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18 minutes ago, weams said:

I guarantee that I could find plenty of online support to criticize "Cheap Angelos" as opposed to "Incompetent Angelos."

Much of that is about "how" the money is spent. I'm kind of surprised how much the casual fan hates the Davis contract.

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1 minute ago, Dark Helmet said:

Surprised to see the Astros at 17. Especially after adding McCann, Redick, Beltran, and Aoki. 

 

As recently as 2014 they had the lowest payroll in the majors.

They have a lot of cost control talent.

Once they hit arb 2 status the Astros will be paying.

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40 minutes ago, Dark Helmet said:

Much of that is about "how" the money is spent. I'm kind of surprised how much the casual fan hates the Davis contract.

No. Maybe in your informed crowd it is. The average Fan loves Davis. And by no means is his contract the reason this small market team is among the top spenders. 

There are plenty of folks that I can rile up to complain about how cheap Angelos is, how expensive beer is, and how grungy Baltimore is. Plenty.

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13 minutes ago, wildcard said:

Not that is paid in one year. Rusney Castillo and Craig Allen will be paid 22m this year,

I believe Ubaldo gets 13.5 million this year. Our highest paid pitcher.

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1 minute ago, Natty said:

I believe Ubaldo gets 13.5 million this year. Our highest paid pitcher.

Yes, what's your point.   Ubaldo is on the 25 man roster and pitching for the O's.   Castillo and Allen are being paid by the Red Sox but aren't on the 40 man roster.  

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