You’re assuming either of them were actually attainable.
What if JRam had cost Kirk + Manoah? Still worth it? Is it a big impact if we had lost the impact of Kirk/Manoah? If we blow the bank for Freeman, who plays 3rd all year? Espinal? Biggio at 2nd and Espy at 3rd?? Idk dude neither of those made sense over the Chapman move, even at the time.
You could argue they should have gone harder after Escobar