At the time glasnow was moved, everyone and I mean everyone, thought Jed would have deep pockets. Based on the counsell hire/ Ross castration and the media perceived frenzy about jed and his ohtani pursuit.
Hell, you went long and hard for a bieber threesome from cleveland, which wouldn't have been cheap player wise. To me, this past offseason, the Dodgers were in a position to unload aging 40-man prospects for a more talent certainty.
Are we guaranteed 4 years of imanaga? I'm not an attorney and haven't read the fine print. I haven't heard jed say we are guaranteed 4 years of imanaga, but maybe he has?
Belli? Again the belief of deep cub pockets this year and the assumption the Cubs were going all in following counsell addition.
Triantos? Our minor league experts here didnt/don't expect his talents to translate to finer mlb success.
Brown? At the time, I would've included him in a glasnow deal and not hesitated.
This past offseason started with an explosion and then, just as fast, whimpered like a lamb.
I'd like to add, this was the most disappointing offseason as a cubfan for me in many many years