Scouting & Player Development

[Greg Pappas]

I'd be curious to get everyone views regarding our scouting (mainly drafting) and player development staff under Dan Duquette. Are you pleased, displeased, or somewhere in the middle?  IF DD is retained, would you be fine with him bringing them all back? Thanks.

 

[panick]

I stated in another thread that I was not aware that the O's had a player development staff. It was pointed out to me that there is indeed such a staff. Based on the results of the players' progress, I'd replace the development staff.

I think the scouting(drafting) staff has done much better than the previous staff. I'd keep them.

I think that Duquette and the development staff should get on the same page as far as the type of players the O's should have. For years Duquette has said he wanted players with higher OBP's, but the O's just seem to end up with players who want to hit home runs. I realize that patience at the plate might not be something that could be taught, but it takes too many solo homers to win games, especially with the pitching the O's have.

[Frobby]

Needless to say, we’ve been playing with 2/3 of a deck due to our refusal to access the Latin American market.    We also have been a net exporter of young talent until this July, giving up a number of good young players.   So, you have to consider those things when evaluating.    You also have to keep in mind that there have been some personnel changes.   For example, John Wasdin was brought in to lead our pitching development before the 2017 season, and to me, our pitchers seem to have been developing well since his arrival.   He can’t be blamed for troubles that occurred previously.

All that said, I think our crew has been average at best, and arguably below average.    If a new GM wanted to bring in his own guys, I wouldn’t bat an eye.

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