To compete with the upper echelon teams in the AL, we would have needed to spend a ton of money this offseason that would have definitively taken us out of the Mookie sweepstakes next year. What moves would we have needed to make to help us compete with the Yankees for the division this year? They were a 103 win team last season without Severino, Stanton, Andujar, or Cole. I dont blame the front office if they looked at the competition, realized that we are realistically competing for one of the wild card spots, and decided to take some low risk bets. If Mookie and Sale have great seasons we are definitely going to be in the WC hunt in September. Playoffs are a tossup, as we all just saw the WC Nats beat the Dodgers and the Astros in the postseason.
We aren't going to have a better record than the Astros, Yankees, and Twins. Next season we have to be better than the Athletics, Rays, Indians, and White Sox.
We aren't going to have a better record than the Astros, Yankees, and Twins. Next season we have to be better than the Athletics, Rays, Indians, and White Sox.