I don’t see them shedding payroll because it seems they have an unrealistic amount of value assigned to guys like Kepler and Margot
Doing nothing is a problem for me. They have a very strong farm system and strong major league talent. They cut payroll this past offseason, passing on the chance to turn this team into a legit WS contender. If they sit on their hands here then that tells me that they’re expecting payroll to continue to drop or stay at the level it’s at and that just being good enough is all that matters. It seems they have no interest in trading farm talent for a rental and a chance to win the title.
it’ll be a return to the Gardy and Ryan days of just being good enough to not draw too much ire from fans. Luckily we have an actually good GM nowadays, but unluckily for us he’s likely going to move on to another team in the next few years.