The owners of the AL West contenders prioritized profits over parades this offseason. It has led to a division battle that is less a race to win, than a brisk walk to 90 wins.
I love your stuff. But we have seen many many examples of big spending leaving teams with no championships and hamstrung by excessive payrolls for years that make it even less likely to win future championships. The Astros bucket that trend and wound up with the best stretch of baseball, or int sport, in Houston history. We don't want to go back to the late 2000s approach of going after free agents that led to the 2011-14 teams. Not spending money doesn't mean that an "owner is putting profits over parades." They could be using common sense in building a team to win for the future.
I love your stuff. But we have seen many many examples of big spending leaving teams with no championships and hamstrung by excessive payrolls for years that make it even less likely to win future championships. The Astros bucket that trend and wound up with the best stretch of baseball, or int sport, in Houston history. We don't want to go back to the late 2000s approach of going after free agents that led to the 2011-14 teams. Not spending money doesn't mean that an "owner is putting profits over parades." They could be using common sense in building a team to win for the future.
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