Nope, NYY have the finest farm system in baseball. They went from nothing (using young talent as bait for established free agent stars) to in tense development and are sitting pretty. Look at their team today and you will see about 75% of their talent is home grown. There young pitchers are the best in baseball and I exclude nobody here.
Besides, NE teams cheat. Both the SAWX and the Pats have been caught cheating and when you do and the other guy doesn’t, you sort of have an edge.
I love the Sox. I’m not a homer come lately fan cause I use to live in NH and rooted for them when they sucked. It’s nice to see them investing in their farm system. I remember the Duquette years, and that was pathetic they way they raped and pillaged their farm system in the fashion of Genghis Khan.
Now, does anyone want to know what REALLY happened to these farm systems and get beyond the “Yankees Suck”/”Boston Sucks” mindless mentality?
Both the Boston Red Sox AND the New York Yankees have significantly improved their farm systems over the last several, in large measure because each team has successfully exploited huge loopholes in the Collective Bargaining Agreement pertaining to Type A/Type B free agent compensation.
Both teams stockpiled early round picks between 2004 and 2007 by dropping free agents and changing them out. They ended up with 4 to 5 picks in the top 50 or so each year. Then, combine more whacks at the pinata with their financial resources that allow them to scarf up the otherwise high 1st round talents that dropped in the draft due to signability concerns.
Bingo, you have a future frontline of Phillip Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy, and Andrew Blackman about to take over. Or if you are Boston, you’re looking at Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Clay Buchholz, Jed Lowrie, Michael Bowden, and Justin Masterson.
This is no accident, IMO. It sets up the next generations of Yankees vs. Red Sox, and that rivalry is what has carried the game at the MLB for decades.
Yeah buddy, having a farm system has really helped propel those feared Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the forefront of baseball now haven’t they?
Pardon a St Louis Cardinals fan butting in here, but do you know if there is a way to watch any of the spring practice games or pre-season games? Can I watch them online? Does it cost anything?
Football and baseball are my favorites. I find basketball boring,so Feb. and March are painful months for me.
There should be an MLB channel as there is an NFL channel.