Quote:Again, I'm not debating draft vs. Free Agency.  I go on record now reiterating that the draft is more important for a variety of reasons.

 

My question is why aren't the philosophies of BAP vs. Need applied to free agency?

Cost is the biggest thing and the fact that if you go BAP in free agency, you could end up replacing a younger player that may develop to be better than that BAP FA. All you would be doing is building an older more expensive team. That doesn't promote long term success. That's why free agency is better used to fulfill needs.

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