[Dan in Pasadena]

I agree these approaches CAN work but there are at least two giant considerations to take into account. First is the, "...in order to get promising youngsters.." comment you make. You've got to have someone on staff who can CONSISTENTLY draft the young guys that will turn into franchise type players so that you can perpetuate the "...trade the big salaries..." part of your equation. That is NOT easy to do and as a look at many storied franchises will show.

The Red Sox prior to 2004 tried to do it for how many decades? The Cubs?

Also - and this is no small point - I think you alienate the fan base over and over. Over a period of time you are going to permanently lose a percentage of that base. Unlike Red Sox fans and Dodgers fans for example. You guys didn't win the championship for what? 80 years and you still had record attendance. The Dodgers haven't been to the Series in 30 years come '08 and in the playoffs only a handful of times over that same period, getting eliminated in the first round each time and still we have record attendance. I think we made 4 million this year. I don't think you can pull that off if you blow up the roster every few years and retool from the ground up. At least in L.A. there are too many other entertainment options for that to work. Thoughts?