First, while you didn't quote me, I'm the only one whose brought up the "evaluation year" idea in this thread recently. So if saying "so basically the evaluation year was about moving Murray's guys" is in any way in response to me or an attempt to summarize something I've said... it's both misinterpreting my point and an oversimplification of it.
Second, to that point, I believe more came out of the evaluation year than the one single concept of "get rid of Murray's guys" (ie. heightened focus on prospect development and stability in Rochester). Moving Murray's guys did happen, but again, it's an oversimplification IMO. Just one piece of a bigger picture. Seems like most takes around here are just people trying to zero in on whatever singular piece pushes their agenda forward the most in any given conversation... missing the forest for the trees.
Third, again since it went unaddressed, "was pretty evident he knew this already" < if this is implying we can assume Botteril already knew he wanted to move out Murray's guys before the evaluation year... there's nothing to support that. He moved them all near the end/after it.