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I just don't see it quite the same way. Teams load up all the time and lose in the playoffs to teams that didn't make massive deadline additions (Clevinger this year). You can absolutely win without landing the biggest fish available at the deadline. Most WS winners are an example of this. I do think your concerns might be alleviated a bit in the near future though. The Indians were absolutely very risk averse in Shapiro's time there, but we've already seen one major departure from that MO in Toronto, where they have access to more resource (the Ryu contract). I don't think we'll ever see this FO make a move analogous to Torres for a Chapman rental, but I wouldn't be surprised at all to see them dip into their farm and move good prospects if the 2021 or 2022 equivalent of Andrew Miller hit the market (elite reliever with 2.5 years of control). This isn't Cleveland, and the FO isn't necessarily going to approach winning in Toronto the same way they did in Cleveland.
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I wonder if Cubs fans might have the opposite take and prefer a more cautious approach. Like, they'd very likely still have a WS title without Aroldis Chapman, but could still have Gleyber Torres. And probably would have been better off keeping Eloy Jimenez than acquiring Quintana to boost their chances at a repeat. I actually really like the cautious approach. I think Toronto has a very good chance at winning a WS in the near future if payroll is competitive with the top spenders.
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Do you think that would be true if Epstein had spent his career with Cleveland and a rebuilding Jays team and Shapiro with Boston and Chicago? I wouldn't care at all if Ross Atkins were replaced, but I'm not sure there's anyone in baseball I'd fire Shapiro for.
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Is there really much of a difference between Epstein and Shapiro?
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How do you guys feel about targeting Charlie Morton? He’s been pretty good the last few years and nobody is really talking about him.
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Any rebuilding team want to trade a currently healthy SP for Clevinger plus a thing or two?
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Schilling is the only guy in baseball being held out of the HoF for no other reason than that the voters don't like him on a personal level. It's embarrassing for the sport.
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I don't really want Odorizzi.
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I dislike AA as much as the next guy, but he's done a great job supplementing the team with short deals for impactful talent
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Yup. Feels like we've been hearing about her as a GM candidate for decades. Nice to see her get a chance.
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It's an interesting question. Pujols was entering his age-32 season, but was coming off the worst offensive season of his career, and IIRC had visibly lost some of his athleticism. If Trout's next three years went 8.4, 6.8, and 3.9 fWAR without major injury, I don't think he gets a 10-year deal before his age-32 season. But 7-8 wouldn't be surprising.
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My last pick to Les Nordekes for his 5th next year.
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Only one year left! They've come this far without cutting him, I'm guessing they just ride it out at this point and part amicably.
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lol, I’ll give BORED a chance to take advantage of me next time it comes up.
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I traded for Abreu and Bauer before the season in the DDL. I'll probably never have a season work out that well again.
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Jose Abreu and Freddie Freeman win the MVPs
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I hope it goes well for him. A well-run Angels team could be so much fun to watch.
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Brendan Brisson
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Mavrik Bourque
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I took Lucas Elvenes.
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You were? If anything I held way too long.
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I took Jacob Perreault.
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Regardless of what's going on behind closed doors, I suspect that a 76-year old alcoholic with multiple DUIs isn't the solution.
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I feel bad for Chicago fans. They have an exciting young team on the brink of great things, and their owner meddles and hires a 76-year old ******* to manage them.
