1. Have whatever standard you want I guess, but essentially every MLB front office, Jed included, will act differently
2. They aren't going to start selling* in mid-June so the arbitrary line being crossed at that point is irrelevant until we get on the other side of the All-Star Break or so
*Passan made this point in the context of the Cubs in his early deadline preview today, but there are not obvious pieces they would sell if they disappointed. It would likely look like the last time the team 'sold', where a couple marginal relievers maybe are outgoing. The deadline increasingly is mostly rentals and relievers and rental relievers, so I think we probably put too much weight on the buy/sell concept to begin with unless a team is signaling a big shift(like the Astros might this year). The Cubs have a core for the next ~2 years and aren't going to blow it up, so it's more a question on if they're going to try to grab a couple more wins this year v. not instead of some sea change in the roster.