Most of us trying to rebuild ARE trying to lose, it's a fact. You are looking to get a top 10 pick while minimizing payroll. Minus taking in Kemp and Butler I basically did that. I don't want to lose 162 games, but I want to lose enough to get me a top 10 pick.
And one of the guys brought it up to me like Thursday. "Hey Cdawg you could go out in FA and pick up a bunch of guys and start winning again.!" to which I replied "Sure but why do that when I can sit on this team for 2 more seasons." The thought is why go out and as Rocky said "pull a nationals" when I can use that type of money to save up more cash so I can make sure my team isn't in debt in 3 years or that I have no depth." Which is basically what happened. In trying to keep winning, I put my team in a position that we had no depth and winning 78 games and having the 17th pick wasn't cutting it. I want to win, and in order to take those 3 steps forward I have to take a step back, think about it and make my moves count.
Plus it's not hard to add 15-20M total in payroll and jump from a 50-60 win team to a 77-82 win team. You just want to make sure that you can win more than 82 the next year.
On topic, most of us have known who we want to keep, who we might want to keep and who is going. the final file just makes up our minds on the whole ordeal. 24-48 hours is more than enough time. FA should last 4-5 days tops w/ as many other subsequent things going on as well(IFA, Winterball, trading etc). 7-9 days tops should be a good off season number.
Talent wise I think the league ATM is ok. Maybe overall it should be dumbed down by 1 or two overall points but it's not like it's crazy in other leagues. The locked expenses and equal farm systems have equated in a boost in prospect talent. Give it another season or two and if you feel that we are stocked w/ GMs and talent is over flowing, bring in expansion or if not dumb down talent.
And one of the guys brought it up to me like Thursday. "Hey Cdawg you could go out in FA and pick up a bunch of guys and start winning again.!" to which I replied "Sure but why do that when I can sit on this team for 2 more seasons." The thought is why go out and as Rocky said "pull a nationals" when I can use that type of money to save up more cash so I can make sure my team isn't in debt in 3 years or that I have no depth." Which is basically what happened. In trying to keep winning, I put my team in a position that we had no depth and winning 78 games and having the 17th pick wasn't cutting it. I want to win, and in order to take those 3 steps forward I have to take a step back, think about it and make my moves count.
Plus it's not hard to add 15-20M total in payroll and jump from a 50-60 win team to a 77-82 win team. You just want to make sure that you can win more than 82 the next year.
On topic, most of us have known who we want to keep, who we might want to keep and who is going. the final file just makes up our minds on the whole ordeal. 24-48 hours is more than enough time. FA should last 4-5 days tops w/ as many other subsequent things going on as well(IFA, Winterball, trading etc). 7-9 days tops should be a good off season number.
Talent wise I think the league ATM is ok. Maybe overall it should be dumbed down by 1 or two overall points but it's not like it's crazy in other leagues. The locked expenses and equal farm systems have equated in a boost in prospect talent. Give it another season or two and if you feel that we are stocked w/ GMs and talent is over flowing, bring in expansion or if not dumb down talent.
Oakland A's
2015-Current
(18 seasons)
1,340-1,577
74-.44-87.66
4 AL West titles
2 ALDS Series appearance
1 WS appearance
2015-Current
(18 seasons)
1,340-1,577
74-.44-87.66
4 AL West titles
2 ALDS Series appearance
1 WS appearance