Interesting thought experiement. If we traded all our starters and for argument sake got fair, not great, not bad, value in each case, how long would it take to be relevant again? Well, the haul would be enormous! My guess? 3 years.
I do realize one team spends money when they have it and the other doesn't. Second most cap space in the NFL. Quit being an apologist for profiteers. Surely you can see the difference in an org that tries to do everything possible to put the best product on the field and what the Texans org has been doing for the last fifteen years. Let's take this to the football section
Some have found fault with his "passion" or that he literally treats his place in the game like a job. Well, he's damn good at his job.... and sometimes the guys who can stay professional and keep their emotions in check end up excelling the most.
Anyone know who pays the deferred money owed to Greinke? It's a pretty big deal, $62MM over 5 years starting in '22.
What? I'm glad Luhnow is running the team and not you. My god, Luhnow has made his team the odds on favorite to win ANOTHER WS and you're b!tching? SMDH
The Astros also managed to clean-up some of their logjam, too - turning Fisher, Kemp, Stassi & White into valuable major/minor league assets. They are going to build a statue of Jeff Luhnow one day.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ml...greinke-in-trade-with-diamondbacks/ar-AAF8Xd3 Arizona agreed to send Houston $24 million to offset much of the $74,161,290 Greinke is owed in salary plus $2 million to cover the assignment bonus he gets for being traded. The Diamondbacks pay the Astros $2 million on Nov. 1 for the assignment bonus and pay Houston $3,333,333 on Oct. 15 plus $10,333,333 each on July 1 in 2020 and 2021. Greinke's $206.5 million, six-year contract includes a $31.5 million salary for this year - which has $10,161,290 remaining - plus $32 million in each of the next two seasons. His deal defers $10.5 million in 2019 salary and $11 million in each of the next two years, and Houston assumes responsibility for the deferred money being accrued starting Thursday. ________________________________________ $18M signing bonus (paid in $3M installments each 5/31, 2016-21) 2016:$31M, 2017:$31M, 2018:$31M, 2019:$31.5M, 2020:$32M, 2021:$32M total of $62.5M in salary is deferred ($10M each in 2016-18, $10.5M in 2019, $11M each in 2020-21), to be paid in five installments of $12.5M each 11/1, 2022-26 under MLB calculation, deferrals reduce the present-day value of the contract to $193,849,298 assignment bonus: $2M if traded limited no-trade protection: may block trades to 15 clubs (Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Colorado, Detroit, LA Angels, LA Dodgers, Minnesota, NY Yankees, Oakland, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis, Toronto as of 11/18) perks: four premium season tickets (two paid for by Greinke), hotel suite on road trips acquired by Houston in trade from Arizona 7/31/19 with Diamondbacks paying Astros $26M as part of the deal ($2M assignment bonus on 11/1/19, $3,333,334 on 10/15/19 and $10,333,333 each on 7/1/2020 and 7/1/2021
I'm still trying to get used to the fact that we have such a well-run franchise in our great city. As a Houston sports fan for the better part of 4 decades, this is like the Twilight Zone.
Yeah right, not with Bora as his agent... there's no such thing as hometown discount, besides Cole's hometown is Cali.
And able keep their top 2 prospects whom I expect to be major contributors moving forward after 2019.
