Building a baseball team is about having a vision for the team, elite coaching for mechanics, having an eye for talent, and the discipline to stick to the plan! The Astros seem to have good personnel in place, and they have been able to put their players to be in a position to succeed. I do mildly agree that if it looks like Peña will be seeking a 300+ million dollar long term contract, then trading him for a prospect haul would be worth looking into. As it is the Astros have a top tier payroll, so skewing payroll to just a few players is the recipe for self destruction. No different than when the rangers paid A-Rod all that money and he performed, but the rest of the team sucked. Good supporting players cost money, and rightfully they should earn a decent salary, as their careers are but a few years in length.
Sure. They trading Urias? Non tendering him? Paying Chas 5M next year in arb after sucking for 2 years and brining him back on top of that? It’s your thread, that doesn’t mean it’s likely
