Our farm system
[This topic may be in the wrong place, so somebody please move it if it needs moving. Thanks.] I'm picking up where Dak05 left off in another thread, wondering about the state of scouting in the...
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The fact is that it is rare for first round picks to become stars. However, they often see ML time and/or can be parlayed into those kinds of deals. Here is a chronicling of the aughts and our first...
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Just as an aside, here are the number of regular players picked in the top ten of past drafts. 2001: Joe Mauer, Mark Prior, Gavin Floyd, Mark Teixiera, 2002: B.J. Upton, Adam Loewen, Prince Fielder,...
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In my post, I was responding to the question regarding scouting. I agree that the farm system problems are a combination of those factors mentioned by Barzilla, in addition to the scouting issue. I do...
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according to Baseball America this is our top 10 in our farm system Jason Castro, 2. Bud Norris, rhp 3. Ross Seaton, rhp 4. Brian Bogusevic, of 5. Chris Johnson, 3b 6. Jordan Lyles, rhp 7. Felipe...
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I think it says something about where the Astros' farm system is at, both past and future, when you see that 4 of the top 10 were drafted last summer. The fact that the Astros' best hitter for average...
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What would be more interesting is to see how many of those top ten guys would make the top ten in most other organizations. I'm sure Castro would, but I'm not sure about the rest.
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Don't forget that the Astros lead in developing talent from certain international sources (i.e. venezuela) was greatly diminished once other teams starting similar programs in those areas. The Astros...
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I know I'm wasting my breath here, but it seems to me that a team could do quite well by simply budgeting an additional ten million dollars each season on the draft. Instead of signing mediocre free...
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Is this penny-pinching/poor decision-making coming straight from the top? Or was it just unfortunate sloppiness all down the line?
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No, it's from the top. Essentially, Tim Purpura was a yes man. He and Tal Smith didn't see eye to eye which is why the switch to Ed Wade is so important. You can bring in as talented a GM as you want,...
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Alright, then. Things should be improving by when? By the time Berkman is voted into the HOF? : BTW, does anyone know why/how San Antonio got shut out of the Astros farm system? All I hear from my end...
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The Missions have never been an Astros farm team. They've been in the Dodger system for a long time.....as for how long it will take, usually it takes three or four drafts to make up for one bad one....
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I know, but they were being considered for a while there, and then things went really wrong. It's always bummed me out that the Missions didn't get as Astros farm team, and if the consolation prize...
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When do you think that the Astros were considering the Missions as minor league affiliate? The Astros have been afffiliated with the Nolan Ryan group since at least 2000, and I would think that pretty...
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I agree with what Barz said above. I'd accept an $80 million payroll if we were top 5 in spending on acquiring young talent (the draft, foreign free agency period, etc.). To me, you're much better off...
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Not exactly what I was looking for, but it does show that the Missions were once a farm club of the old Colt 45s. http://www.tbhof.org/features/feature-20071007.htm I'm still looking for what caused...
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bsb8532 -- I am totally in agreement with you. We need to spend on good, young talent and just get over winning the division for a few years. Look at the Twins -- they can give up Santana and...
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Well, I tell ya'll that all of baseball is always so surprised at the Astros and their continued success. They've thown all their marbles so many different years; and we all think that the team will...
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Zac, Competing and building for the future is not mutually exclusive. In fact, the Astros did both last year. The point is that having a good farm system is always a good long-term investment.
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According to Keith Law's ranking, Astros are ranked last. Of course to see that part you have to be an insider, but here's the link http://sports.espn.go.com...nist=law_keith&id=3848691
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