Dumb is Fun! Rational spending, safe gambles and baseball's existential threat

It's the friends we made along the way! We discuss a slow start to the Blue Jays offseason and baseball's existential threat with teams' reluctance to spend money contributing to a poor product on the field. With the Orioles decision to waive Jonathan Villar, we wonder why cost measures are prioritized over production and trying to win, contrasting Jose Bautista's numbers in his final season to some of the Blue Jays from last season. Plus, looking into the some of the innovations teams like the Rays have implemented and how it reflects across MLB, as well as what the sport can do to avoid losing fan interest as baseball adopts a more rational approach to roster construction.

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