Free agency success

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Originally Posted by Chromeburn

I saw an article not too long ago that measured FA success for teams and put it into a graph. Basically it said best case scenario, it had a two-year peak and then the teams took a sharp nose dive. Worst case was the team did not do well and got everyone fired and they started over. So it seems to have limited success if successful. I haven't been able to find it again, but if I do I'll post it.

I’d like to see what kinds of transactions were monitored and tracked. My guess is it follows the Washington model previously mentioned. I think most people realize you aren’t going to be successful long term paying premium for multiple top free agents. No team “buys” its way to success. The issue is that there is a huge middle ground between the Washington model and Ballard’s model. Recent SB winners show the benefit of using all three methods of player acquisition in their roster building.