I hope you all bear with me. I would like to somewhat continue the FAZ discussion from yesterday. And then to give one last autopsy report on the 2018 WS.
As Mark indicated, FAZ took over a team that had a payroll in excess of $250MM. One would think that a team with that payroll would be loaded. However when they arrived on the scene, the team had only 3 starting pitchers (Kershaw, Greinke, Ryu), no SS, no 2B, no catching, and a totally bereft bullpen, as well as a depleted minor league system. The ownership saddled them with a bloated salary level, which limited their ability to go out and get talent.