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hiaspire · February 8th, 2007, 09:52 PM

When evaluating the GM and his prospect talent base, you also have to place it within the context of their draft positions. The Braves win division after division and don't end up with top 10 picks, yet manage to put together a very strong young next generation of talent. I don't give the D-Rays a ton of credit for their stocked farm system when they are always in the top 5.

I think DOD certainly deserves a little more credit than he's given there for the farm system, but you also have to temper that with the understanding that a horrible MLB decline and higher draft positions also had a lot to do with the talent infusion. He bears a great deal of responsibility for the bad baseball that leads to high picks - more blame than credit for that I think.

February 8th, 2007, 09:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
hiaspire Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 481	When evaluating the GM and his prospect talent base, you also have to place it within the context of their draft positions. The Braves win division after division and don't end up with top 10 picks, yet manage to put together a very strong young next generation of talent. I don't give the D-Rays a ton of credit for their stocked farm system when they are always in the top 5. I think DOD certainly deserves a little more credit than he's given there for the farm system, but you also have to temper that with the understanding that a horrible MLB decline and higher draft positions also had a lot to do with the talent infusion. He bears a great deal of responsibility for the bad baseball that leads to high picks - more blame than credit for that I think. Last edited by hiaspire; February 8th, 2007 at 10:04 PM.