Because you are worried that the lack of a 23 year old minor league with command issues will be too much to overcome after Cease leaves in two years.
I just find it amusing that you latch on to both Cease's walk rate and a pitching prospect with a similar flaw.
Right, but I was talking to someone who didn't want to give six years of Povich for only two years of Cease.
I think you are overrating Povich if you are planning on getting six years out of him.
Isn't part of being a fan deriving extra satisfaction that your slightly disadvantaged team of choice wins despite their slight disadvantages? Isn't it a bit extra sweet when a Gonzaga wins over a Duke?
There is your trade-off.
You won't ever have a true even field. No point crying about it. The players and owners are both satisfied with the current arrangement.
But certain teams are going to have baked in advantages anyway.
You are never going to have a level playing field.
Folks can always just pick a team to root for that has those advantages.