O's 2023 roster vs 2024 roster

[Yardball85]

6 hours ago, wildcard said:

It is movement.   Players that were on the team are not here.   Players that were in the minors or were out most of last year with injuries will play.    Its not standing still.     It is a strategy.   It a way to keep players for up to 6 years.   

You want to call it turnout, fine.    But it is not standing still.  Its improving through development.

It is absolutely standing still.  The team should be adding players and improving while the new guys come up.  Wasn't that what we were always told? They'll spend when they are competitive? 

[Can_of_corn]

7 minutes ago, Yardball85 said:

It is absolutely standing still.  The team should be adding players and improving while the new guys come up.  Wasn't that what we were always told? They'll spend when they are competitive? 

This is spending.

 

 

Edited January 19 by Can_of_corn

[foxfield]

We can argue the length of movement. But it most certainly is movement. By allowing FA to walk you created space. That space so far has been filled with players already in the system. 
 

Argue for more roster change. Argue for better. But it is not standing in place and watching the world spin. 

[Frobby]

11 hours ago, foxfield said:

We can argue the length of movement. But it most certainly is movement. By allowing FA to walk you created space. That space so far has been filled with players already in the system. 
 

Argue for more roster change. Argue for better. But it is not standing in place and watching the world spin. 

It is, in my opinion.  It takes an affirmative act to re-sign a player who is heading into free agency.   Allowing an FA to walk is not action, it’s inaction.  That inaction may be a good decision but it isn’t movement as I would ever use the term when describing an offseason.  
 

[btdart20]

11 hours ago, foxfield said:

We can argue the length of movement. But it most certainly is movement. By allowing FA to walk you created space. That space so far has been filled with players already in the system. 
 

Argue for more roster change. Argue for better. But it is not standing in place and watching the world spin. 

Agreed.  A decision was made.  Maybe a path of least resistance but a decision was made.  Actions of commission and omission both can be right or wrong.