gimmesix
Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life
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They really have to do a much better job in free agency and the draft. No gambles, no trade ups, injury risks, drug addicts. It's time to use some common sense. The lack of it has been a problem. On top of being terrible in the free agent market.
They are going to continue to be terrible in the FA market if they are not willing to pay the going rates. With their current strategy, they've got to find players who essentially no other team wants in order to get them to take a low-ball offer. I know the purpose of that is to not overpay for outside FAs while building the team through the draft, but it's a flawed strategy. You can never fully build a team through the draft because you generally hit on two to three players a year at most being solid starters.
I'd much rather see us pay a premium for a couple of stars then stockpile a bunch of never-weres or has-beens. Sure, you need bodies to fill out a roster, but you need players to win.