February 8, 201214 yr 1. Padres 2. Rays 3. Blue Jays [...] 28. Marlins They have one top-100 guy and only two others who would merit consideration in the next 50 or so. The system has produced a lot of big league talent in the past few years, including one star in Mike Stanton and another future star in Logan Morrison, that doesn't count here. 29. Indians 30. White Sox http://insider.espn....em-baseball-mlb at least we're not last, right?
February 9, 201214 yr Everyone graduated, some people flopped. Give it 2-3 year with us keeping our current crop and signing new ones as well as getting return on folks we upgrade in FA
February 11, 201214 yr The only prospects we need are Stanton's sperm. Have him birth 25 children, then have him fill thousands of jars with his baby sauce and freeze them until his 25 children are, at the youngest, 22 and all in the majors. At that point, donate to 25 separate female athletes. Marlins will be set for ever.
February 15, 201214 yr look at the Rays, jesus... and already a playoff-caliber team. Congratulations for finally fielding a winning team and having a strong farm system, despite only averaging the 3rd overall draft pick 10 years in a row. I hate hearing praise for their organization's ability to evaluate talent and build a farm system. They are where they are as a result of perennial suckage. Way...to...go...
February 15, 201214 yr They are where they are as a result of perennial suckage. Way...to...go... Matt Moore - selected in 8th round Wade Davis - selected in 3rd round Jake McGee - selected in 5th round Desmond Jennings - selected in 10th round They do have several top 3 picks as well, not going to debate that but how many top 3 picks made by other teams failed miserably thus far? To name a few from the past decade - Greg Reynolds, Jeff Clement, Matt Bush. Having a top 3 pick does not guarantee picking the right player. They are definitely doing things right in Tampa.
February 16, 201214 yr During their 10 year disgrace to the game of baseball ('98-'07 seasons, '99-'08 drafts), they received 23% of the total available 1,2,or 3 draft slots. One team, hoarding near a quarter of the "Top 3" talent made available to 30 teams. True, they don't all pan out, but when you have 10 chances in a row at it, you're bound to hit more times that miss. Those draft positions were a direct result of them sucking. Their 10 year hiatus from being competitive was the worst consecutive 10 years of baseball played by any team (.399 win %) since the '56-'65 K.C. Athletics (.399 win %). Every other team in baseball since then, has gotten better faster than the Rays, and with fewer high-slot draft picks.
February 16, 201214 yr look at the Rays, jesus... and already a playoff-caliber team. Congratulations for finally fielding a winning team and having a strong farm system, despite only averaging the 3rd overall draft pick 10 years in a row. I hate hearing praise for their organization's ability to evaluate talent and build a farm system. They are where they are as a result of perennial suckage. Way...to...go... well clearly that's a big part of it. i wasn't even praising them necessarily, just commenting that it's an enviable position to be in when you're already good and your minors are stocked.
February 16, 201214 yr look at the Rays, jesus... and already a playoff-caliber team. Congratulations for finally fielding a winning team and having a strong farm system, despite only averaging the 3rd overall draft pick 10 years in a row. I hate hearing praise for their organization's ability to evaluate talent and build a farm system. They are where they are as a result of perennial suckage. Way...to...go... well clearly that's a big part of it. i wasn't even praising them necessarily, just commenting that it's an enviable position to be in when you're already good and your minors are stocked. And I wasn't targeting your post, I just hadn't ranted about the Rays for awhile, and needed to get that off of my chest. Not once in the media have I read one mention about their stockpiling of draft picks during the times that they stunk. On the other hand, I couldn't tell you the number of times I've read compliments about what their front office has accomplished down there.
February 17, 201214 yr They had 10 1st/Supplemental round picks last year. 10. 1-0. T-E-N. Of course they are that high. But for a team that picked so high, very few of their 1st rounders hit. Here is the list of their picks from 99 to 07 2008 1 Tim Beckham ss AAA 2007 1 David Price p MLB 94 2006 3 Evan Longoria 3b MLB 563 2005 8 Wade Townsend p AA 2004 4 Jeff Niemann p MLB 89 2003 1 Delmon Young of MLB 729 2002 2 B.J. Upton ss MLB 820 2001 3 Dewon Brazelton p MLB 63 2000 was Josh Hamilton who was a mega bust for the Rays and Rocco Baldelli whose career was derailed by crazy health issues
February 17, 201214 yr They had 10 1st/Supplemental round picks last year. 10. 1-0. T-E-N. Of course they are that high. But for a team that picked so high, very few of their 1st rounders hit. Here is the list of their picks from 99 to 07 2008 1 Tim Beckham ss AAA 2007 1 David Price p MLB 94 2006 3 Evan Longoria 3b MLB 563 2005 8 Wade Townsend p AA 2004 4 Jeff Niemann p MLB 89 2003 1 Delmon Young of MLB 729 2002 2 B.J. Upton ss MLB 820 2001 3 Dewon Brazelton p MLB 63 2000 was Josh Hamilton who was a mega bust for the Rays and Rocco Baldelli whose career was derailed by crazy health issues I don't think that's bad at all.
February 17, 201214 yr Really? Tim Beckham - too early to say, but not looking promising David Price - Hit Evan Longoria - Hit Wade Townsend - Bust Jeff Niemann - not a bust, but a 4/5 starter is a disappointmentconsidering his potential out of college. Rice eats arms. Delmon Young - Good player, not for the Rays. Turned him into Garza who is just ok. BJ Upton - a sub .250 hitter with flashes of power, color me unimpressed Dewon Brazelton - Bust They turned 10 high first rounders into 4 players who contrinbuted to the franchise, 5 if you want to count Rocco Baldelli.
February 17, 201214 yr Really? Tim Beckham - too early to say, but not looking promising David Price - Hit Evan Longoria - Hit Wade Townsend - Bust Jeff Niemann - not a bust, but a 4/5 starter is a disappointmentconsidering his potential out of college. Rice eats arms. Delmon Young - Good player, not for the Rays. Turned him into Garza who is just ok. BJ Upton - a sub .250 hitter with flashes of power, color me unimpressed Dewon Brazelton - Bust They turned 10 high first rounders into 4 players who contrinbuted to the franchise, 5 if you want to count Rocco Baldelli. One of the best pitchers in the game, one of the best 3B in the game, a quality pitcher in Niemann, and value out of Delmon Young. B.J. Upton has rather consistently been a 4+ fWAR CF'er. He's pretty f***ing good; his reputation just so happens to be different because he's had some lazy lapses and has gotten benched for them, but he's still been one of the most productive CF'ers in the game over the past few years. I'd say that's pretty good for a crapshoot event, especially when you consider what they've done in other rounds.
February 19, 201214 yr Wade Davis sucks. He doesn't suck. He struggled last season but the year before he didn't suck.
February 19, 201214 yr Wade Davis sucks. He doesn't suck. He struggled last season but the year before he didn't suck. The year before he wasn't much better. He's regressed a lot from his prospect days.
February 19, 201214 yr Wade Davis sucks. He doesn't suck. He struggled last season but the year before he didn't suck. The year before he wasn't much better. He's regressed a lot from his prospect days. His rookie year? He had a good rookie season.
February 22, 201214 yr I'd love to see the Marlins make a run at BJ Upton next offseason. You're just wanting a BJ in centerfield
February 22, 201214 yr look at the Rays, jesus... and already a playoff-caliber team. It makes me sick. If they ever do get a new stadium and adequate funding, look out, the Marlins will be 2nd class citizens for a while in this state.
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