Not sure who made that comment but it most probably came from some Jays' personnel. It is not a defeatist comment but more likely a following of communications protocol.
In the back of his mind he most probably was thinking: "I just witnessed a shitshow and now I have to do a s***** interview. Hmmmmmm, how can I phrase the following thoughts without offending the majority: "The current makeup of this team is s*****, lately the team's performance has been s*****, and the results reflect a high level of shittiness yet we are spending a s***-load of money while producing a s***** baseball experience for the fans."
When you really reflect on the two quotes you will see they amount to the same sentiment except the prior one is less obvious and much less offensive.