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Originally Posted by Jaxbuck
CB40- I agree with what you had to say about most of those names(minors) but your not allowing for any of them to be a bust. Either due to injury or inability to make the jump, some of them just aren't going to make it.
You have to have the organizational depth to overcome that and right now the ONLY glimmer of hope(which you stated perfectly) involves an absolute ass load of luck, ie all of them making it and making an impact.
There is a big difference between a plan and a wish and from what I can see WK's plan is too heavy on the latter. "Dumpster dive till the kids arrive" is bad enough. "Dumpster dive untill the kids arrive and every swinging dick one of them makes it as an above average MLB player at worst" is like funding the kids college with projected lottery winnings.
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I understand what you are saying and I don't expect all of them to make the jump, but I think there are enough guys in the minors throwing well to give us a solid staff...I mean Bailey Bailey is the surest thing, and with him in the rotation with Harang, Arroyo, and Belisle you still just need a fifth starter and you have those other 8 guys fighting for one spot...It isnt like we need 5...
The problem is the position players and we have no depth in the infield...The only guys are Votto, Valaikia Janish, and Turner...I think the outfield will be fine with the guys we already have and Bruce is showing nothing besides an injury that would make him a bust and Stubbs has all the physical tools...
I still think that you are going to see WK dumpster dive some, in positions of need like Catcher, maybe some infielders, but I don't think it is going to be at the money positions...Pitchers and corner guys, CF, and 2B...
