Jim Bowden, Keith Law, and Buster Olney took a look (Insider-Only) at the Future Power Rankings, based on five categories:
MAJORS (full weight): Quality of current big league roster
MINORS (full weight): Quality and quantity of prospects in their farm system
FINANCE (2/3 weight): How much money do they have to spend?
MANAGEMENT (2/3 weight): Value and stability of ownership, front office and coaching staff
MOBILITY (1/3 weight): Do they have a lot of young, cheap players, or old immovable guys?
How do the Astros shake out? 29th - ahead of only the Orioles. Here was their breakdown:
Majors: 1 (presumably 0 is the lowest score)
Minors: 8
Finances: 9
Management: 10
Mobility: 14
Olney:
The slate is clean for Crane and Luhnow to build a new Houston tradition, which will probably take years.
So there you have it! If you have any hope at all, you are an idiot. Apparently.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
