I think you're probably onto something here. I think teams are scared of long term deals right now and nobody will give up top prospects for rentals anymore. The biggest issue is his health. He's been breaking down a lot lately.
Attendance is down, but prices are up a lot. Let's be honest, you have no idea what their bottom line looks like, nor any idea where they will set the budget next year.
Thank god you guys can't down vote me, but I really thought this was a good interview with Buck Showalter. I didn't expect this from Buck.
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-managers-perspective-buck-showalter-on-the-changing-game/
What? He got to the ball easy and dropped it. There's no max distance you can run to eliminate errors. f*** - if he busted his ass off the start he would have been camped under it, but he was coasting for the first half of the route before he realised he had to put on the jets.
Remember at the start of the year when people were once again fooled that Pillar had become a new hitter?