Everybody makes mistakes, including MLB franchises.
As we churn through August and approach the stretch run, let's gaze back and identify each team's most boneheaded decision of the year.
By "year" we mean anything that happened on or after Jan. 1. And by "decision," we mean anything from a trade or signing to a non-trade or non-signing. Sometimes it's the moves you make that haunt you; sometimes it's the ones you don't.
Does this involve a degree of 20/20 hindsight? Sure. But mistakes are mistakes. Here are 30 that sting.
American League East
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Baltimore Orioles: Not blowing it up before the season
The Baltimore Orioles entered the season with designs on contending.