What Will It Take To Turn Around The Astros?
The Houston Astros as recently as 2005, were competing for a World Series with the likes of Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio, and Jeff Bagwell. Age, injuries, and ineffectiveness began took their toll on a franchise that was financially cash-strapped to keep their stars, as star players were dealt to contenders for prospects, while Bagwell and Biggio rode of into the sunset of retirement.
More recently, the Astros are considered the worst Major League Baseball team. With an entire team payroll of less than what Yankees’ third baseman Alex Rodriguez makes by himself, the Astros enter the 2013 season with young, unproven players, and having to transition from the National League Central to the highly competitive American League West.The whole story can be found at http://blog.chron.com/ultimateastros/2013/04/01/with-astros-eyeing-aaa-team-near-woodlands-crane-linked-to-new-orleans-club/
The Astros have compiled multiple prospects through trading established major league talent, and have added a multitude of young talent through top round draft picks in the MLB first year player draft. The Astros are preaching patience, and have turned a once-barren minor league farm system into one of the best overall farm systems top to bottom in all of baseball. While the Astros may not compete this year or next, the arrival of talent in the coming years will prove fruitful.