I wouldn't say that it hasn't worked yet. Neither Hamilton nor Pujols has been the player that they were prior to coming here.
On the other hand, the trades DiPoto has made for the young pitching have been excellent, and made from a position of strength. The additions of Perez, Joyce, and others as complimentary pieces were
pretty good moves, too.
If Richards comes back to the form he showed last season, the team may be poised to make a deeper run in the playoffs, and we are well under the luxury tax at this point, so if we need to add a
piece or two, it can be done.