Astros look to future as team sinks to new low
Monday, August 13, 2012
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Astros knew they weren't going to win much this season, so with an eye toward the future they cast off their few pricey veterans before the trade deadline, slashing payroll and restocking their depleted farm system.
It wasn't a blueprint for winning now.
Still, new owner Jim Crane didn't think it would be this bad.
Houston has had the worst record in baseball for most of the season. But things devolved rapidly since the Astros' rebuilding effort began in earnest when general manager Jeff Luhnow traded Carlos Lee on July 4. After Monday night's 7-1 loss at Chicago, they are 6-36 since then, including a franchise-worst 12-game losing skid.
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