From Part 1 of Athletics Nation's long interview with Billy Beane:

And don't kid yourself, Houston is right around the corner. They're going to be a high revenue club in our division and they have a pretty bright guy taking over that club. They're going to do a good job and they're going to do it right and when they do they're going to have the capital to keep it around.

There's so much more, both in Part 1 and Part 2, as we gear up for Opening Morning in Japan, courtesy of Boeing and Gloops.