June 2, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 12:19 PM) how the hell do the Rays have 12 picks in the first 89? They lost their entire bullpen to free agency.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 12:19 PM) how the hell do the Rays have 12 picks in the first 89? Do you not realize how many guys they lost to FA? And the way they draft, wow. They've got a chance to fatten up a system that's already one of the elite. Edited June 2, 201114 yr by Jordan4life
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 12:19 PM) how the hell do the Rays have 12 picks in the first 89? Carl Crawford +2 Picks, Rafael Soriano +2 Picks Grant Balfour +2 Picks Brad Hawpe +1 Pick Joaquin Benoit +1 Pick Randy Choate +1 Pick Chad Qualls +1 Pick First Round +1 Pick Second Round +1 Pick ___________________ = 12 Picks Edited June 2, 201114 yr by DirtySox
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 12:47 PM) No draft pick for Carlos Pena? They didn't offer him arbitration in fear that he would accept it.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 12:43 PM) Carl Crawford +2 Picks, Rafael Soriano +2 Picks Grant Balfour +2 Picks Brad Hawpe +1 Pick Joaquin Benoit +1 Pick Randy Choate +1 Pick Chad Qualls +1 Pick First Round +1 Pick Second Round +1 Pick ___________________ = 12 Picks And they're still only 2.5 games out in that monster of a division with one of the top 3 players in the AL missing nearly 30 games.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 12:49 PM) And they're still only 2.5 games out in that monster of a division with one of the top 3 players in the AL missing nearly 30 games. The Rays are the model to follow in drafting, scouting, and development. Particularly in pitching. They just keep churning out solid to excellent arms. Their farm system was/is second only to the Royals and they will potentially leapfrog them after the draft.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 12:53 PM) The Rays are the model to follow in drafting, scouting, and development. Particularly in pitching. They just keep churning out solid to excellent arms. Their farm system was/is second only to the Royals and they will potentially leapfrog them after the draft. Bingo. People keep looking at all the top 3 picks they had when they were awful (Longoria, Price, Upton). But if you look beyond that, it's easy to see they know what the hell they're doing. The Braves are right there as well. Edit: though they royally f***ed up in taking Beckham instead of Posey in '08. Oh my goodness that team with Buster Posey for the next 10 years or so. Edited June 2, 201114 yr by Jordan4life
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 12:56 PM) Bingo. People keep looking at all the top 3 picks they had when they were awful (Longoria, Price, Upton). But if you look beyond that, it's easy to see they know what the hell they're doing. The Braves are right there as well. Edit: though they royally f***ed up in taking Beckham instead of Posey in '08. Oh my goodness that team with Buster Posey for the next 10 years or so. Or Gordon, or Alvarez.
June 2, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 12:53 PM) The Rays are the model to follow in drafting, scouting, and development. Particularly in pitching. They just keep churning out solid to excellent arms. Their farm system was/is second only to the Royals and they will potentially leapfrog them after the draft. When the Royals talent pans out, I might place them ahead of Tampa. Tampa has proven their system works.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 02:02 PM) When the Royals talent pans out, I might place them ahead of Tampa. Tampa has proven their system works. Well the tip of the iceberg is already in full view.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 02:03 PM) Well the tip of the iceberg is already in full view. Hosmer might be my new Cargo. Aaron Crow is filthy (though he blew a save a few days ago).
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 01:57 PM) Or Gordon, or Alvarez. Yeah, but a catcher of that caliber is the most difficult to come by. And they had no catching prospects worth a damn then or now. Some of it's hindsight. The other part is just a f*** up.
June 2, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 02:03 PM) Well the tip of the iceberg is already in full view. And the iceberg has covered Tampa for years.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 02:02 PM) When the Royals talent pans out, I might place them ahead of Tampa. Tampa has proven their system works. You are talking developmental aspects of the organizations. I would agree Tampa is ahead of KC in that regard. Speaking strictly on the sheer amount and quality of talent in the system, KC is/was generally considered number 1.
June 2, 201114 yr I think the Royals whole top 10 or close to is in most top 50 prospect lists. That's unheard of! Whether they pan out or not isn't the question. They easily have the best farm system in baseball right now.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 03:28 PM) Whether they pan out or not isn't the question. They easily have the best farm system in baseball right now. Isn't that really the only question?
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 02:30 PM) Isn't that really the only question? Trying to predict which prospects succeed and which fail is like trying to pick the winning numbers for the lottery.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 03:42 PM) Trying to predict which prospects succeed and which fail is like trying to pick the winning numbers for the lottery. So..."Whether they pan out" is still undecided and is therefore the only question that really matters.
June 2, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 02:42 PM) Trying to predict which prospects succeed and which fail is like trying to pick the winning numbers for the lottery. It doesn't matter for a second where they are ranked. The Sox in 2000 had the top ranked farm team in the country... How'd that work out? The Royals have had tons of prospects in recent years, very few of them have come close to their hype.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 04:12 PM) How'd that work out? We wound up with a World Series championship less than 1 arbitration/Free Agency period afterwards.
June 2, 201114 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) It doesn't matter for a second where they are ranked. The Sox in 2000 had the top ranked farm team in the country... How'd that work out? The Royals have had tons of prospects in recent years, very few of them have come close to their hype. It still doesn't change the fact that the Royals currently have the best farm system in baseball. Will the prospects pan out or not? No one knows. For all we know the Rays current farm system will wind up busting, and the White Sox system is gonna shock everyone. Unlikely, yes. But no one can predict the success of prospects. But what we do know is that the Royals current system is f***ing stacked.
June 2, 201114 yr Here's Merkin on the draft. There are plenty of players earning the White Sox attention who simply won't be around when they select at No. 47. The depth and the strength of this Draft has been labeled as college pitching, meaning the White Sox should have plenty of options to help the young core of the organization even without a pick in Round 1. The scoop "We will deal from the depth of the Draft, which looks like it's in the college pitching, and that's a good thing for us," Laumann said. "Or if we feel like there's one position player that stands out as an impact guy, we can possibly get him at 47 and feel confident about the next two or three college arms."
June 2, 201114 yr I'd be down for Purke if he somehow slides to 47. Sox would obviously have to dish out some cash though (4 to 5M). Which they won't. There is a shot Goodwin could be there too (drafted by Sox before, repped by Boras, kicked out of UNC and now playing for Miami Dade CC).
June 2, 201114 yr Will the Sox pick on day one (June 6th) or with the 47th pick do they wait until day 2 (June 7th)?
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