Farm System

[1060Ivy]

 

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Didn't both teams re-stock their prospects by trading away veterans?

 

Looking at each team's Top 10 prospects according to Baseball Prospectus: Phillies picked up 5 of their top 10s and Brewers 2 of their top 10s.

 

Brewers picked up Phillips in Gomez trade with the Astros and Davies from O's for Parra.  Thought they had another deal with the Diamondbacks which provided prospects but can't recall it.

 

Phillies picked up Williams, Alfaro and Thompson in Hamels trade with Rangers and Appel in Giles trade with Astros and Lively in Byrd trade. 

 

Either the 2-3 players they got are incredible, or the entire system is pretty thin.  Because moving up 20 spots seems like a lot for 2 players. 

 

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Brewers picked up the Diamondback's #9 prospect in the trade but he didn't make their top 10.

 

Regarding Brewers according to Law - they've added prospects and the 2015 class is great / developed,

 

"They've gone from having the majors' worst farm system just two years ago to a top-five system resulting from a series of shrewd trades, starting with former GM Doug Melvin's work last summer to begin the rebuilding process, as well as one of the strongest draft classes in 2015."

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/insider/story/_/i...s-2016-mlb