Yep, the Stros have been tanking, trading away what little talent we had for picks (Pence trade for example), and the Stros have a lot of talent in the farm system from teh last few years. A far cry from the teams just after the WS run, which were both awful and deplete of farm talent. This team could be good in 3 years with some improving years in between....of course, it is hard to not improve on 51 wins, haha. But, the blow up and rebuild process is much longer in baseball where 1) players dont play immediately, and 2) 1 player cannot affect the game like in basketball or football (QB specific).