Tigers vs Astros payroll

I was told by fellow Astros fan that Jim Crane is a cheap owner…

detroit was shite for many years, before getting here.

if you tank, like astros, braves, cubs,tigers,pirates, etc you should have a roster good enough 5-10 years later, to make a run at a world series.

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I was told by fellow Astros fan that Jim Crane is a cheap owner…

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Cheap when it comes to quality decisions

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if you tank, like astros, braves, cubs,tigers,pirates, etc you should have a roster good enough 5-10 years later, to make a run at a world series.

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No, if it was this simple, teams like the Pirates, Reds, Rockies, Marlins, A's, etc. wouldn't be perpetually shitty. You have to draft and develop and have competent leadership, just like all sports orgs. It always starts from the top.

So many people don’t get this about baseball. Ever since the addition of the first Wild Card team back in 1995, the best team rarely wins it all. And it’s gotten even worse with the 2nd and 3rd Wild Cards.

The best team won a lot more in the 1903-1968 and 1969-1993 playoff formats. You still had upsets and the worse team winning in those, but it was a lot more rare than 1995-2023.

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These threads are great but once the players prove themselves, you have to pay them. Tigers payroll won’t be that small after they start renewing.

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It’s a tale as old as the CBA. The 2024 Tigers are simply the 2015 Astros with less talent. They also happen to have the same manager.