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Originally Posted by Bobbyraz49
Agree. I'm a lifelong Oriole fan living in Buffalo. I think the cap floor should be 50% of the max. If your team can't afford to spend that much, move the team. If you combined teams like Baltimore,Cincy,Pirates, A's..they still wouldnt win 70 games.
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Of all the fan bases of tanking/rebuilding teams, I feel most sorry for O's fans.
How long have they been at this? It seems like about 5 years now and all they have to show for it is one great C prospect, one great and one good SP prospects, and a starting CF who blossomed beyond expectations and whom they are now considering trading if off-season rumours are accurate.
They have a bunch of flawed young players with one or two obvious strengths hampered by the flaws in their games.
Overall, their prospect pool isn't nearly as deep as it should be for as long as Elias has been the GM there and started this overhaul.
They don't need a few prospects to 'pop' to contend in the AL East. They need a massive 'explosion'.
It's so sad for one of the iconic franchises.
Comparatively, the Marlins are coming out of their rebuild and competing in a tough division....the A's go in cycles but they will contend again....Cincy at least tried via FA to field a contender for a few years....and Pittsburgh's management is in the midst of a proper rebuild and hopefully, their cheap owner will loosen the purse strings when the time is right.