Build for October.
A 162-game front office. A 26-man roster, a 40-man, and a farm system with its own problems.
- Work through extensions, arbitration and the winter market.
- Trade prospects for a pennant race—or sell to build the next one.
- Put your money into scouting, development and the roster.
- Step into the dugout for the pitching changes and pinch hitters.