Agreed. More of a conceptual exercise, and being curious if there was a world where we have 4 top 40 picks next year (first rounder, comp a for ROTY, comp a for Burnes, comp a for Santander).
I wonder what kind of player Mountcastle would be if he developed under Elias' player development system. Every player that's come up in the Elias era has had at least average plate discipline. He might be a perennial all star if Elias' team would have been able to coach swing decisions to him.
Maybe a little bit of both. I think people forget how young he still is and it feels like he's a remnant of the losing years and isn't a part of the future.