Have you ever been totally certain a particular situation or decision was such a no-brainer that it had no option but to pan out or pay off, only to be sorely disappointed in short order? And I don’t even mean life-changing stuff, maybe it’s just a pretty mundane deal that makes a ton of sense in the moment before aging incredibly quickly. Like extending David Bote for five years and $15 million and watching him post 0.7 fWAR in that time, or trading for Michael Soroka and having him leave with an injury two innings into his first game.
Flipping Highly Coveted BBCOR Bats as Metaphor for Jed Hoyer’s Offseason Pursuits
