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Ozzie never quit on the team. KW and the front office quit on him.

This story sounds like bullshit. The year Luis Robert got to 6 home runs in A+ was in 2019. During that year, it took him a mere 13 games to get to 6 home runs. He was promoted from A+ after 19 games while posting a ridiculous .920 slugging percentage. Who would doubt the power potential of a guy with that robust slugging percentage and home run rate? The repeated use of "kid" and "little" is cringeworthy. Your buddy sounds jealous tbh.

I do want to see Fields get a garbage touchdown or two.

More tool.

They have the money to spend.

No, Madrigal needs to develop the tool of health.

Ill be happy if he’s not 21 years old already.

But here is my problem - you can’t just say “I don’t care about the system as long as the team is winning” because the system remains the lifeblood of the team. How are the Astros still on top? They’re bringing up guys like Tucker, Valdez, Garcia, and Urquidy to contribute as guys like Correa and Springer hit free agency and leave. Those guys who beat us are why they can put together their roster. That’s why they can afford to keep a Verlander or take on the contract of a Greinke. Contrast that with the White Sox - who wanted to add a major piece at the deadline, and forgetting about all the scouting failures for a bit, what did they have to do for that trade? Their system had nothing people wanted again, so they had to package their 2022 second baseman and a 2022 reliever, leaving 2 holes. What is the end result of that? They had to spend $8 million a year on Graveman, and they’re now $14 million from the previous luxury tax line with holes in RF and at 2b, and they could also use starting pitching help. They didn’t have guys to replace what they traded away, and now they’re trying to clear money to be able to put big leaguers into those 3 positions on a budget. Eventually, that format - more holes open, less money to spend - is how you get a roster where Jimmy Rollins, Austin Jackson, Brett Laurie, and Mat Latos are major pieces to start the year, because you have too many positions to fill, no talent coming up from the minors to fill holes cheaply, and not enough to spend. So yes, the draft picks still matter and there international signings still matter. It gets even harder next year, and then after 2023 Giolito and Lynn are both free agents.

And we lost to a team that got Altuve, Urquidy, Garcia, Valdez, and Javier out of the international market.

No, I fully expected you to put this in the worst possible light and ignore the actual superstar we got out of the international market.

If Carson Fulmer is still getting shots, this guy might as well have a chance too ?

The fact that they think Vera has the best fastball (100 mph, I think?) AND the best control in the organization is very exciting. That's not usually a combination you see in a prospect.

I can't believe he still is without a gig. I guess its good for us because the longer he's not in the dugout, the better our chances are to win a World Series.

No he won't.

Not a very good one...but I guess.

Bleacher Report had an article referring to Leury as a good insurance policy. I think that term fits well with my view of him. He is the human version of a Swiss Army Knife.