Theoretically speaking...

[ChaosLex]

I doubt either of these things happen, but suppose we were able to sign Sano and Chapman. Are farm system will take a hit now that Wieters is at the major league level, and probably Tillman, Matusz, Arrieta, etc., aren't far behind.

Would signing both of these guys kinda offset the damage? Chapman is considered to be the best left-handed pitching prospect in the world, IIRC. And as for Sano... well, he's young. Still, I've seen a lot of people comparing his bat to M. Cabrera or H. Ramirez already.

What do you think?

[allstar1579]

I doubt either of these things happen, but suppose we were able to sign Sano and Chapman. Are farm system will take a hit now that Wieters is at the major league level, and probably Tillman, Matusz, Arrieta, etc., aren't far behind.

Would signing both of these guys kinda offset the damage? Chapman is considered to be the best left-handed pitching prospect in the world, IIRC. And as for Sano... well, he's young. Still, I've seen a lot of people comparing his bat to M. Cabrera or H. Ramirez already.

What do you think?

Probably not for a year or two. You don't usually see international guys climb the charts right off the bat. Usually they have to play at some level for a season in the US and then they get placed accordingly. There is just no way to compare guys from one country to players from ours without seeing them against some constant.

[Stotle]

I doubt either of these things happen, but suppose we were able to sign Sano and Chapman. Are farm system will take a hit now that Wieters is at the major league level, and probably Tillman, Matusz, Arrieta, etc., aren't far behind.

Would signing both of these guys kinda offset the damage? Chapman is considered to be the best left-handed pitching prospect in the world, IIRC. And as for Sano... well, he's young. Still, I've seen a lot of people comparing his bat to M. Cabrera or H. Ramirez already.

What do you think?

If either is held in as high a regard as Michael Ynoa, then absolutely. If not, then no.

[markpolis]

I doubt either of these things happen, but suppose we were able to sign Sano and Chapman. Are farm system will take a hit now that Wieters is at the major league level, and probably Tillman, Matusz, Arrieta, etc., aren't far behind.

Would signing both of these guys kinda offset the damage? Chapman is considered to be the best left-handed pitching prospect in the world, IIRC. And as for Sano... well, he's young. Still, I've seen a lot of people comparing his bat to M. Cabrera or H. Ramirez already.

What do you think?

I understand our farm system might be downgraded in the rankings due to all of those players playing at the major league level but I wouldn't really call it "damaged". The intent for any farm system is to supply the major league club with home grown talent. If our entire starting pitching staff is comprised of home grown talent then I think it looks quite favorable for our farm system, not damaged.

Of course whenever players graduate to the majors the minors need to be supplemented. Hopefully some of our younger, more recently drafted players such as Britton, Erbe, Spoone, Bundy, Synder, Avery, Hoes can step up and fill the void.

If Sano is that good then we should make him a priority signing. Sano, along with Givens, Townsend and the other position players already in our farm system would give us a tremendous amount of positional player talent in our system.

IMO, Chapman would be icing on the cake.

[QBsILLEST1]

Probably not for a year or two. You don't usually see international guys climb the charts right off the bat. Usually they have to play at some level for a season in the US and then they get placed accordingly. There is just no way to compare guys from one country to players from ours without seeing them against some constant.

If either is held in as high a regard as Michael Ynoa, then absolutely. If not, then no.

Dayan Viciedo is another one who was on the list almost right off bat. The way it sounds. Chapman is on the same level as Ynoa though Chapman is a bit older. Sano, I am not sure of, he does play a valuable position and is very advanced according to reports, but I dont know how he stands in the eyes of BA and other publications. I am under the impression that he isnt quite on the same level as Ynoa, but I really do not know. Ynoa was a very special talent.....

[BaltimoreFan]

Theoretically, they would likely offset the damage at some point, however you must know that we probably have a very slim shot at Sano, and comparatively speaking, Miguel would be an easy sign compared to Chapman.

If you're just looking for a way to gauge the talent levels of Chapman and Sano, then I can understand the thread, though.