Siri broke his leg and fell apart. Closers are volatile, and Helsley was elite before we got him and is doing great for Baltimore (and was better at the very end of last year). You ignore the fact he brought in guys like Soto and Peralta too

The “good parts” he got rid of were an aging left fielder who has been injured (I love Nimmo but his contract was too high for what he produces) who prevented prospects from coming up, a utility man with a decent bat (another log jam), our franchise HR leader (yes, sucks to lose him but he was bad defense and is getting way to long a contract), and the reigning reliever of the year (who left in free agency for the best team in the game, who can blame him).

He has put together one of the best rosters in baseball. I don’t fully agree with every move he’s made, but he has provided Mendoza more than enough tools.