Quote:So my question is why do a lot of fans think it must be one way or the other?

I don't think teams ( or their general managers) do think that.  Not as an absolute.  I think fans do sometimes. 

 

Certainly many GMs lean one way or the other - and some more strongly than others - but their thinking and approach isn't black or white on the matter.  

They operate in the gray.  And there's a lot of room to operate within the gray - while there's very little in the black or white. 

 

It's like a grayscale spectrum. A small percentage of it is black (needs)  and a small percentage is white (BAP)   -  Most of it is gray.  And that's where I think the typical GM's philosophy tends to hover.  Just my opinion on the matter - not intended to be gospel. 

 

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