[Mondogarage]

Well, as a Rox fan since their original amateur draft and Bend, Oregon days, I kinda have to respectfully disagree. The Hampton and Neagle signings may have hamstrung us for years, but they were done when attendance was high, and were an attempt to get back to winnings. Hampton -- that washout was partly bad luck, he should have been able to pitch in Coors. Neagle -- that was just idiotic, signing a fly ball pitcher (pre-humidor) to a $55M deal.

But both were examples of ownership opening up the wallets, and their outcomes were what led them to closing them.

Hopefully, now will be different, and if they can't step up, they need to step up, or sell off.

As for the 4 year deal, I think that kind of offer is the only one that Boras/Holliday is likely to accept, and if it's made and turned down, that's not on ownership.

It's not that the Monforts never tried. It's that they tried once, failed badly, and gave up ever trying again.