I'm not sure the complaint is that they didn't go for it, as in all in, it's that they didn't do anything at this deadline. While it disappoints me some, I'm also fine letting it ride, as you say. At this point there's no choice but to do that. Yes, perhaps this wasn't the year to go for a Verlander type, but a bat or a RP seemed plausible and yet didn't do even that. Not sure what attempts were/weren't made, though, so I'll expend my energy cheering and save the grumbling in hindsight, even though there's no way of knowing for sure if any addition would have made the difference, for when it's over.