Originally posted by GhostofFredDean74:
Originally posted by Niners99:
Originally posted by GhostofFredDean74:
Funny how small changes here and there can make all the difference in the world.
1.) If we don't trade Wheeler, we have a clear cut #3 next year
2.) If the Marlins don't take Christian Yelich one pick ahead of us in '10, we have a starting LF with a ton of potential; instead we got Gary Brown
3.) If the Reds don't take Robert Stephenson two picks ahead of us in '11, we have another SP with HUGE upside waiting in the wings; instead we get Joe Panik
4.) If the Cardinals don't take Michael Wacha (already a major league starter) just ONE pick ahead of us, we have a world-class rotation; instead we got Chris Stratton
We were one bone-headed trade and 3 unlucky picks away from having one of the top farm systems in all of baseball, and a roster that would look like this next year:
SP - Cain, MadBum, Wheeler, Wacha, Vogey or possibly Stephenson
Pagan - CF
Scutaro - 2nd
Belt - 1st
Posey - C
Panda - 3rd
Pence - RF
Yelich - LF
Crawford - SS
If, if, if.....
Why is everyone giving up on Chris Stratton already? He was drafted in 2012...
The Giants track record with taking SP early in drafts is too good to give up now.
How did you get "giving up on Stratton" from that post? Just saying, Wacha blew through the minors and is already in a major league rotation. He's got a mid-90's FB and a changeup that's already a plus pitch.....sounds like someone we could use right now. I like Stratton a lot, just not as much as Wacha and most people who follow these things would agree.
My point being (since it's slow at work today) how different things might've been if but for a guy dropping just one or two slots from where we picked. We hear a lot about how bad our farm system is (and it's not really) and especially about how few guys are ready to play in the majors (that's legit). But that's not always a function of bad drafting per se; it's sometimes a function of picking what's available after a plus-prospect gets taken just before you pick. More specifically, if guys like Yelich or Wacha go just one pick ahead of you, there isn't anything you can do about it. You pick what remains and hope your scouting pays off.
But if for some crazy reason guys like that last just one more pick (or in Stephenson's case, two more picks) it changes the entire complexion/perception of a system. We not only have 3 big-time prospects joining the big club this year/early next filling critical spots and saving tons of FA money, we'd still have the young pitching depth that is on the way (Escobar, Blackburn, Agosta, Mejia, Flores, Gregorio, Mella, etc....and who knows, maybe we still draft Crick as a project in 2011).
Factor in the Wheeler debacle, and we were oh-so close from having one of the deepest systems in the game.
I feel you man. But who knows if the Giants would've picked those players. Maybe they wasn't even on the team's radar. But I know the point that you're making.
Speaking of a move, would you guys be opposed of trading Crick + Romo for a LF LIKE Jay Bruce-someone who hasn't even entered his prime yet and he's cost controlled for the next 3 years making a reasonable salary? (10-12 mil annually)
I'm not suggesting that both Bruce and Romo are on the trade market, but in order to finally get that LEGIT LF, Romo may be our best piece to get that player. Plus Romo is entering FA at the end of 2014.