If we’re being honest, are you one of those “get rid of everyone and start over from scratch” types?
Because
1. That’s how this all started, and
2. This is still a 78 win team despite people acting like it’s a 54 win team. The jump from 78 to 90 isn’t all that big…
This story seems a little convoluted and the version we are getting might not be accurate. At some point, didn’t Eovaldi turn down or at least walk away from “the exact amount Bloom offered him?”
There is a $20mill vesting option for 2025.
Eovaldi would need to pitch 156 IP next season for the option to vest. That’s not a given considering he has only reached that total twice in his 12 year career…
Two of the three remaining AL teams were clearly all in at the deadline. Texas all but crawled in to the post season but did so with Scherzer and Montgomery on their roster, and the Astros did with Verlander, who was acquired with an offer the Orioles could have easily topped…
And that $10mill was spent on Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen, Chris Martin, Adam Duvall and Corey Kluber.
Or, crazy thought here, your source’s story has some holes…