Sun Tzu, who wrote The Art of War, said this:
“According as circumstances are favorable, one should modify one’s plans.“
That is a really, really wise statement. All winter, and right about now, the Padres are improving… at least on paper. They added Joe Musgrove yesterday, who has some upside and a downside. Which side will rear its head is the question, but they probably got better, although again weakening the depth of their Farm System.
I think the Dodgers would like to stay under the LuxTax (that’s what I call the Competitive Balance Tax), but depending upon many circumstances, they may decide to go over it… and I believe they can.