Mariners, top 5 farm after all is said and done

[Ender]

7 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Dipoto sold off the majority of his competitive roster to acquire prospects, the majority of which are either far from sure things, or have since imploded.  The thing about Dipoto that Angels fans are acutely aware of that FanGraphs isn't, is rooted in his complete inability to scout.  They can rank the Mariners however they wish, it won't change the fact that you're looking at a garbage system because the designer of the system is in fact, garbage.  The best prospect the Mariners have, is one that was sent from the only GM in the industry that's worse than Dipoto, BVW. 

K.

Pretty sure Fangraphs (as well as the rest of the industry) looks at prospects and their tools without taking into account who the GM is.

[eligrba]

44 minutes ago, Ender said:

Guess we didn't end up just above the worst farm. We are also 29 mil less in 2021 and 27 mil less in 2022.

You can see Jerry's plan sorta working .... it's up to the prospects to pan out ... and he has to make good FA signings / trades.

Problem for both of us is that the Astros will still be Facking good for the next however long.

The one thing about Dipoto, there is no ambiguity about his plan.  The biggest difference I see between the Mariners and Angels rebuild was with the major league talent the Mariners initially had to trade away for prospects.

The Astros will be good for awhile as long as their aging pitching staff stays effective.  The one thing they did at the deadline this year was get older, which doesn't always equate to long-term success.

[mmc]

So the argument to our farm being better is our GM is smarter?  Lol.