Why the Astros' World Series may end the era of super-rich baseball players


Houston built their championship team on talented youngsters and undervalued castoffs. Other teams are now asking if it’s worth investing in superstars

Even before the last out was made, Carlos Correa proposed to his girlfriend and the Houston Astros poured their champagne a serious question had to be asked in the front offices of nearly every other Major League baseball team.

Who needs the big free agent?

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