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Using Trout in something like this seems akin to using a cheat code. He might very well end up being the best player of the draft era. I see your post and the only thing I can think to do is to see who else the Pirates drafted in 1985.

Everyone cheats with pine tar.

Five year plans worked great for Stalin.

I'm also not drawing a firm conclusion.

I don't see why it would be reasonable to expect faster promotion. We have the data we have, I'd rather extrapolate from that.

I wasn't judging him. I stated that he seems to be very deliberate. I think that is an accurate statement given what we saw last year. (Stewart, Sisco, Mountcastle, Diaz, Hall, Hall, Rodriguez)

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/astros-have-reportedly-considered-carlos-correa-trade.html I have seen zero evidence that their payroll is higher than their market would otherwise dictate.

Elias seems to be very deliberate with promotions unless you are Cadyn Grenier. I'm more in favor of challenging talented prospects.

Or just have ownership keep it.

If the overriding goal was to collect #1 picks they would have done so last season.

I agree. I can wait a few more years, not like the O's are going to get screwed out of a playoff game anytime soon.

I am. I don't think the hurdles are that high in this case. Notice I said functional not flawless.

Eh 104 out of 535.

Yes, that was a reference not an original attempt at humor.

If I were in charge I'd blow it on hookers and cocaine.

Remember how much grief the O's got for signing Kim Seong-min? He wasn't even under contract with anyone at the time.

Holliday

I'm sure they did. But I'm also sure they could have allocated a lot more resources to it if they had wanted to. I bet they could have a system in place by opening day that would be very functional if they felt a need to move that rapidly.

I think that if MLB were to open the checkbook they could get it worked out pretty quickly. I doubt the indy league developers had a lot of resources.

Worked out for the Cardinals once.

Sure, but Mountcastle can't do that. Not many kids at all can do that. NPB can't absorb that many.

Why would anyone draft a HS player if they know they won't have control over them past three years in the minors? You'd have to be a fool. Also no NPB team would ever dream of signing someone that already has a contract with a ML team. As for the minor leaguers forming a union? Who is going to pay their bills while they strike? I think the ML owners would be more than happy to shut down minor league baseball for a year or two.

What is stopping the Orioles from just keeping Mountcastle in AAA for all of 2020? Teams not in contention will just load up the high minors with ML ready players.

Adding slots to the draft and the international pool allowances have been to the benefit of the owners, not the younger players. As is the elimination of major league contracts for draftees.

When did the Union take care of younger players? The Union has always been about more tenured players.