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Originally Posted by bizaro86
It's also not a guarantee that they'll be in a playoff spot at the deadline. This isn't the Vegas Golden Knights that are good enough to get in with a couple of stars out "injured". They barely made it last year with essentially zero injuries to pitchers, and the offense is worse on paper, imo. It's likely cheaper to add a power bat at the deadline, but I can also see them not doing that either because they're out or the cost is too high.
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Exactly. If you know you're deficient and in need of some power, why not get that in place now while there's 162 games left to make up / earn ground on Division / WC opponents. This year's offseason is a recipe to be selling at the deadline rather than buying.