Royals, Cubs, and Astros — three teams that won three consecutive World Series building around a nucleus of young, home-grown talent. Only one team gets to win the championship each year, though, so the model won’t result in parades for every team, but it works.

Spot on Tom — Spending lots of money on Dallas Keuchel would solve all of the O’s problems. His strikeout rate has dropped considerably while simultaneously giving up more hits. Over the last three season, his FIP is 3.78 — he’s a league average pitcher at this point.

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I always have a hard time pronouncing those latin names... just look at the NL WAR leaders list... let’s build a wall to keep ‘em out