Fangraphs ranks Braves minor league system 27th

[nsacpi]

You are not getting me. I am saying that whatever the international signing cap, use more of those funds to sign a higher-profile guy rather than 10 low-profile guys. Aim for signing the equivalent of a first round pick in the international market within the MLB budget allotment for international signings.

Ah I understand. We could have made that choice whether or not we lost the draft pick.

 

[thethe]

I don't believe the budget for the first year player draft and international draft are the same.

 

[50PoundHead]

I know that they are not, but what I'm saying is that the Braves could, and perhaps should, put more dollars of their allowed international signing budget as determined by the rules of major league baseball toward a top drawer guy instead of a collection of so-so prospects.

 

[AUTiger7222]

The goal of the farm system is not to rank high on these lists. Its to provide talent to the mlb club and none has done a better job the last few years. The Royals were supposed to have the best farm system ever. Rank teams on 25 and under talent and the braves top that list.

And it's not even close. The things the Braves did last year in winning 96 games with a team as young as the one they fielded hadn't happened since the Big Red Machine in the 70s.