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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
You don’t think Moe could’ve gotten that done?
I do. Dewitt, by all accounts, provides a budget and gets out of the way. Robert was in the budget but Mozeliak spent those funds elsewhere.
Foolishly.
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DeWitt made the comment about having to pay a player a second contract.
There's things to criticize Mozeliak for (Ozuna for Alcantara being a huge one right now), but I think he works within the parameters DeWitt gives him for a budget.
If you want to argue Mozeliak does a poor job managing said budget and he, along with DeWitt, are foolish for not wanting to have a losing season for 2-3 years in order to finish above .500 every year with a faint shot at PO success with marginal upgrades before and during the season, I won't disagree.
Mozeliak's approach is the polar opposite of Jocketty's, which was say **** tomorrow, today's the only thing that matters (which is what ultimately got him fired). He does half-assed attempts that are cost effective at improving the roster in order to keep cheaper, cost controlled players long-term.
The last time I think the FO truly cared about winning was during the 2014 season.