Just a week to go in the big league season, and while the Tartans are surprising in contention for the AL South title (thanks, weak division!) the minor league playoffs are already in full swing and Atlanta is looking pretty good. That is all 5 Tartan minor league teams remain in contention, and all 5 appear to be fighting hard in their respective series. Below we count the ways in which the Tartan's farm system looks so good!
1.) All five teams are in the 2nd round of the playoffs or farther.
2.) The Tartans are sweeping the AA awards voting:
* AL AA MVP Award: Top 4 finalists are Tartans
* AL AA Cy Young: Top 3 finalists are Tartans
* AL AA Newcomer of the Year: Top 4 finalists are Tartans
* AL AA Fireman of the Year: CL Dean Cloud (a Tartan)
* AL AA Silver Slugger Awards: 6 0f the 9 Awards go to Tartans
3.) Tartan's Big League Payroll Next Season is currently under $15 million
* I.E. lots of cash to spend on Coaching, Talent Evaluation, and maybe a key free agent signing, oh and injury prevention
4.) All Tartan trades have targeted acquiring young talent, and surprisingly their big league club was still competitive.
* Just wait until the new kids come up and then it is on like Donkey Kong.
5.) Both impact rookies this season played superb.
* Compliments RF Juan Machado and C Esteban Macias.
6.) The Tartans have only two large contracts remaining from when new ownership took over the club and both those contracts are gone after next season.
7.) Winning without talent at the big league level has taught management some key strategies that will be further utilized in the coming years. Trust me.
8.) We can brag all day about the balance in the Tartans farm system.
* I.E. the layout of the key prospects covering every position. (Except, 1st Base. But you better beleive that that will be resolved during the next draft, in which the Tartans will have a coveted top 10 pick, yeah they have worked hard for that pick.)
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(This area of the blog will be used to record key insights learned in the Branch Rickey World.)
In no specific order:
1.) Don't under estimate the value of a good coaching staff, they can turn a dud into a competitive squad, etc.
2.) Pitching settings are one of the most important controls in the game: particularly the Call Bullpen setting, which can dramatically improve any pitchers performance (use it to reward good ERAs/WHIPs and improve bad ones).
3.) Pick a strategy that is unique and one that you can live with. (If you are in for the long haul then consider going young early, or you want to earn a free season get big league talent, just make sure you won't have regrets when your minor league system sucks.)
In no specific order:
1.) Don't under estimate the value of a good coaching staff, they can turn a dud into a competitive squad, etc.
2.) Pitching settings are one of the most important controls in the game: particularly the Call Bullpen setting, which can dramatically improve any pitchers performance (use it to reward good ERAs/WHIPs and improve bad ones).
3.) Pick a strategy that is unique and one that you can live with. (If you are in for the long haul then consider going young early, or you want to earn a free season get big league talent, just make sure you won't have regrets when your minor league system sucks.)
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