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It really comes down to how you view your prospects.
Biggy-B seems to think our minor leaguers utterly suck. Or something like that. Otherwise, you wouldn't place your season in the hands of Bedard, Capuano and Doumit.
In the meantime, in that model, you're basically leaving your prospects in the minor leagues slowly rotting away.
And we actually have prospects now!
I don't think the M's have had a farm like this, ever. And it's about time we start betting on it to do something.
The M's are pitching rich, which in theory allows us to spend money on the offense. We have some parts that look worthwhile. Why not bet on that and not against it?