Originally Posted by
jacksonianmarch
The Astros aren't a big market team. While they are in one of our largest cities, they don't have the same revenue as the Yankees, Sox, Dodgers, Cubs etc. They locked up Altuve, which they needed to do. They still have a great young core coming through. But they are gonna be hit much harder than the sox will when their guys need to get paid. The other thing the Astros have is a ring in their pocket. They don't have to artificially prop open a window to get that elusive ring. If it is looking like it's gonna collapse, they will let it fall. I think their window extends into next year with their rotation still being good and their lineup not losing much. But come 2020, they will collapse.