It looks better in the last few years..... Lee, Jenkins, Culpeper, Matthews, preilip, Morris. Then you have Houston and Lackey, maybe ERod. Those are just the drafts, and doesn't include anyone they traded for.
Well, there were zero prospects in the minors when they took over, so the first three years are a wash. SWR was decent for two years, then forgot how to pitch. They traded for Gray and Lopez. If Abel isn't hurt, they have three rookies that look legit. I'm not sure what people expect? They also need to draft and develop hitters.
The team has been much more successful lately with drafts, which is partly the earlier picks....
I'm offering Murray and next year's third for cousins right now. Not that this will happen, alas.
My money is on Kirk being your starting QB next year.....
I'll never understand why trading for Ryan or Abel isn't part of building the pipeline. It's actually a much better way than drafting players. Also, Ober, Matthews, Prielipp were drafted by this team.
I don't think looking at this team, the timing of Tommy boy taking over, and their actions, which are literally the opposite of how successful teams act, is cynical.
Having talked to several casual fans when I was back in Minnesota, no one fell for this. I can't believe anyone is writing that they earned trust this year. Truly mind boggling. Truly.
Houston should be up next year. That's the same timeline as Culpeper.
I see almost no realistic way to add a hitter to this roster. Not without a ridiculous trade.