2010 Minor League Roundup

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Garza plunders depth
Wasn't so good to start with
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Well, that's just ridiculous.
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Completely indefensible and lazy.
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Not so much lazy
haikus are so hard to write
I couldn't do it
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What I am saying
Is the ranking and reason
Suggest no effort
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He already did 3,000 word essays on every single team with scouting reports on every top 11 prospect of each team.
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Sigh - I know. I'm saying that the ranking (23rd after being near the top 10) and the rationale for the huge drop (loss of a few of the better prospects) are lazy. Any idiot can say "gee willackers, the Cubs traded for Matt Garza, so they must suck now." In absolutely no universe is the Cubs' farm system, in total, the 8th worst in baseball. It's utterly ludicrous, particularly after the Gorzelanny trade (specifically Burgess), signing Szczur and signing the two new Cuban players. Those replace, or come close to replacing, the guys lost in the Garza deal.

Sorry I couldn't do it in a haiku.
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I'd also add that the single WORST critique of the Cubs minor league system is questioning it's depth. If the system has anything going for it, it's the plethora of 3 and 4 star prospects remaining. You can ding them for not being top heavy, but to say that depth is a problem is ridiculous.
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And it's even more ridiculous when the primary compliment you gave the Cubs when reviewing them was DEPTH. Seriously, I'm annoyed.