The Angels officially have the worst farmsystem in baseball

[NrM]

But hey.. at least we got a defensive specialist.

[Angelsjunky]

Its been that way for a few years now with no signs of improvement.

[NrM]

Its been that way for a few years now with no signs of improvement.

 

nah bro we went from 30 to like 27 over the past 4 years..now back down to 30..

[mulwin444]

Well, bright side is they didn't have too far to fall to the bottom

[Inside Pitch]

nah bro we went from 30 to like 27 over the past 4 years..now back down to 30..

 

So we were a tall pygmie....    The farm system even with Newcomb  was worse than when JD got here.    IF after four years all you have to show for a farm system is Newcomb and a number 3-5 SP...  You got nothing.

[Sully151]

If the big club is winning for the next 5 years, who gives a sh**? The Angels need to focus on the here and now with Trout.

[Hollyw00d]

Angels farm:

[NrM]

If the big club is winning for the next 5 years, who gives a sh**? The Angels need to focus on the here and now with Trout.

 

That was the plan 4 ****ing years ago when they signed Pujols.

 

That window is closing super fast. Soon we're going to be left with Trout and AAAA Players.

Edited November 13, 2015 by Poozy

[Hollyw00d]

So we were a tall pygmie.... The farm system even with Newcomb was worse than when JD got here. IF after four years all you have to show for a farm system is Newcomb and a number 3-5 SP... You got nothing.

How about the guys that were promoted to the big leagues those four years?

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

No place to go but up.

[Hollyw00d]

Or traded away for guys like street, freeze, and Santiago?

[Inside Pitch]

That was the plan 4 ****ing years ago when they signed Pujols.

 

That window is closing super fast. Soon we're going to be left with Trout and AAAA Players.

 

Not likely -- we don't have the position players in the farm system to field a full defense with AAAA quality players unless the new front office starts drafting a lot better.

[Hollyw00d]

If the big club is winning for the next 5 years, who gives a sh**? The Angels need to focus on the here and now with Trout.

Teams with crap farm systems usually aren't winning

[tdawg87]

That was the plan 4 ****ing years ago when they signed Pujols.

 

That window is closing super fast. Soon we're going to be left with Trout and AAAA Players.

 

I'm pissed the Angels gave up what the did, but clearly the plan is to have a young core of talent for the next 4-5 years. Trout, Simmons, Calhoun, Richards, Heaney, Skaggs, Perez. Add Heyward on top of that and things start looking a lot better.

[NrM]

I'm pissed the Angels gave up what the did, but clearly the plan is to have a young core of talent for the next 4-5 years. Trout, Simmons, Calhoun, Richards, Heaney, Skaggs, Perez. Add Heyward on top of that and things start looking a lot better.

 

That is not an impressive young core imo.  Heaney, Skaggs, and Perez are just as likely to implode as they are to succeed.

Edited November 13, 2015 by Poozy

[Angel Oracle]

I love Simmons' defense, heck who doesn't.

BUT, trading Newcomb AND Ellis was a bit extreme. 

However, I am not going to go overboard on this.    They must have thought they had too many lefty starters, and couldn't package Santiago or Wilson in any trade. 

 

Pitching wise, this still leaves Richards, Wilson, Heaney, Santiago, Weave, Tropeano, Skaggs, and Nate Smith for 2016.

 

They must be pursuing a rock solid righty starter now, because after Weave leaves soon that only leaves Richards and Tropeano from the right side with Ellis traded, and NO other real righty starter prospects in the minors above low-A ball.

Edited November 13, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[NrM]

I love Simmons' defense, heck who doesn't.

BUT, trading Newcomb AND Ellis was a bit extreme. 

However, I am not going to go overboard on this.    They must have thought they had too many lefty starters, and couldn't package Santiago or Wilson in any trade. 

 

Pitching wise, this still leaves Richards, Wilson, Heaney, Santiago, Weave, Tropeano, and Skaggs for 2016.

 

They must be pursuing a rock solid righty starter now, because after Weave leaves soon that only leaves Richards and Tropeano from the right side with Ellis traded, and NO other righty starters in the minors above low-A ball.

 

The pitching looks like crap now that we don't have Newcomb waiting in the wings.

 

 

All I see is a bunch of 4 and 5 starters..... and richards...

Edited November 13, 2015 by Poozy

[UndertheHalo]

Our scouts suck.  Thats the real problem with the farm.  Its not about signing free agents or any of that shit.  The scouts are not getting it done in the draft and the international scouting is non existent.  This is why our farm sucks. 

Edited November 13, 2015 by UndertheHalo

[tdawg87]

That is not an impressive young core imo.  Heaney, Skaggs, and Perez are just as likely to implode as they are to succeed.

Yeah, you could say that about every young player in baseball. Including Newcomb and Ellis.

[totdprods]

Eppler is going to go all in this offseason. He's going to build a young club through trades and FA that can remain competitive over the next few seasons, and begin aggressively tackling the farm next year.

His scouts, his staff, his philosophies. Actually not surprised at all that he's trading away Dipoto era folks.

Edited November 13, 2015 by totdprods

[NrM]

Eppler is going to go all in this offseason. He's going to build a young club through trades and FA that can remain competitive over the next few seasons, and begin aggressively tackling the farm next year.

[totdprods]

Our scouts suck. Thats the real problem with the farm. Its not about signing free agents or any of that shit. The scouts are not getting it done in the draft and the international scouting is non existent. This is why our farm sucks.

Starting to think Eppler's Yankee background and the interest in international scouting will start carrying over here. Yanks were always good at building a farm that they traded from like crazy, and still have stayed competitive.

[Inside Pitch]

How about the guys that were promoted to the big leagues those four years?

 

 

 

Did you not understand what you were responding to?     I wish we currently had the sort of talent the farm system had when JD got here.  Grichuk, Cron, Richards, Segura...  that Trout fellow.

 

[NrM]

Starting to think Eppler's Yankee background and the interest in international scouting will start carrying over here. Yanks were always good at building a farm that they traded from like crazy, and still have stayed competitive.

 

They haven't really made many trades. Their big acquisitions have come through free agency. 

 

They've just been shitty at developing MLB players.

Edited November 13, 2015 by Poozy

[greginpsca]

Simmons =Santana of the Mets from years past. Great glove / automatic out !!