I understand what you're saying man. Regardless of what way you want to plan your rebuild, money only helps. Spending it on some major league player...
An owner has one job. To provide money. It's all he's good for. Any billionaire can fill the role. 2018 is around the time Ricketts stopped using his...
I don't really see any reason to pay Heyward to play for somebody else when we're not trying to win and have plenty of money. Any dollar saved right...
I don't doubt for one second the cubs could have gotten less quantity but guys closer to the major leagues. They pretty clearly chose this direction...
I wonder what you're reading, because all the popular forums, "reddit" etc, 98% of Padre fans are ecstatic they got an ace and a great backup catcher...
I'm mostly just sad about missed opportunities. The Cubs should never have to be a team forced to tank for 4 years once a decade. But it'd be easier...