Seeing lists like this every year is a reminder to not get overly excited about minor leaguers. Was hopeful a few of these guys could be solid contributors but there’s nothing. Had an indirect connection to MacGregor and was hoping he’d make it. While a lot of these guys came through the NH regime, it’s too bad the BC Mgmt crew couldn’t develop any of them.
More FAs than usual. Back in the Littlefield years, they'd often have 25-35 MiL FAs each year because they drafted so poorly and totally ignored Lat. Am., so very few of their prospects ever got past the low minors. They had to bring in legions of veteran FAs just to field teams. This group is about half guys they originally signed, or guys they traded for, who looked like prospects at one point but couldn't get past the mid- or upper-levels. Not sure exactly what that says, or whether it's good or bad, but there it is.
At a minimum, it's an accounting of organizational depth that led to their lofty farm system rankings. As much a referendum on that process as Cherington's strategy itself, IMO.
Seeing lists like this every year is a reminder to not get overly excited about minor leaguers. Was hopeful a few of these guys could be solid contributors but there’s nothing. Had an indirect connection to MacGregor and was hoping he’d make it. While a lot of these guys came through the NH regime, it’s too bad the BC Mgmt crew couldn’t develop any of them.
Bout time.
Hayes wins GG.
Payroll goes up $25k!
Reaching the stage of Cherington Rebuild where hyper-engaged fans are gonna get real sad about a bunch of names dropping off the list.
Nothing to get worked up about here.
The good news is there are a lot other guys still hanging on the list.
I suppose that some on the above list will be back, but I do not know why any would or should be back...
At this point, it’d mainly be because they have to field team at Indy and Altoona.
Have yinz since the Arab league with bartolo, panda and didi joining their inaugural season?
Never heard the word tertiary before, now I have and know the meaning, thanks!
More FAs than usual. Back in the Littlefield years, they'd often have 25-35 MiL FAs each year because they drafted so poorly and totally ignored Lat. Am., so very few of their prospects ever got past the low minors. They had to bring in legions of veteran FAs just to field teams. This group is about half guys they originally signed, or guys they traded for, who looked like prospects at one point but couldn't get past the mid- or upper-levels. Not sure exactly what that says, or whether it's good or bad, but there it is.
At a minimum, it's an accounting of organizational depth that led to their lofty farm system rankings. As much a referendum on that process as Cherington's strategy itself, IMO.
"prospect depth" getting shuffled out the door. It was always a myth