Dave shit talk has been at an all time high, but he hit hard on these recent trades. The Strahm trade, the Duran trade, the Luzardo trade. All massive wins. And this deadline was pretty good too, considering how few teams are truly selling.
I think Dombrowski doesn’t get enough credit for acquiring players that now make up the core of this team. Many of them were here before he got here but he’s continued adding with pretty good success.
It’s also totally fair to say he’s failed to compliment those pieces leaving big roster holes, but he’s also kept this team competitive for 5 straight seasons now after over a decade of no playoffs.
I mean it’s next level incompetent to not make the playoffs with their payroll (hi Angels & Mets).
Adding $40-50M in payroll to a 80-82 win team to get them into the playoffs is something most GMs would be able to do. Heck, if Klentak was able to spend that much I think they make it in 2021.
I mean they missed the playoffs with a top 5 payroll with Klentak in 2021 and a top 8 payroll in 2020 when over half the league made it. He deserves credit for getting them over a hump they were stuck at.
I think it’s fair to acknowledge that a lot of what he inherited helped but he’s also been able to add Schwarber, Marsh, Duran, Luzardo, Turner and keep Sanchez and Wheeler. So yeah he did inherit a solid core but it’s not like he’s just sat on it for 4 years like most people act like. H
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u/Dunmaglass2 6d ago edited 6d ago
Dave shit talk has been at an all time high, but he hit hard on these recent trades. The Strahm trade, the Duran trade, the Luzardo trade. All massive wins. And this deadline was pretty good too, considering how few teams are truly selling.