I think my biggest issue is the complaining about trading prospects.
Baseball is a game where every year a hundred new guys become top prospects and a hundred drop off.
While it really sucks to trade a prospects who turn into Noah Syndergaard, more often then not they turn into nothing.
The key is identifying the untouchables (Sanchez, Pompey, Osuna) and move the rest when you think you have a chance to win.
The Yankees use to do this all the time. Every year they would trade a new #1 prospect who you would never hear about again.
Sure in the long run if you do this every year you will eventually suck. But guess what, that the cyclical nature of sports.
The point of the sport is to win the World Series, not have an above average team forever. I sometimes think in today's analytical world GM's would rather win 90 games with an 80 million payroll then the World Series with a 120 million cause it makes them look smarter.
Will Shapiro do a good job? Maybe. But after the run we just had and the balls AA had to make the moves, to handcuff him on decision making seems completely sideways and a typical Toronto sports thing to do.
I can't imagine any other team messing this situation up as badly.
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