening, my friend.
Read this article and tell me I'm wrong. Bill DeWitt has flat out stated that they're not pursuing excellence - it's just not their business model.
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/base...dc21b00b8.html
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“Playoffs are our goal,” the chairman said. “My goal is to win enough games to make the playoffs, whatever that number happens to be. Hopefully beyond that so that it’s not a one-game wild-card appearance. I do expect change to the roster.
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“There is value in star players. No question about it,” DeWitt said, declining to speak specifically about any one player. “I think the question has to be, ‘What is the value?’ You can’t fall in love with some name player at the expense of making a bad decision which is going to hurt you down the road. We’ll wade in and determine who would be a good fit to improve our club.
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DeWitt explained the model he wants is a team that, over multiple years, can average 90 wins. That, he said, assures a playoff berth, and “frankly, we felt that incremental benefit (of free agents) could get us those last few wins.”
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BRC - this is an organization that ADMITS it's targeting 90 wins and 'hopes' that's enough to avoid a play-in game. Their entire approach is centered around winning a down division. He flat out states they
plan to win 90 and
hope to win more.
Bill DeWitt doesn't have the drive to excel in a division where other teams actually give a shit now.
They aren't doing anything else. This is it. This gets them near 90, it sells tickets, it doesn't take any long-term giant risks. It's right in DeWitt's wheelhouse and anything else takes them out of their comfort level. I'm betting they don't even take a meeting with Boras unless it's Boras trying to foist another shitty reliever on us.
Give me
anything this organization has done since LaRussa left to show me I'm wrong. LaRussa was the engine that drove the franchise; the guy that flat shamed them into competing and taking risks. They have nothing like that here anymore and DeWitt has laid his cards on the table.
They're done man.