They did. But this has been quite a fast and deep slide.
yep. Again, the plan was to transition to a new core of Robles, Soto, Kieboom, and Garcia, which obviously didn't work out.
As some of the Post writers noted, we were in contention for a playoff spot at around the halfway mark last season before the wheels came off. Rizzo took one heck of a big risk blowing up the team rather than trying to patch another contender together for 2022. We could have gone into this season with Soto, Turner, Garcia, and Bell as core piece and filled in around them (obviously we needed starting pitching).
We'll see in 1-2 years if it pays off.