None of us on here truly know what the budget is supposed to be. Without that, it's hard to really project what the offseason should have been.
I'm fine with passing on Schwarber (LHB). If Alonso was a passable 1B, I think they would have signed him. Aside from those two, was there someone they really missed out on? I didn't want Bregman last year for 5 years and certainly not 6. No other team in MLB wanted Suarez to play 3B. It was an imperfect FA class.
I like the Contreras move. I like the Gray move.
We'll have to see how Suarez does over 5 years. I'm hopeful about Durbin, but he was definitely not in their original plans whatever they were. I'd rather Suarez and Durbin than Bregman's 5 year contract.
The one big complaint I have is them not dealing either one of the 4 OFers or eating Masa's contract. Just rip the bandaid off.