While this is good, the goalposts for the playoffs have been moved drastically this year, after already being moved closer twice previously in the last 25 years. That's my only issue comparing Stearns to previous regimes using playoffs as a bar. How about regular season wins as a bar? From 2017-19 the Brewers won 271 games, 2nd most in franchise history behind the 274 they won from 1978-80. Any comparison to our franchises history is a low bar as we have not been a historically successful franchise. I think a more relevant comparison would be how we have fared in comparison to comparable small markets. Which I would still think Stearns is at least on par with, if not better than most. If you're saying Stearns is a solid, above average GM I would agree. If you're saying the organization has better direction and leadership than it did from the early 90s to the mid 2000s, I would of course absolutely agree. I think some criticism of this past offseason is warranted. I think the current arrow direction of the franchise given the state of the farm system is in question.