#1 Farm System

B

BeanieAntics

Arbitration Eligible
Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise given that we had way more top 100 prospects than any other team, but for what its worth Keith Law ranked us as the #1 farm system in baseball for the second year in a row. Despite my concerns with the process we took during this rebuild, we have had some pretty great drafts and have built one hell of a system.
 
BeanieAntics said:
Perhaps it shouldn't be a surprise given that we had way more top 100 prospects than any other team, but for what its worth Keith Law ranked us as the #1 farm system in baseball for the second year in a row. Despite my concerns with the process we took during this rebuild, we have had some pretty great drafts and have built one hell of a system.
Click to expand...

The drafting and previous international signings prior to Coppy have been tremendous. The biggest complaint for me has been what we've gotten in return, for the most part, in our trades when we started this process. Overall we are in great shape going forward.
 
thewupk said:
The drafting and previous international signings prior to Coppy have been tremendous. The biggest complaint for me has been what we've gotten in return, for the most part, in our trades when we started this process. Overall we are in great shape going forward.
Click to expand...

The kimbrel deal was the real killer in the sell off. I don't consider the wood deal as one of the sell offs. It was just a staight up awful deal.

I also don't think we should lump international signings with any gm. The staffing for that department is handled at higher levels and the autonomy rests wit the international department. I don't think a gm has much to do with any international signing.
 
thewupk said:
The drafting and previous international signings prior to Coppy have been tremendous. The biggest complaint for me has been what we've gotten in return, for the most part, in our trades when we started this process. Overall we are in great shape going forward.
Click to expand...

Agreed. It could have been better, but it certainly could have been worse.
 
For that matter I don't believe any amateur drafting/signing should rest with a gm. With everything a gm has to do with the major league club there is no way they could have the requisite knowledge to effectively target amateur players. Once a player is brought into the organization however it's on the gm what happens with trades and obvious signings of free agents.
 
thewupk said:
The drafting and previous international signings prior to Coppy have been tremendous. The biggest complaint for me has been what we've gotten in return, for the most part, in our trades when we started this process. Overall we are in great shape going forward.
Click to expand...

That's pretty much exactly where I am.
 
thethe said:
For that matter I don't believe any amateur drafting/signing should rest with a gm. With everything a gm has to do with the major league club there is no way they could have the requisite knowledge to effectively target amateur players. Once a player is brought into the organization however it's on the gm what happens with trades and obvious signings of free agents.
Click to expand...

I would take some issue with the drafting of players. GM can try to manipulate the draft and play the slot bonus game. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. But that strategy falls directly with the GM.
 
thewupk said:
I would take some issue with the drafting of players. GM can try to manipulate the draft and play the slot bonus game. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. But that strategy falls directly with the GM.
Click to expand...

It's possible but I just think a baseball organization is much more siloed. That's how all organizations work. Centers of excellence.
 
MadduxFanII said:
Tell that to Manfred. Or to Coppy, if you can find the community college where he’s teaching.
Click to expand...

I don't think Coppy is teaching anywhere. I think he's taking classes at Burger King University in the manager trainee program. Of course, he'd have to report to the IRS the actual earnings of every employee, so that might not work out. There's always a Subway franchise.
 
MadduxFanII said:
Tell that to Manfred. Or to Coppy, if you can find the community college where he’s teaching.
Click to expand...

I think part of it was going to be John hart being fired bit he has a long standing relationship with the MLB so they didn't want to embarrass him. JS/Hart and the head of international operations should have been the ones that were canned.
 
50PoundHead said:
I don't think Coppy is teaching anywhere. I think he's taking classes at Burger King University in the manager trainee program. Of course, he'd have to report to the IRS the actual earnings of every employee, so that might not work out. There's always a Subway franchise.
Click to expand...
Subway sounds right. He should be kicking it with Jared for his crimes against the Braves.
 
Enscheff said:
It makes you wonder...

Why all the cheating for so many mediocre international prospects?
Click to expand...

I think it's hilarious they got caught cheating so that they could make a big splash on the international market and the money they spent was on a whole bunch of meh. Somebody screwed up badly.
 
thewupk said:
I think it's hilarious they got caught cheating so that they could make a big splash on the international market and the money they spent was on a whole bunch of meh. Somebody screwed up badly.
Click to expand...

i mean to be fair everyone and their mother thought maitan was special. it's not like we were alone.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top