Alex Anthopoulos: "There are a lot of areas where we can improve"

""There's no difference for us between today, tomorrow, the day after. Obviously it's great for the industry and the game seeing everybody get together but things haven't changed for us.""

""We're looking to get better and obviously at this time of year, there's two ways to do that: Trade and free agency.""

""During the offseason, you have to work with what's available - similar to the Trade Deadline. There's ways to make your team better, whether it's on the mound or the position player side. You're looking for deals that you think make sense. As much as you'd like to fill certain spots or do certain things, if an opportunity presents itself where it's not the cleanest fit but it's a good deal, then you're probably still going to run that play out.""

The Winter Meetings are being treated as an extension of ongoing offseason work rather than a discrete event, with no change in organizational focus. The primary objective is roster improvement through two main avenues: trades and free agency. Decision-making emphasizes doing the best with available options, similar to operating at the Trade Deadline. Improvements can target both the pitching staff and position players. The approach accepts that some opportunities will not be a perfect fit but can still be pursued if they represent good value and help fortify the club over the course of the offseason.

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