You can't just magically say..."do better" when you have no understanding of what doing better would actually cost to the extent that "doing better" is even possible
Adding Connor McDavid would do the same thing...without knowing the market...what the ask is on established talent... it's too easy to just say "do more"
Rogers is pretty similar to Avila...or at least what I recall of Avila. Good power...high OBP..excellent receiver who's really good at framing pitches.
Note...in my world..high OBP is determined by points over BA. Rogers has consistently posted an OBP thats 75-100 pts above his BA
So if Ottawa was steadfast in wanting pick #9 and DeBrincat wanted a max extension...SY should have just rolled over? Or if Toronto wanted Edvinsson, Kapser and a slew of picks...we should make the trade?
Libor Sulak...that's a name I haven't thought of in awhile. Kenny steered this thing into the rocks. I don't think SY is interested in an approach that gets us a 7th or 8th seed in the playoffs...just making the playoffs isn't the goal. Building a roster and leaving space to take a swing at adding the final touches when you're ready too contend is.
Those last two HR's have been rockets...line drives that got out in a hurry. I think tht's what people expected from him when he was drafted.... Rocketball dingers
40 goals with Patrick Kane...27 without him. Nice player...but he isn't worthy of the level of angst he's creating.
Re Connor...that's the kind of player you go all in for. With multiple 1st round picks next year and tons of $$$...we can swing for the fences on something better than DeBrincat