YoungBuck95
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Hope the braves are calling about Haniger.
The two pitchers the Phillies got sound like journeyman middle relievers. At least Pazos has a K/BB ratio of 3.
Tanking in baseball is a hit and miss proposition as it takes most prospects years to make the bigs and the MLB draft is the biggest crapshoot in pro sports.
Worked pretty well for Astros, Royals, Braves, probably others not coming to mind right now. Tanking in baseball is different, doesn't make it more of a hit and miss proposition.
And 1st Round picks aren't guarantees...and they take longer be impactful...it can work, but it's more of a gamble than other sports.
There are variables in sports that aren't controllable, but being among the worst teams in baseball is the easiest way to get young elite cheap talent which you can then add expensive pieces around. Unless you are the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers and Cubs, hard to stay among the league's elite as once your young players get to the FA eligibility.
The Nats spent big bucks on free agents to augment their drafts.
Getting back to not retarded discussion, it seems as though the two relievers also give the Phillies an excuse to dump Neshek or Hunter, or both.
RJ is conflating a lot of different things here. I think I'd argue that tanking in baseball is LESS of a crapshoot than other sports, because it relies less on the success of a few amateur talents and more on the overall depth of the organization.
Look at the Royals. They really didn't hit a true home run with ANY of their first round picks. Hochevar, Crow, Zimmer, Starling, Colon. Even Moose and Hosmer underperformed their scouting profile. But the Royals developed enough talent and depth without turning Hosmer or Moose into elite players.