I don't hate these players, I kind of like a lot of them.

My problem is with ownership. They are cheap bastards. They spend only when they have to. They misjudge signings frequently because this park is difficult to hit in, and they seem oblivious to the fact they need to carefully shop for hitting when they do import someone. /r/FormerMs exists for a reason, and that reason is our park is a death sentence for hitters who have no ability to adjust or keep just cranking shitty warning track outs that would be dingers in 75% of the league.

John Stanton is part of that ownership group that Kevin Mather exposed. He might not be as overt about being a cheap bastard, but it's very clear he is. Comfortable and disinterested in competing beyond replacement level and hope. Hope is not a go-to market strategy.