How does Elias maintain a Top 10 farm system without high draft choices

[wildcard]

If the season ended today the O's would draft 14th.  Middle of the pack.   How does that keep Elias with a Top 10 farm system?

 

 

[Sports Guy]

How do the Dodgers do it?

You certainly don’t need high draft picks to have a good farm system.

[wildcard]

I don't know.  How do the Dodgers do it?

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

How do the Dodgers do it?

You certainly don’t need high draft picks to have a good farm system.

 

1 minute ago, wildcard said:

I don't know.  How do the Dodgers do it?

They do things like buy draft picks from the Orioles.

[Moose Milligan]

Better all around scouting, development and a significant presence in the international markets.  

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

Better all around scouting, development and a significant presence in the international markets.  

I think they are also really good about picking up pieces for the stretch run without giving up top prospects.

[interloper]

RULE 5 BABYYYYYY

[CallMeBrooksie]

Excel at Scouting and Player development, consistently signing top Int'l Free Agent talent, trading good players for a prospect premium before they become expensive, buying prospects in exchange for salary.

Basically a bunch of things the O's have never done in my lifetime. They are working towards a couple of those things on the list, though.

The O's were always picking in the top 10 it seems in the 2000's and had nothing to show for it... a big reason why is they were relying almost exclusively on the draft to supply their talent.

[Sports Guy]

10 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Better all around scouting, development and a significant presence in the international markets.  

It really is that simple.

I would also add knowing when to trade players.  The organization failed to recognize that trading Manny and Britton after 2016 was the right thing to do and that sent them back.  You have to understand the situation you are in and be smart about it

[wildcard]

12 minutes ago, CallMeBrooksie said:

Excel at Scouting and Player development, consistently signing top Int'l Free Agent talent, trading good players for a prospect premium before they become expensive, buying prospects in exchange for salary.

Basically a bunch of things the O's have never done in my lifetime. They are working towards a couple of those things on the list, though.

The O's were always picking in the top 10 it seems in the 2000's and had nothing to show for it... a big reason why is they were relying almost exclusively on the draft to supply their talent.

The O's player development was poor during the 2000's.  

[wildcard]

19 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Better all around scouting, development and a significant presence in the international markets.  

The O's are not likely to deliver international players to the majors in the next three years is my guess.  So how does Elias keep a Top 10 farm system?

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, wildcard said:

The O's are not likely to deliver international players to the majors in the next three years is my guess.  So how does Elias keep a Top 10 farm system?

Refusing to promote players?

[wildcard]

1 minute ago, Can_of_corn said:

Refusing to promote players?

Too late.  He will promote Mountcastle, Harvey, Akin and Kremer  off the list by early next year.

[Lucky_13]

Don't be afraid to trade guys you can likely replace even when you're winning like the Rays do. 

Something Duquette never did when he could have sold high on Jim Johnson, Bud Norris, even Zach Britton

[CallMeBrooksie]

13 minutes ago, wildcard said:

The O's player development was poor during the 2000's.  

That's just one piece of it, sure. There were still several other shortcomings that lead to a consistently barren farm system.