[Jiri Hrdina]

I place the blame in two areas:
- Team leadership: Atkins, Schneider and Shapiro. They are ultimately accountable for the team.
- The team's best position players: Vlad and Bo.

I don't know what you do about it, but basically they bet on those guys, and then tried to supplement around them. The pitching staff has generally been strong, and most of the acquisitions in that area have been pretty darn good. And I don't blame the downfall on something like the Varsho trade (though i agree it's not great). If the team was winning he would be looked at as an excellent complementary piece.

Bottom line is the two core young pieces haven't delivered. I'm over Vlad. I don't think he takes the game seriously at all.