GDT 9-1: Braves at Cubs

jpx7 said:
More on the way, I think.

Perhaps reevaluating what makes a system “mediocre”—though obviously depth hasn’t always been there.
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It’s interesting because depth doesn’t matter if they are producing 1-2 legit MLB players every year. It’s like as soon as the prospect gets some helium he’s producing at the MLB level before the prospect sites can react.
 
Tucker looks lost out there. The sun looks rough and the wind is always playing tricks with the ball. Somebody let him know Truist doesn't have those problems.
 
Enscheff said:
It’s interesting because depth doesn’t matter if they are producing 1-2 legit MLB players every year. It’s like as soon as the prospect gets some helium he’s producing at the MLB level before the prospect sites can react.
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Except that it does matter if we want to use trades to improve the club.

Main reason I’m happy they focused on athletic position players in this draft.
 
CyYoung31 said:
Except that it does matter if we want to use trades to improve the club.

Main reason I’m happy they focused on athletic position players in this draft.
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I’ll take the MLB players the Braves have produced the last few seasons over anything any other system has provided any other team via trade or promotion.
 
Enscheff said:
I’ll take the MLB players the Braves have produced the last few seasons over anything any other system has provided any other team via trade or promotion.
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I’m talking about proven MLB talent. It’s hard to acquire those from other teams when you don’t have prospects other people covet. Teams can’t just look at our history and be like “well, they sure are great at developing players, so these guys who aren’t on any top 100 lists must be good.”
 
CyYoung31 said:
I’m talking about proven MLB talent. It’s hard to acquire those from other teams when you don’t have prospects other people covet. Teams can’t just look at our history and be like “well, they sure are great at developing players, so these guys who aren’t on any top 100 lists must be good.”
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The Braves managed to get Sale and Murphy and Olson in trades, so I don’t buy that either.

Almost every single player of any significance on the roster is a product of this system, either via trade or promotion. That’s truly remarkable, especially for a system that is never rated very highly.
 
Enscheff said:
The Braves managed to get Sale and Murphy and Olson in trades, so I don’t buy that either.

Almost every single player of any significance on the roster is a product of this system, either via trade or promotion. That’s truly remarkable, especially for a system that is never rated very highly.
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Olson was from when we still had a decently rated farm system. Langeliers was a top 25 prospect. Murphy was for a proven bat in Contreras and was a dumb trade. Everyone thought Sale was done being a TOR starter.

Explain not being able to make a trade this off-season because everyone wanted Baldwin, as he was the only guy in the top 100 we had.

If you want acquire meaningful pieces via trade without subtracting from the MLB roster, you have to have prospects other people value.
 
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