Call it cheap or call it half assing. It's the same and yeah it is the reason Bryce will have to go somewhere else to win a WS. DC teams are great at making free agent splashes for marketing purposes but then half assing what is actually needed to compete for a championship. Just ask Ted Leonsis, he is the king of this strategy. Players usually sniff this out well, that's why someone like heyward and zobrist didn't come here. If you want to win, you go elsewhere. Just call the wizards, caps and Nats the Washington Half Ass/Cheap network.