5 years into this build we shouldn’t suck this bad. We will never win again under Martinez. It was a lightening in a bottle situation and we’ve sucked with him outside of that. All the excuses in the world made by this fanbase and the guy has made the playoffs one time in 8 years. Having Martinez as manager for life is like Chinese torture.
Been saying all along this wasn't a "build, rebuild, or reboot" of any kind, but just whipped cream on top of a salary dump. But it's made worse by all the poor drafts, play-the-contract lineups, carelessness on the field, hiring inept friends to coach, and general org dysfunction. No team keeps a GM and manager around for a 6th straight losing season. The Royals came close but fired their WS winning GM and started winning. I'd add that the '12 resurgence of this team came after Jim Riggleman was fired and Davey Johnson had his first full year here.