Roxpert, are you asking them to keep every player they develop? That's what I'm reading...
There will be some players they decide to keep, but like the A's, it might not be who you think. They let ALL of the big-3 go, and Tejada to boot.
Yet, Chavez got a contract.
There is no reason to have a well stocked minor-league system, if you're going to keep the Holliday-Atkins-Cook's of the world.
If Cook has a successful season, sign him to a Contract, but if he doesn't progress, then trade him.
Holliday? His value is at its highest, so he'll be gone. You know that.
So let me ask you, should the Rockies not develop any corner OF's because Holliday will be around for 7 more years?
Same with Atkins. Should they just trade Baker and Stewart RIGHT NOW, because Atkins should be signed for 7 more years?
Why spend any money on a minor league system at all.
Why not be like the Giants, and develop a few Pitchers, and bring in old players to fill the holes?
If your opinion is that the A's, who've made the playoffs a lot lately, are nothing more than a meat factory?
Why should their fans stick with them then...
Please don't tell me what the A's spend on their salaries, and make a comparison to what the Rockies spend. I know about that.
Tell me WHY you think the A's are wrong in their approach, and why a similar approach can't work here.
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