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Post by AztecBill on Jan 11, 2012 18:00:48 GMT -8
Ranking the Farm Systems San Diego - I am quite surprised that the Padres come out on top, with their top prospect being Rymer Liriano, a toolsy guy that a lot of people are not aware of. But the system is loaded with 16 players who profile as major league regulars and a nice number of players who could become that.
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Post by The Aztec Panther on Jan 12, 2012 6:48:39 GMT -8
Where are the impact players? The guys who strongly influence the outcome of games? The dominating pitchers, the hitters who can bat .300, and the hitters who can hit 30+ HR's?
A bunch of decent role players will make a team competitive, but it won't make that team a legit contender.
I still say this organization sucks. They are not committed to winning the World Series. They are only committed to being, "Competitive." 81-81 does not a good team make. This team isn't even that good yet.
To win a World Series you've got to have a bunch of above average role players (along with a good pitching staff) and a couple legitimate star field position guys for the team to rally around.
This ownership/management group refuses to bring in a couple legitimate star/impact players. They will never win a World Series this way. Trying to be competitive on the cheap is just a slap in the face to the fans. They can afford a middling payroll.
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 12, 2012 10:06:36 GMT -8
Tim Flannery was a "regular" too. I want to know how many All Stars are in this system. Hopefully even one of these guys---particularly an actual hitter---will eventually turn out like you've been saying they would for so many years. It is a numbers game. If you draw a line at what it is you want, the different grades will produce a player of that caliber at different percentages. A grade "A" player may be that player 65% (made up number for illustration) of the time. A grade "B" player may make it 25% (made up number for illustration) of the time. The Padres don't have any players rated at the "A" level but have many more "B" players than any other organization. The numbers just have to play out. The rating system used in this article applies those percentages to the numbers and places the Padres at the top. Only one team has 3 "A" players. 14 teams have no "A" players. The Padres have 8 "B+" players. Only 3 teams have more than 2 "B+" players. One has 3, one has 4, and the other 7.
When you are able to fill your roster from the minors, you can concentrate your payroll into a smaller number of better players rather than wasting most of it on simply filling out your roster. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2012 16:38:45 GMT -8
This is a good start, in laying the foundation of the future. It's good to see outsiders with a positive view of our minor league system.
Two things will matter also though:
1) How many IMPACT players are down there? Remains to be seen.
2) Will ownership not only add the occasional free agent complimentary piece, but also be able to sign the best players long term? Or will we be like the A's, and be in constant rebuild mode because we over-covet draft pick compensation, and young players?
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Post by AztecBill on Jan 12, 2012 17:23:40 GMT -8
This is a good start, in laying the foundation of the future. It's good to see outsiders with a positive view of our minor league system. Two things will matter also though: 1) How many IMPACT players are down there? Remains to be seen. 2) Will ownership not only add the occasional free agent complimentary piece, but also be able to sign the best players long term? Or will we be like the A's, and be in constant rebuild mode because we over-covet draft pick compensation, and young players? Same answer. The more positions we can fill with young controllable players, the more money will be available to sign some long term. After 5 or 6 years if a player can be dealt for pieces and a minor leaguer is ready to take over that spot, it isn't that bad. Sign a few young ones to long term deals, sign a free agent or two in lacking areas, and play the rest young and cheap. That is the way to win with less money. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2012 4:16:29 GMT -8
I hope the Padres take at least two shortstops among their top 5 picks this year. At least the best college SS available with their top pick and the best H.S. SS available with their second pick. I would also like to see the Padres continue to draft catchers at the top of their draft board because they will make excellent trade chips down the road. 2012 draft = 1. Shortstops 2. Catchers 3. Power pitchers. Once our farm system has produced for a few years then we can trade for a few "rent an all-star" types for the pennant drive.
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