Goldstein on Cubs farm system the past few years

He rips on them for both their drafting and developing. Criticizes the org for not emphasizing plate discipline and for giving over-slot bonuses to guys who didn't deserve it. Did say that Harvey and Pawelek were not over-drafts, but Colvin certainly was and we shouldn't have given Shark anything close to $10 mil. Says there is a light at the end of the tunnel with Vitters and some of the pacific rim prospects.

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i think the last two

drafts have been reasonably good. for too long we were drafting pitching top-heavy, which leads to flop-heavy, to make up for a lack of arms in the system. we look solid up the middle in the low minors. and (for now) we’re plus-3 on PTBNL on the way.

we also may have closer to 40 legit candidates for the 40 man roster.

i’ve been critical of drafting before, but it’s getting better. not drinking blue kool-aid, but if new management commits to drafting/developing over paying large contracts to aging vets, we might be okay.

by tim815 on Jul 21, 2009 11:56 AM CDT reply actions

Agreed on 07 and 08

Though I didn’t like Cashner, they made some excellent mid round picks with Carpenter and Jackson. And Cashner is pitching really well too. This could turn out to be an excellent draft.

07 looks to be alright, I just wish we still had Josh Donaldson. I really liked his bat. Vitters should be a stud.

I feel they took a big step back with this years draft. Jackson was a fairly logical choice given what was left, but LaMaheiu was an awful pick and there was nothing in the mid rounds that looks impressive. Time will tell.

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by MJMars on Jul 21, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions