Not really.
They keep feigning serious interest in signing just about every notable FA. They put out the news and "leaks."
To this fan, it is backfiring. It only makes it worse.
I knew all along to not believe their words, and only actions would convince me things have changed, and the words and words keep coming.
The actions?
Chapman
Wilson
Talk of trades, too. Talk, talk, talk.
Maybe we end up doing something significant, but seriously, does anyone, now, expect we do more than we did before ...
2023? Yoshida, Duvall, Jansen & Martin?
2022? Story, Wacha, Hill & Strahm?
Hell, we lost more value than we may sign, this winter.
Yes, there is a long way to go, and there are still several useful FAs left to outbid other GMs to get. I'll say it again, I'll believe it when I see it.