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As they look around the clubhouse, the Astros have suffered through a series of poor financial decisions. While valuable resources have been allocated to veterans who have underperformed, the dilemma lies within their approach: they shy away from offering longer contracts to homegrown talents like Bregman and Tucker, sticking to a strict maximum of six-year contracts.
This lack of commitment to longer contracts seems increasingly detrimental to the organization, especially when considering the fact that they have allowed invaluable leadership and talent to slip through their fingers.