Like I said, call it what you will, but we had an entire winter to win Harper and/or Machado and we pissed down our collective leg. That piece changes the entire direction of the franchise.
Even if you give them a break on Wheeler, not getting Machado or Harper was borderline negligence for the rebuild. What did we have flexibility for in the first place?
The Twins could lose every single game for the rest of this season, and the Sox would not pass them if they kept winning at the same pace they have played at so far this season.