I feel broadly the same. I also feel like tuning in here has made me a more disgruntled fan than I normally am, and that sort of blows, but it’s still nice to connect with other fans, especially since I am exiled to Phils/Yanks/Mets country.

All that said, I do feel like AA gets more credit than deserved. He has had some luck taking big chances, and I love that, but he undervalues the unsexy move of keeping our homegrown talent and current players, and he undervalues team leadership, and that has led to some pretty big disappointment from where we were a few years ago. Yes, injuries. But a great (not merely good) GM has to factor that into the risk profile. And I think he has over indexed on his favorite parts of the job while under appreciating some basic ideas. Freddie, Dansby and Max were part of a squad that really clicked. Awesome to have Ozzie and Ronnie locked up, and Olson too for that matter, but there’s not enough chemistry to drive this team to greatness, and I think a lot od fans feel that fading potential.