I tend to agree with that, but should they be in contention and they do sell, people will be screaming. Screaming how they don't spend, but yet fans still don't go get an affordable ticket(they exist) and bring their own sandwich and water inside the stadium.
I look at it like this. If there are members of our current roster that are going to be core members of the team moving forward, it would be beneficial to have playoff experience. If we are in the hunt for a playoff spot, that probably means that Arenado, Gray, and Contreras had seasons similar to their career average. I know two of those guys said they want to stay, but if there was some significant interest in their services on one of the top contending teams, I'm sure that interest would extend into the offseason, so I wouldn't sell.
This whole series.
Your definition is not the scenario RyIllini posed to us. He said
His question amounts to backing in at the last moment. Being around.500 is not a contending team.
No matter what the FO does, fans will scream. As I mentioned in another post, a true contending team is not going to be looking to sell. Your post was about a team floating along somewhere around .500. That's a pretender not a contender.
Yep, in that scenario I would definitely sell. And you are right wpr, fans will scream no matter what. As a FO, you just have to tune out your fan base and do what's best for the franchise long term. I am guessing that the payroll won't increase much from where it is currently, so we have to have young home grown talent to make the future work.
Not all of them, but definitely 2 of them.
This is the result when ownership chooses to sit on their collective hands in the off season and do nothing. 71 wins in 2023. 83 wins in 2024. Let's reset and do nothing.
6 innings feels like a bonus
It is wonderful that he has become a competent defender. The question remains. Can he hit major league pitching?
I'm not sure we will be, but it's too early to tell. You can't win a division in April, but you can lose one. Just got to stay close to .500. If you look at last year's team, they lost a playoff spot in the first month. I am going to give it some more time before I declare we aren't in a penant race. I think we will know for sure by end of June whether they are contenders or pretenders. If I had to bet, I wouldn't put money on them at this point.
If they could figure out how to win on the road or schedule all games at Busch III, it would help a lot. 8 game difference between home and away wins. Strangely, the Dodgers and Padres have a similar split.
