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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower
You switch bodies with Dayton Moore as you awake tomorrow morning.
What are your moves if your objective is to get them into an annual WC contender / reasonable chance of a divisional champ by opening day 2021?
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Well, first I would sign Ian Kennedy to a lifetime contract ...
If those are my goals, I would have approached 2018 differently.
I wouldn't have used Scott Alexander to dump salary, or Ryan Buchter. Those guys would have been dealt, but for honest value unencumbered by salary dumps.
I would trade Kelvin Herrera by no later than the trade deadline.
I'd sit on Jason Hammel and move him to a team looking for SP depth coming out of ST.
I'd move Whit Merrifield for best return.
And I'd listen on Perez and Duffy. Need big returns to move either, and I wouldn't trade them unless I was getting big value back.
Organizationally, I'd find someone from either the Cardinals or the Rays system that I can put in charge of scouting and developing pitchers.
I'd tell my scouts to focus less on tools and raw potential, and pay attention to IQ and pitch recognition for hitters.
I'd tell my instructional coaches to focus less on maxing out "stuff" for pitchers and also have them focus more on pitchability, command, etc.
And I would end the organizational hatred of the slider. And advanced college arms and bats.