On the other hand, many of the best teams in the league were built with shrewd moves and never tanked to get where they are: none of the Dodgers, Red Sox, Brewers, Rays, Athletics, Yankees, Cardinals and Indians are relying on picks given to them for being an unwatchable s*** show in order to be good. For a team with Rogers’ resources to be relying on a high draft pick to compete is f***ing absurd.
What would 100 losses even look like? Vlad hurt, Stro and Sanchez ineffective again, most of the recent additions flopping (Drury, McKinney, Shoemaker, Buchholz, Grichuk, Gurriel, Thornton etc...). It would be terrible, both now and for the future. And there’s a nonzero chance Rogers would start thinking about whether Shatkins are the guys for the job if they’re running a complete clusterf*** 4 seasons into their tenure.
I’d much, much rather see this team be more 2018 Rays and A’s than 2014 Astros. Give me 82 wins and I’ll enjoy the f*** out of the season.