I will apologize up front for the dive into jargon this piece will ultimately take.
Ceiling. Floor. Risk. Upside. Options. Pivot.
Cost.
The Cincinnati Reds recently went on - for them - a spending spree. They doled out $5 million to sign outfielder Austin Hays, fresh off his worst season as a professional, and followed it up with a day that included bringing in a pair of veteran lefties in Wade Miley (potentially for $4 million) and Taylor Rogers ($6 million after San Francisco kicked in some cash in the trade).