Via BBTF, Derrick Goold takes a look at the Cardinals finances and shows that they have some money to spend. Cardinals fans seem upset that the team did not spend the money on Edwin Encarnacion:
The tumult and consternation about the slugger has it wrong. The Cardinals, according to a source, had “mild” interest in him. A short-term, high-salary deal seemed most likely, if one was of interest at all. It became clear his market didn’t soften that much. The Cardinals don’t discuss specific free agents, so it’s only possible to speculate they didn’t see a fit, not for his glove or not for that commitment. They have the money to spend, can spend, should spend. It’s clear in this case, they didn’t have the want, not for this player or not for this player at that price.
The Cardinals are not going to be the George Steinbrenner Yankees, where the team just throws money at free agents and then sorts out what works later. While it can work, it’s an inefficient way to build a team, and sometimes it results in a good, but not great team. Sometimes, like in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it crashes into mediocrity. The Cardinals will do just fine, and they will save their powder for players that really help.
With lots of teams doing that, when real talent comes on the market, the bidding war will be quite interesting.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2hn2tEz
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