I don't think this is a 2013 vs 2024 discussion, this is a 2013 vs 2023 discussion. The state the team was in when Conroy took over in 2023 needs to be compared to when Treliving took over in 2013.
2013 was better because we had pretty much a clean slate to work from. The GM wasn't left with any trade debt to deal with and no real albatross contracts hanging around the team. The assets to dump in that first year weren't as good as Conroy got to work with but the prospect base was also better IMO.
Conroy has improved that prospect base in his first year of managing the team by getting some prospect depth at an area we needed help. He's been way more proactive in dealing with issues head on than the last GM. Conroy has got us off to a way better start in a rebuild or retool, and that started in earnest last summer IMO.
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