I think the front office wanted to put a contending team on the field in 2021 but didn't anticipate how good certain players would be:
Expected Vladdy to be good not necessarily great this fast.
Expected Semien to be somewhere between his 2019 and 2020 performances. He was other worldly.
Expected Bo to continue to develop but not necessarily all star caliber in 2021.
Expected Ray to be Ray not Cy Young.
They were hopeful Teo could turn into what he is but over a full season who knows?
They expected Springer to play a lot more games than he did.
Covid f***ed up our schedule, 3 different home fields.
I think we give Shatkins a pass on all that. Montoyo I don't give them a pass on.