After years of watching Rays baseball, with its highs and lows, I’ve developed a list of axioms I try to keep in mind when the team is thriving and when the team can’t seem to buy a win.
The overall goal is to win the World Series
How do teams achieve that goal?
1. Get into the playoffs
a. No team has ever won a WS without making the playoffs
b. 90-95 wins is usually good enough to get in
2. Get as many postseason appearances as possible in a given window with an established core group of players
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