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If I am taking over an expansion team, I usually build through the amateur draft, so I expect to have 2 or 3 years of being absolutely horrible and then taking steps forward in years 4 and 5. I will never sign a free agent over the age of 26 to a deal longer than 2 years, and usually the older guys will be used a trade bait to build the farm system.
If I take over a bad team to rebuild, I tend to follow the same process as an expansion team, but I will trade guys over 30 to try and get younger and build the farm back up.
In both scenarios, I usually look for strong pitching and build up the middle (C, SS, 2B and CF).
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