Quite the frustrating feedback after another offseason spent like a low-market team. Not only was this Kennedy continuing the obliviousness of this organization, but this feedback shows management thinks they can win competitively by simply slotting top prospects into the batting order.
One of the many contributing reasons why you invest in expensive talent is that those players come with experience in big moments. That’s why we’ve seen, time and time again, that you can acquire hidden talent all you want—if you’re a team like the Rays—but ultimately, experience in tough games, as part of major free agent contracts, is what wins in this league.
Can prospects like Anthony, Campbell, and Mayer help a ton? Totally—it’s honestly bound to happen. But they are rookies at the end of the day, and until they make a name for themselves, you cannot logically include them in a win-now plan. These players will have their struggles as much as their successes, and that’s how the game works.
This goes back to having dependables for Alex Cora in the lineup—and you can’t just play video game GM and project your way into having that.
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