re: DAT 8/2: Rays (Pruitt) @ Astros (Keuchel), 7:10 CDT

I think 2011-13 proved that Luhnow isn't going to be goaded by the media or fans into doing something outside his framework.

On the Jonah Keri podcast he said something along the lines of "trust the math." And the math pretty clearly shows that the deadline trades don't move the needle too much; with the best route to a ring being multiple playoff appearances. And that's why he was comfortable doing doing much when whatever he was working on fell through.