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<blockquote data-quote="wpr" data-source="post: 1800305" data-attributes="member: 4159"><p>The Front Office and ownership has been more than happy to field a "playoff caliber" team that is decent in the regular season but not competitive against other playoff teams. Their hope is that *somehow* the stars align, every opposing team's chi is off, the Card's collective biorhythm is high while the other teams are at all time lows. In other words, "Let's get to the playoffs and 'Hey, something good MIGHT happen' ". They simply are not willing to "go all in" like LAD, NYY and others. To justify themselves they point to teams like NYM, Boston and ChiSox who spent money and either didn't make it or in the Met's case, were bounced in the Wild Card round. They fail to mention that Dodgers, Houston and others who willing spend the money are more consistently contenders not merely playoff pretenders. To be $100,000,000 behind the top spending teams is outrageous. </p><p>They are more interested in a 2.5 WAR player like Joey Wendle who hits .260/297/360 and steals 12 bases because he can play 3 positions than stacking the lineup with a couple more Arenado/Goldschmidts to create a real Murder's Row. Signing someone like Trea Turner and Carlos Correa would certainly help. Don't forget to get a couple of above average SP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wpr, post: 1800305, member: 4159"] The Front Office and ownership has been more than happy to field a "playoff caliber" team that is decent in the regular season but not competitive against other playoff teams. Their hope is that *somehow* the stars align, every opposing team's chi is off, the Card's collective biorhythm is high while the other teams are at all time lows. In other words, "Let's get to the playoffs and 'Hey, something good MIGHT happen' ". They simply are not willing to "go all in" like LAD, NYY and others. To justify themselves they point to teams like NYM, Boston and ChiSox who spent money and either didn't make it or in the Met's case, were bounced in the Wild Card round. They fail to mention that Dodgers, Houston and others who willing spend the money are more consistently contenders not merely playoff pretenders. To be $100,000,000 behind the top spending teams is outrageous. They are more interested in a 2.5 WAR player like Joey Wendle who hits .260/297/360 and steals 12 bases because he can play 3 positions than stacking the lineup with a couple more Arenado/Goldschmidts to create a real Murder's Row. Signing someone like Trea Turner and Carlos Correa would certainly help. Don't forget to get a couple of above average SP. [/QUOTE]
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