btw, I almost responded to that with something from hot-take hell like... "who the bleep cares how it affects Miggy"
But yes...this entire season seems fundamentally broken to me. Why, I have no clue.
Ultimately...the money talks. I think the fact that they did spend on Baez, Zimmerman and E-Rod are the thing that speaks to the agents and the players.
That they are rowing with one oar now is because the decisions to get those particular player was on Al.