Slogging Away on D-Backs

by John Sickels on Nov 15, 2008 12:54 PM EST

Still slogging away with the Arizona system.

Is it just me, or has this system really gone downhill? I'm giving an awful lot of Grade Cs so far.

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See: Dan Haren Trade

by NateHST on Nov 15, 2008 1:10 PM EST reply actions

Thank you

Now raise your goblet of rock. It's a toast to those who rock!

by Dewey Finn on Nov 16, 2008 1:19 AM EST up reply actions

I think it's the A's that should be saying that

by David Tokarz on Nov 16, 2008 1:35 AM EST up reply actions

Maybe

they’ll get some prospects back in getting draft picks for Randy Johnson, Juan Cruz, and Brandon Lyon

--Pablo Zevallos of yankeesfuture.wordpress.com

by Pablo Zevallos on Nov 15, 2008 3:53 PM EST reply actions

I don't think Lyon is Type A or B, at least not according to ESPN's FA tracker

by thejd44 on Nov 15, 2008 6:10 PM EST up reply actions

Picks

Johnson, Cruz, Dunn, and Hudson should all bring back picks. The expectation is the D’Backs will have 8 of the top 75 picks or so.

by rwperu34 on Nov 16, 2008 4:20 AM EST up reply actions

45

I whiffed on the number pad. The D’Backs expect to have 7 of the top 45 or so picks.

by rwperu34 on Nov 16, 2008 4:32 AM EST up reply actions

I'd be surprised

if the D-Backs get picks for Hudson as I don’t think any team would sign him before the D-Backs have to offer him arbitration and I think they don’t really want to get stuck paying his salary.

by nmstar on Nov 16, 2008 9:37 AM EST up reply actions

Disagree

There is no way the D’Backs don’t offer him arby. The best possible scenario for them is they get him on a one year deal.

by rwperu34 on Nov 16, 2008 11:55 PM EST up reply actions

Top heavy drafting

they seem to have spent a lot on 1st round picks so possibly they have compensated by taking cheaper options later which might explain the lack of depth but that’s just a (somewhat) educated guess

by mseward on Nov 15, 2008 4:16 PM EST reply actions

draft

dont think they got much this year, or last

by thebroman on Nov 15, 2008 6:39 PM EST reply actions

They're quite young at the MLB level though

This was discussed a bit when BP posted their top 11 of this system. Upton, Connor Jackson, Chris Young, Reynolds, Drew, Miguel Montero, and Scherzer are all 26 and under, so that’s a pretty solid young core (if only they still could count Quentin among those ranks as well). Two of their top 3 picks in 2008 were on college closers, so they were going for quick impact to the big league roster over developing talent.

But yeah, graduations and the Haren trade have gutted this system.

by jibs on Nov 15, 2008 10:12 PM EST reply actions