Bloom's good pitching acquisitions:
Martin Perez
Jeffrey Springs
Nick Pivetta
Adam Ottavino
Michael Wacha
Rich Hill
John Schreiber
Matt Strahm
Garrett Whitlock
Brennan Bernardino
The problem is that those guys were all spread out over 4 years and most had limited upside on one year deals. He threw enough stuff at the walls that some would stick, but the pitching always kind of lagged.
Instead of going cheap in '22, they would have been better off going large on Gausman as many people wanted. They ended up going over the CBT anyway. Then don't be el cheapo and give Eflin a larger offer in '23 when Eovaldi comes off the books.