Agreed the Mariners aren't very deep at the ML level in talent but they also aren't buried in bad paper like the Sox. And given their revenue streams, they can build quickly. The Sox have yet to hit bottom.

A's have prospects, Orioles have all the old Cub prospects.

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

Pirates have good young talent, the Cubs now have a front office with a pedigree.

A's and O's farm system ranked, 28th and 29th respectively.

Oh please....Sox can't even compete for the shittiest organization label...

There can be only one!

Ladies & Gentlemen, I present YOUR AL West .... Houston Astros!!!

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New ownership for Houston. Sox stuck with Uncle Jerry and his blind loyalty.

Jerry is not a bad owner.

Jerry won a title. Houston hasnt won one in ever.

A's will either get a new stadium deal in San Jose or be moved (Vegas?) so with their low payroll and good young pitching, they aren't the worst.

Baltimore is in contention for shittiest franchise but they also have some good young talent at the ML level so I'd rank them a hair above the Sox.

Jerry allowed Kenny to spend like a mad man on shit veterans and then won't fire him. Houston just got sold so obviously a new direction.

nah the o's are like the royals..always touting their next group of draft picks developing..both are worse off than white sox...the cubs have no prospects either and both have 100 million is bad money..the cubs have 106 million...neither team looks great.

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The Royals have had prospects for ever. But these are legit I think. They have 9 of the top 100 prospects.

Thats insane.

The Uncle Jerry shit really gets to me. I get past it when SHARK does it cause its SHARK. But I don't know its creepy and dumb.

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The O's have Markakis, Adam Jones, Matt Weiters, JJ Hardy and Zach Britton. Decent enough young base and better than the Sox. Cubs will have Z off the books after '12 leaving only Soriano as bad money and he may be dealt to save 5M of the 18M per annum.

He's earned the nickname because he won't fire people who need fired, i.e. Kenny, Baines, etc. It must be his age and all his millions have dulled his business acumen when it comes to personnel management.

the cubs would have to eat 75 % of that deal to move soriano..maybe more...not happening

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Absolutely correct.

Just another starry eyed bully. When the only new posts I see are from cpguy and 312 player its time for me to focus on work so I can leave before 7. Goodnight Chicago!

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A good chance it will actually. Good clubhouse guy with legit power. A good value at 4-5M per year for 3.

adios asshole

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New ownership does not necessarily equal better ownership.

Are you familiar with Jim Crane and his team of 42 "co-owners" he needed to have enough money to even buy the team?
Discrimination charges filed by the EEOC which Crane ended up settling at 2 of his companies?
The unfortunate incident involving activities that led to war profiteering charges in Iraq by another Crane holding?

And then he turns around and immediately sells out Houston to the AL West....because Bud and Drayton give him a cash incentive!!

And then today, the Astros find out that they STILL can't escape Pujols!!!

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Yeah, thanks for the reminder!!!

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All true. But they do have Wandy Rodriguez!

Yea H.H., it's a long ways from the J.R. Richard days.

so you think ricketts eats 40 million to move a "good clubhouse guy with decent power" and a team wants an old man who can only d.h and is very streaky and k's way too much? and is going to be 36 in a month..so probably 38 next month really. no chance at this happening, ricketts can not afford to eat 18 million from zambrano.

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I saw Wandy's ML pitching debut at Wrigley Field! Astros were in town and my parents met me there. I think Clemens pitched the next night.

I read yesterday in the Houston Chronicle that there's talks about trading Wandy now....

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Ahhhh....J.R., Joe Sambito, Mike Scott, Nolan Ryan, Jose Cruz, Cesar Cedeno, Craig Reynolds....the baseball of my youth! ♥

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Dude, read the blogs. Soriano has interest if the Cubs eat most of the contract and Z will be off the books one way or another after this seaon.

Kind of ironic that the Sox played Houston in the '05 World Series and now both suck.

wish it were going to happen, don't see how...i think the blogs and rumors are all wishful thinking

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