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Originally Posted by moon
I would expect Texas to be there with their money and roster/prospects.
Chicago, Baltimore, Toronto, Chicago all may have money but they have a lot of holes to fill and haven't really shown that they will spend LA/NYY/Bos style to cover those problems. I would say those 4 have a better chance of not making play-offs for the next 5 years than making it.
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What Texas needs is to have someone (*cough*Nolan Ryan*cough*) to bridge the HUGE gap between the front office and the players.
I agree the GM should keep his distance to make the tough decisions, but there's no one to make the players feel like the organization has their backs.
John Daniels is a General Manager who conducts business like a fantasy GM. Which is fine, but when it comes to getting a player and making him want to stay the organization is bad at it. Why I think, in part, the big trade acquisitions either don't pan out, or don't stay.
That (and Washington's inability to get the team to play under pressure) is the organization's biggest flaw.