A's #1 in BP's Organizational Rankings
by Syphon on Mar 18, 2009 10:33 AM PDT
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PrintIt wasnt too long ago that our system was very average with the major league club payroll inflated with little room for flexibility. Now we have a team that is capable of winning this year with a very manageable payroll, and the best farm system in the MLB. Our future here at AN looks very bright. Beane has done a wonderfull job over the past two years. I have to admit I didnt like the idea of trading Swisher/Haren at the time but now my view has changed dramaticaly. Here to another 6-7 year run at the ultimate prize like 2000-2006. Great job Billy.
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That's cool.
Not a very long enrtry from Goldstein, though.
Thanks for the post
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Fascinating
There were 7 A’s in the BA top 100, only five in Goldstein’s— yet, the A’s rank first in these rankings and I believe 3rd in BA’s. Curious. Perhaps Goldstein is giving more credit to the mid-level pitching depth in the A’s organization which doesn’t make the top 100.
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
its also about who Goldstien does not like
namely, players like Elvis Andrus and Tylor Teagarden.
Chicago. Where the Dead can Vote. Where the Voters of Tomorrow are found in the Obituaries of Today.
I think BP tends to look at the organizational depth issue the way I do
I’d much rather have 10 B prospects and no A prospects than 3 or 4 A prospects and the rest a bunch of C prospects. With the attrition rate of young players, especially pitchers, you’re just more likely to get something useful out of the quantity. Maybe 10 B =/= 3-4 A, but I think you get what I’m saying.
by thejd44 on Mar 18, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
GUBA has an open team, BTW.
come on. You know you wanna.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
It got old for me about, oh, four months ago...
well, whatever floats your boat, I guess.
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
by PaulThomas on Mar 18, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+ a billion
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
Luckily, I don't give a shit whether or not it's old for you.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
what about the guy you’re constantly harassing?
i don’t know if he minds or not, but i do know that he almost never responds, and apparently he still has not joined…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
I think mikev knows I just don't have the time for it right now
But I don’t feel like saying “not now” every single time.
I haven’t even played the game in more than a week.
by thejd44 on Mar 18, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
serriously OOTP is the only thing that makes unemployment bareable
Draft and sim Draft and sim
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Mar 18, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
how would an online league work?
sending the file around to everyone everyday?
The Not-So-Casual Fan
The file is held on a server.
Everybody downloads the file, and has their own login for their team.
make changes, etc, then you export (it’s built into the game when you enable online leagues).
When the commish gets ready to run a sim, he first imports all of the files on the server so that the lineup changes, contract offers, and any other transactions each team has made get done.
Pretty simple once it’s set up.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
ahh.. pretty interesting stuff
u have a full league?
The Not-So-Casual Fan
ive played baseball mogulers for years
played the online version 2 years as well
The Not-So-Casual Fan
Most of the time
I see Texas as having the best system. I think the rankings really depend on how heavily you weigh top end prospects vs. organizational depth. But ya, I’d pretty much take our organization over almost all others.
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
I see a nice rivalry between Oak and Tex
in the near future. I still hate the Halos more tho.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters.l." - BaseballProspectus.com
We should create a AN opinion survey on the most despised franchises...
Similar to the Top Prospects, where we vote on the next choice.
Yankees, BoSox, Halos, SF, Tex Strangers, Seattle (although hard to dislike when you kill them season after season), ChiSox, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins (seem to always have our number), LA Dodgers (‘88 WS), Philadelphia Phillies (there players historically seem to be the antithesis of our identity ’Athletics’ i.e. Kruk, Blanton, Moyer, etc.)
The Stockton Ports pitching staff is better than the Orioles.
I'm pretty sure I remember a poll like that a few years ago
But we’re certainly due for a fresh one.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers."
that was me, actually
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
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by harendaman365 on Mar 19, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm always an intetdivision hater
Recent years that has to be the Halos but I remember a time I could not stand the Mariners.
"You Went Full Retard, Man - Never Go Full Retard." --Kirk Lazarus
Spelling error
Inter division. I’m a product of the California education system and 3/4 retarded so forgive me. It’s a terrible combination.
"You Went Full Retard, Man - Never Go Full Retard." --Kirk Lazarus
At least you got your fractions down.
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Mar 19, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
He didn't finish -
he’s 3/4 retarded and 1/3 not retarded.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
What always bothered me about him was that he was one of the most obvious steroids users
And yet he’s flipping the bat like he came by those home runs naturally.
by thejd44 on Mar 19, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
agreed
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
Brett Boone got his just desserts in the end....
he was awfully sad at the end……forced to retire, pretty much, after his body started breaking down from all the years of steroid use. Never much cared for him, anyway.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
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