08-15-2013, 02:51 PM
Quote:Never denied FO's record of finding and developing prospects but doubt that anyone in FO believes that in 2 years Cubs prospects will field 8 of 9 positions for a competitive Cubs team.
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This FO already has a track record in drafting and player development from Boston and SD. Are you denying that? It's not as though they were dropped in from Pluto.
As I stated if 2 of those spots are filled by prospects it should be considered a great success.</blockquote>
Quote:This FO already has a track record in drafting and player development from Boston and SD. Are you denying that? It's not as though they were dropped in from Pluto.Never denied FO's record of finding and developing prospects but doubt that anyone in FO believes that in 2 years Cubs prospects will field 8 of 9 positions for a competitive Cubs team.
As I stated if 2 of those spots are filled by prospects it should be considered a great success.
Regarding hyping of prospects, we have more articles in papers regarding prospects than there were ever about previous prospects. May be due to explosion of content on Internet but how often do guys on this site now check on prospects or minor league games like they used to individual players on Cubs roster or Cub box scores. Much of this I would consider to be driven by organization so falls into the hype category for me
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Of course they don't believe that. I don't believe that. Nobody believes that...because it's silly. If you asked them if they believed that, they'd tell you they don't believe that.