Shi Davidi was on MLB Network this morning. With significant paraphrasing on my part...
His impression based on early off season intetests vs the last few weeks required a pivot
He thinks they prob had about 30M to spend comfortably.
Plan A seemed to be signing Nimmo for CF and a cheaper SP in Heaney. Those seemed to be their primary targets early in the off season.
It seemed like when they couldn't get traction with Nimmo that they changed plan slighty and went to plan B which was getting a less expensive OF and budgeting more for a SP. Hence KK and Bassit.
(FWIW I'm quite fine with the Plan
He thinks they are trying to work out a deal trading a catcher for a younger left handed hitter but has no idea who that might be, just knows that's what the FO wants.
He thinks it's possible they might have tried to keep Stripling if the price was right but seeming less likely as time goes on that he'll stay.