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Buck says it's great.   So does Brian Graham.    And Melewski spouts the party line.   http://www.masnsports.com/steve-melewski/2017/04/talking-player-development-the-os-team-that-did-it-well-while-losing.html

For this discussion, you have to separate out the task of drafting or otherwise acquiring players from the job of developing the players you have.    Even so, I can't see much objective evidence that we have a top notch player development system.    Both Arrieta and EdRod improved almost immediately after leaving and credited their new coaches.   Matusz got completely messed up.   Very few of our pitchers have had a smooth transition to the majors.   The hitters have been few and far between, though at least we have Manny, Schoop, Joseph and Mancini in the last few years.

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Let me pose a question:  what is a better indicator of player development quality, (a) building a farm system with a bunch of top prospects, regardless of what they do at the major league level, or (b) having prospects outside the top 100 lists succeed in come capacity at the major league level?

Cause the Orioles are definitely in camp (b), with several contributors brought over from other franchises to boot.

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Just now, 25 Nuggets said:

Let me pose a question:  what is a better indicator of player development quality, (a) building a farm system with a bunch of top prospects, regardless of what they do at the major league level, or (b) having prospects outside the top 100 lists succeed in come capacity at the major league level?

Cause the Orioles are definitely in camp (b), with several contributors brought over from other franchises to boot.

I agree. Is it producing the most top notch players or getting the most from what you've got.

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