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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
They have poor management and cheap ownership but that is no reason to get rid of the team. The fault is MLB's and the other owners for not making these guys is the smaller markets try to win and for management of these teams failing to hire people who know what the hell they are doing. As shown by Minnesota, Oakland(screw you Scuds), Tampa (finally), Florida, St Louis, etc. it is possible to compete in a smaller market and not by going after expensive free agents. Because baseball's draft is dealing with players that very few of us have ever seen it is not nearly as publicized as the other sports. Yet the teams that draft well and build within are the ones that succeed. And teams like Pittsburgh and KC which have good picks every year and get compensation picks for losing free agents (good picks) they cant afford still manage to screw it up.
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You are correct Chuck.......They have not taken advantage of their high draft picks because management did not want to spend the money. They have shied away from the can't miss prospects(usually repped by agent Scott Boris) because they had too much leverage and were afraid they were not sign-able. The picks they have made that were sign-able either were busts or threw their arms out.....When they have made the proven talent for prospect trades, they have somehow never got the talent other teams have received. Management has sucked for 15-20 years, but they are only part of the blame because the ownership has refused to spend the money. When they have signed players they never take the guys with huge upside, they take the Derrick Bells, Matt Stairs etc... Mistake, too cheap, mistake.....20 yrs. of misery