In 5 Years ...

[nsacpi]

If I know one thing about baseball, it's that teams are always constructed with 8 of the 9 lineup spots occupied by homegrown players!

Good teams tend to have more homegrown players. 6 is not unreasonable among regulars. And 3-4 of the starting rotation. I think when we are making these 5 year projections it is also natural to go with lineups and rotations that are over-represented by guys already in the system. I would say non-homegrown players should account for 3-5 of the 13 that make up the lineup and rotation.

My own projection only has 2 non-homegrown players. The left fielder and catcher. In part, this reflects my preference that we go for quality rather than quantity in filling the holes that our farm system is not able to fill.