In his final year as CEO, Sandy Alderson got majority owner John Moores on board with the idea that...

In his final year as CEO, Sandy Alderson got majority owner John Moores on board with the idea that developing your own is the way to go in a mid-sized market. That led to the team’s $8 million facility in the Dominican Republic and a $5 million allowance for international spending in 2008. This year, the team paid out $9 million to sign its top picks. And almost overnight, the bottom half of the farm system found itself stocked with players.

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over 2 years ago Zach (maestro876) 4 comments 0 recs |

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There's some good stuff in this article

that says things are heading the right way. Especially at the lower levels things are doing all right.

Apparently, Hoyer said one of the reasons he took the job was because Moorad assured him he was willing to expend resources.

I think that Moorad and his group are taking a gamble that they can invest a lot of resources into the club and that in 3-5 years it will start to be successful and turn a profit.

We're boned.

by Zach (maestro876) on Oct 29, 2009 9:06 PM PDT reply actions