Seems like they didn't stop after the Short years... They kept allowing shady/horrible owners to buy teams in the 90's & 2000's.

If there had been competent ownership in Montreal they would of never left. This from Society For American Baseball Research (SABR):

" Shifting ownership doomed the franchise, regardless of whether the owner was Charles Bronfman (1968-91) with his family fortune, Claude Brochu (1991-99) with his executive experience, or Jeffrey Loria (1999-2002) with his flair, or even Major League Baseball itself (2002-04) with its dictate to play about one-fourth of each season’s “home” games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, for two years."

I think especially Loria had no business owning the team.

So if they're going to trade useful guys like Harvey and Finnegan who are they looking to get in return? I would assume they want to see what they have in House before trading for a third baseman. They don't have a need at short and probably wouldn't get somebody to replace Garcia with one of the two relievers. Eventually I would think they want to put Morales at first. They don't need any outfield prospects until they find out about the ones they have. Probably not a catcher or a top starter.

So if you're going to trade those guys I would think you'd be getting a lower level prospect that would be placed in Fredericksburg. Now it's 2025, your prospects are prospering but wait, your relievers can't hold a lead.

BTW, A Baltimore radio station was talking about where they could trade for a reliable closer and they said no doubt Harvey and Finnegan will be traded at the deadline.

Crews will be here before the end of the year.

8/20. book it.

Hunter Harvey’s dad threw a pretty mean forkball.

Oh dear, oh dear...  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-69021543

Yea. He’s been all over the news here.  The Swifties will swift boat him.