Obv not
Point is you don't know who is going to flourish into a good MLB player
At one point anyone would have traded Manoah ahead of Pearson. And obviously would now be unhappy you did it
Carlos Correa agrees to 12-year, $315 million contract with Mets after Giants deal falls through
By Jon Heyman
December 21, 2022 3:09am Updated
https://nypost.com/2022/12/21/carlos-correa-agrees-to-12-year-315-million-deal-with-mets/
They went with
Romano
Springer
Manoah
Bo
Gausman
Vladdy
Gurriel
No Chapman, no Berrios, no Kirk, No Jansen.
I dunno You can't fit 'em all... Not sure I'd read too much into it.
I think you are right.
The Rangers *think* they are contenders but will likely finish 20 games behind the Astros. Unless deGrom somehow manages to make 25+ starts in which case they might finish 15 games behind.
The Padres OTOH might actually win their division
To be fair the Padres have loads of talent
Including an absolutely ridiculous 1-4 in the lineup with Tatis, Soto, Bogaerts and Machado in any order
This year might be their best chance to actually be better than the Dodgers
But it's obviously just not a sustainable model
Interestingly, the team that traded for a highly touted catcher (Murphy/Braves) didn't really need one that badly
But yes there several teams who could really benefit from an upgrade at the position.