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This should have been a "contending year" also and they didn't do anything except try to capture lightning in the bottle with broken down vets. What is going to be different about next year?
Eventually, this team has to set up a small window and go for it. I thought the Ubaldo trade was a signal that they were ready to go for it, then they didn't make any meaningful moves in the offseason. They are straddling the fence between trying to compete right now and build for the future and it's just spitting out a mediocre product with little promise moving forward. Either they make some moves to try to be a legit threat next season before key members start walking in FA or they are looking at another mini rebuild. It's time to pick a course and go with it.
"Going for it" doesn't mean being overly active/aggressive in free agency, that's just not smart...