Quote: Darthchris "Don't seem to recall the A's ever winning anything. plus having Hudson, Mulder and Zito had far more to do with their success than putting Hatteburg in the lead-off slot.
What have they done since losing those arms?
Think it's been 6 years since they've had a winning season.'"
Yes, but in those years, their spending relative to the big boys was tiny. And often they outshone them.
My point is, yes we might be spending to the cap, but its who we've spent that money on. Just because you've spent up to the cap, doesn't neccesarily mean its on an all-star team.