Isn't a good measure of our standing to compare free agents we were targeting that did not sign with their old team? I do not view FAs signing with their current team as true losses, as many times there are emotional or personal factors that add weight against money or title contention variables.


Excluding that group of players gives a feel for rankings within our own peer group, and I think we're well ahead of other teams in similar situations. That may be a good sign.

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