Right? We are in the 3rd year of our contention window and now is the time to add pieces that put us over the top. We don't need 300 million dollar players to add, but we need guys that aren't black holes in the lineup.
This is where our draft history comes into play.
Fulmer
Rodon
Madrigal
Collins
Burger
These are all high first round picks that we've essentially gotten a few months of good play out of. We have little to show for it this season.
That is going to be the issue. She could have asked for some of it, but not all. Teams may just not want to deal with that sort of thing. Then they may also factor in how outspoken he is about the game.
I laugh whenever I see someone say Bonds started in 99 or use the excuse that he was a HOF player before then. Bonds was great before 99, so why just start cheating at that time? I believe Bonds was cheating earlier in his career.