You just can't make a judgment yet. Last year worked for A's and we needed that bat among another tons of things. Bailey was a complete bust last year. We have to wait. Hopefully Bailey is not made of glass/under perform this year... Again.
As I said, Theo had a great time in Boston, but the last, say, 4 years of his tenure were horrible, reason why he is no longer here. He left the team in red numbers in the BL (considering only baseball operations) according to Forbes.
I see an old wounded horse in NY.
On the other hand, You are right, we can't discharged them, NY is NY.
Thing is, Today I see more flaws in that team than the others, but that's just me.
Hope the same Ted.
In the way I see the division I think O's have the most rounded/balanced team. I still think that Toronto have a very good team, I expect they bounce back. Rays is a very tough team. NY aren't going anywhere. At least gonna be fun this season.
The division is wide open but IMO O's is a bit above the others. We'll see.