But those in baseball circles saw what the Astros were building. What they saw excited them. The cover of the June 30, 2017, issue of Sports Illustrated features outfielder George Springer and the caption “Your 2017 World Series Champs.” The article details how the Houston front office based many of their ideas on the “Moneyball” philosophy popularized by Oakland Athletics’ general manager Billy Beane. However, unlike the constant retooling Beane does, the Astros took their lumps for years before they found success. The years of failure made Houston the laughingstock of baseball.
But they kept with it, and it paid off in spades. Through the draft and the minors, the Astros built one of the most formidable cores in the league. They brought stars Jose Altuve, George Springer, Alex Bregman, Carlos Correa and Yordan Alvarez through their farm system, as well as former Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel, who won a Cy Young Award while with the team.
- The Astros are soaring to historic status, by Matt Singer, October 3, 2019.
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Zhang Xin is Trainer at chinadaily.com.cn. He has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.
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