You'd think that guy would have a spot on the 2015 Minnesota Twins. Maybe WE should trade for him. Offer up Shane Robinson and see if Rochester bites. Include Duensing if necessary.
ah, gotcha. IMO, Buxton isnt a m"prospect" anymore. I doubt he spends much if any time in the minors from here on out, other than the obvious rehab. That's my reason for the earlier post...past that, there's little in the way of impact potential.
I applaud trying to win, too. But I think the point being made was, these moves are made by a GM trying to win, not the moves of a GM committed to a rebuild. I actually prefer the former..."rebuilds" are mostly a fantasy clung to by fans of teams that can't find a way to win. They seldom work. So I give credit to Ryan for finding a 40 yr old to play RF, because they had nobody better. But that's not rebuilding. And I don't give him a lot of credit, because a team shouldn't be in the position of having zero big league outfielders in the first place.
B. a decent argument could be made that by collecting scrap heap veterans every winter who are unlikely to have much if any trade value the following summer, instead of finding good candidates as other GMs in downtrodden org s are sometimes able to do, TR has made his own bed in this regard. What do you expect to be able to do with Tim Stauffer when you sign him?
One man's opinion: In this case, I think it's appropriate to have this discussion. And a reasonable point in time to start it. Not saying anyone is right or wrong about the subject matter, just that I think it's reasonable subject matter.
Possible, sure. But past Sano, and then Buxton, I don't think anything is probable. Berrios will pitch in the majors, but be a top starter? I hope so, but I'd bet against it. They'll get players to the big leagues, but there's no trick to that.