Originally Posted by
sirrealone
I'm not as optimistic. Yet. For me the problem is that outside of Riley Greene and Spencer Torkleson, they don't have any noteworthy hitters to speak of in the minor system. It really seems that beyond the obvious first round players, the cupboard is still pretty bare as far as prospects. It seems like when you look at recent teams that have built from the ground up to turn into winners [[Cubs, Astros), that they get 2-4 players per draft during the years when they bottoming out. If we're getting half that, it might be good enough to get us to 70 or 75 wins per year, but I don't think they have enough of a pipeline to go beyond that. Add to that the facts that Avila is not what anyone would consider a top-tier GM and that Chris Illitch already has a reputation of being a cheapskate, and I don't see as much hope as I see with our three other professional teams that I think all have a path to things around in the next 2-3 years.