If I gave you a 300 million dollar payroll and then told you to spend half of that acquiring and reanimating Ted William's frozen head to prepare for play, then it's still a hinderance.
Or the reason why some brides are unhappy with their weddings despite spending a ton of money on it: parental meddling.
Poor Rizzo saddled with Scherzer- just imagine how much better the team would be without that anchor