tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538766058897662144.post5508842984654798295..comments2023-08-11T09:56:52.695-04:00Comments on The Black (and Gold) Spot: Prospecty stuffVladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514866680767385701noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538766058897662144.post-22563873409087931722008-01-29T18:08:00.000-05:002008-01-29T18:08:00.000-05:00I still think it's far too early to be writing off...I still think it's far too early to be writing off Daniel Moskos as "a setup man"---though I agree that no projected closer, no matter how good, should be drafted as high as the Pirates picked Moskos. As for Lincoln, I believe he was the real deal in college, and if he can make a successful recovery from his surgery, he can still be a very good big league starter for us. We'll see. <BR/><BR/>Agreed that many AAA franchises find themselves in a semi-contentious relationship with their parent clubs. I don't know if that has always been the case, or if it's a comparitively recent development. I suspect it's more recent, as big league clubs that are spending multiple millions on payroll alone are perhaps more reluctant to subsidize minor league clubs---at least, high minor league clubs, ie, AA and AAA. This in turn puts the onus on the Buffalos and Louisvilles of the world to be independently profitable in their own right. Again, I don't know any of this for certain, but I would be surprised if AAA teams could get away with backtalking MLB clubs the way so many of them do if the MLB clubs owned the AAA teams outright or otherwise had more of a legal say in how they operate.WilliamJPellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774466220683142262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538766058897662144.post-17306225093518019132008-01-28T17:26:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:26:00.000-05:00Mine hasn't arrived yet either. Amazon has put of...Mine hasn't arrived yet either. Amazon has put off a shipment date. Maybe BA is trying to decide between us and the Astros at 30, and the internal squabble has delayed publication. Good try on Huntington, Vlad. I'm not surprised he wasn't specific either. Did you happen to meet my namesake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538766058897662144.post-26313054181199892682008-01-28T16:35:00.000-05:002008-01-28T16:35:00.000-05:00I shudder to think what the upper levels are going...I shudder to think what the upper levels are going to look like in two years. The pitching situation is dreadful. Even the worst systems usually have a handful of good arms scattered around, but once you get past TJ Lincoln and Mr. First Round Setup Man, there's almost nothing besides a few marginal relievers. Maybe they can get Nelson Figueroa and Brian Meadows back for AAA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538766058897662144.post-37204592607785474492008-01-28T16:29:00.000-05:002008-01-28T16:29:00.000-05:00Yeah, I haven't gotten mine yet, either.If the org...Yeah, I haven't gotten mine yet, either.<BR/><BR/>If the org is serious about taking high-ceiling H.S. kids, then the whole prospects vs. vets thing may be a moot point for another three years, while we work through the Creech valley in our system's talent distribution.Vladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514866680767385701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538766058897662144.post-17177071530538711062008-01-28T15:16:00.000-05:002008-01-28T15:16:00.000-05:00The X factor with AAA franchises might be the decr...The X factor with AAA franchises might be the decreased willingness to load up on minor league vets. NH has signed quite a few, because they have to field a team, but not to the degree DL did. Minor league teams, especially upper-level ones, place a lot of importance on willingness to put together winning teams. The increased emphasis on development, as opposed to winning, that NH seems to want may make the Pirates a less attractive affiliation.<BR/><BR/>I don't suppose you've gotten your BA prospect book yet. They were supposed to arrive last week, but I'm still waiting. I'm especially curious to see where the Pirates ranked among the 30 organizations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com