http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2008/02/from-the-top-measuring-which-farm-systems-are-closest-to-the-majors/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2008/02/from-the-top-measuring-which-farm-systems-are-closest-to-the-majors/comment-page-1/#comment-9135 Josh Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:50:47 +0000 http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=754#comment-9135 The main problem with this system is that it kills teams like Texas that have a lot of depth. Players with the highest ceilings for Texas are in the 5-10 slots and they're lower in the minors. So people like German Duran, who will likely be in the majors, but is outside the deep top 10, are worth nothing in this comparison. It doesn't seem entirely fair. It also penalizes teams for not rushing prospects, and at least for Texas, can't reward them for the Luis Mendoza's, AJ Murray's, and Kea Kometani's of the world. The main problem with this system is that it kills teams like Texas that have a lot of depth. Players with the highest ceilings for Texas are in the 5-10 slots and they’re lower in the minors. So people like German Duran, who will likely be in the majors, but is outside the deep top 10, are worth nothing in this comparison. It doesn’t seem entirely fair. It also penalizes teams for not rushing prospects, and at least for Texas, can’t reward them for the Luis Mendoza’s, AJ Murray’s, and Kea Kometani’s of the world.

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