2014 Bloopers

Yeah I'm a bit concerned that GR's new slider is reportedly 5 mph faster than last years version. Sounds a bit ominous to me. 

How many FA aces did the Braves sign?

Of corse we need to beat them, along with the Jays, Ray, and Sox because they are all in our division. We actually don't need to be better record wise to secure a wild card birth. But the Rangers, Braves, and Dodgers are all much better than the Yankees IMO.

IMO, that is not the best use of assets. You are trading short term gains for long term loses. It's okay to do that sometimes, but IMO doing that consistently is not sustainable. Is there something wrong with supplementing a good young team with impact FA signings? (Like Texas) Or at least seeking to extend most of your core players? (Like ATL) It seems that those things have worked out well for them. No?

Yeah, we'll never have to beat the Yankees.  Not like they're in our division or anything.  Not like they're the most successful franchise in the sport's history.   Not like they're in first place as we speak or anything.  Nope we don't need to worry about them. Or, hear me out, we need to beat the Yankees too, and you just want to ignore them because they are proof positive that big splashy acquisitions of "aces" doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of team building.

Put it this way, Elias is not going to spend a lot of money on a move that he thinks is an inefficient use of funds, even if he can.  That doesn’t mean he won’t sign anyone to big contracts, but he’ll be highly selective IMO.

Would it have hurt? The Yankees? IMO, they are not and will not be our main competitors for a World Series. The Rangers, Dodgers, Braves those are the teams who have talent on par with ours. That's who we are going to have to beat.