No, I addressed his quotes, pointing out that his actions didn't really back that up. He acquired Hagelin, trading away Etem and Palmieri in the process, so maybe we got a little faster. He was also completely caught off guard that he was even available, so he wasn't even actively pursuing him, he just fell into his lap. And that doesn't even happen if Bels signs the exact same contract Hags did. And he followed that trade up by getting a defenseman who is pretty mobile, and more mobile than the guy he replaced, but hardly a speedster, and by signing guys like Horcoff and Stewart who are also far from speedsters. If you include Wiz, you can actually make the argument we got slower as a team overall.
Judging by what he's actually done, he's been fairly consistent in his additions since pretty much 2012. For the most part, he's gradually tried to make the team tougher and tougher to play against. Like I said, I know he says the same thing pretty much every summer, and maybe he tries to do that and strikes out wildly more often than not. But judging by his record, there's a consistent theme.
