They came close once, in 2002, but one would think that the years of futility of trying to build a champion around Bonds, and other free agents would not be forgotten. Nor would the lessons of the home grown approach that did yield success in the early 2010s.
But the current regime's strategy, in so far as they have a business (if not baseball) strategy at least, is to field a team that's good enough, and draws enough to keep the business profitable. No sense of baseball enthusiasm from the ownership.
On the field, the Vitello experiment has yet to mature, and probably not fair to judge given the team he's inherited, but calling up your #1 prospect, and having him ride the bench half the time is not helping his development.
Blowing it up would result in some pain, but at least those losses might yield some positive results later. Something the current team can't, and probably won't offer.
Posey was part of such a youth movement himself, and I don't think it's lost on him. Which then makes you turn your glance back toward ownership again.
The team owners were once willing to sacrifice a season. To get a cap, I'd bet they're willing to do it again, but it's early, and we'll see what happens.
