I know, I know, the season’s technically started, but tomorrow’s opening day for most of the league, and it’s the day the M’s kick off their home slate against Boston. I’ve said it before: for as much angst as the team’s…uh..stepback has caused the fanbase, I actually agreed with it from a strategic point of view. Thus, this post – which has been hitherto concerned with things that will prevent the M’s from competing – needs to change. The M’s themselves say that they’re not trying to compete in 2019, so we can’t *judge* their 2019 on wins and losses.