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Will the Astros become the new Royals, Pirates, etc?
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:18 pm
The owners are pocketing the revenue sharing money without putting any of it back into the club. Sure they supposedly have these great prospects coming up but given how the owners are behaving right now how do we know they won't just sell them off to the Yankees and Dodgers right before they have to pay them?
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:18 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Sure they supposedly have these great prospects
no
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:19 pm to Lester Earl
Well that's what Astros fans will tell you
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:20 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Sure they supposedly have these great prospects coming u
Huh
This post was edited on 3/24/13 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:20 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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The owners are pocketing the revenue sharing money without putting any of it back into the club.
Whats the point of funneling money to overpay has beens? Just take your lumps for a few years and rebuild.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:21 pm to Srbtiger06
I don't know much about the Astros farm system just going by what I've heard and addressing the "wait 5 years" argument they go to.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:22 pm to Lester Earl
they have one of the 5-6 worst farm systems in baseball
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:22 pm to lsu31always
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Just take your lumps for a few years and rebuild.
Taking your lumps is one thing. A 25 million dollar payroll is something else.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:26 pm to Bunta
What are you lol noing about? At what point has the Astros ownership demonstrated a commitment to winning?
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:26 pm to Lester Earl
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:28 pm to Bunta
I conceded the farm system discussion in the OP. That's really not the point of this thread.
I'm just curious why Astros fans are so blindly optimistic when the new owners have slashed payroll so drastically.
I understand the "build from within" concept, but this is ridiculous. They are clearly just looking to pocket the revenue sharing money. Not a good sign for a new ownership group.
I'm just curious why Astros fans are so blindly optimistic when the new owners have slashed payroll so drastically.
I understand the "build from within" concept, but this is ridiculous. They are clearly just looking to pocket the revenue sharing money. Not a good sign for a new ownership group.
This post was edited on 3/24/13 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:29 pm to Draconian Sanctions
The fact that they're rebuilding. They hired Luhnow who turned the Cardinals into having the number one farm system.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:30 pm to Lester Earl
BA has them in the top ten as well.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:30 pm to Bunta
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The fact that they're rebuilding
Again rebuilding is one thing. A 25 million dollar payroll is something else. They have basically said they are totally fine with losing 105 games for the next 3 years minimum while we cash these checks the big market teams are writing us. How can you possibly spin that as an ownership groups that cares about winning?
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:31 pm to lsu31always
They don't have any can't miss guys. Singleton maybe but that's about it as far as talented guys that have actually produced in the minors
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:32 pm to Draconian Sanctions
So you'd rather them waste money on veteran contracts?
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:32 pm to lsu31always
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BA has them in the top ten as well.
Yep.
Posted on 3/24/13 at 7:32 pm to Lester Earl
You obviously don't follow baseball that closely
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