As far as MMO is concerned, you are right on target – mostly hyperbole. In fact, we can refer to MMO as the Hyper Bowl!

As far as Washington, it was only to make that point. Look how great they rised even in Baseball America the last few years to become number one! Bryce Harper helped make that jump but as we all know, it takes many to make a farm system, not just one player. If that was the case, MLB.com would not have ranked them 26th since they had Strausberg.

Getting late, work day tomorrow for both of us.

Ciao

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120201&content_id=26538548&vkey=pr_was&c_id=was

Projections are not fact. It feels good to have highly ranked prospects but it feels even better to see them actually produce.

Take a look at the attached written after the 2009 season. Notice which team is ranked number 26?

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/12/01/farm.systems/index.html

But that’s the point. Let us say it was as you believe, average, That is much different than others who say Omar left him with a minor league system that was practically in ruins.

Yes it was and despite that they have continued to purge the MLB squad of anyone that was good with the exception of Wright under the premise that the Minors needed those kids due to it’s poor makup anyway.

Just more proof that what many believe Sandy was here to fix the ledger not the team is true…
The excuses and under rating of our Minor Leagues was merely more PR (Like signing Wright) to help sell the fans on the Salary dumping that is the ONLY goal being accomplished here….

But was the Mets farm system good when Sandy took it over? I bet even Depo would say only AVERAGE. That’s about what I would say. If you rated a farm system on a scale of 1-10, I would say the Mets system at the end of 2010 maybe warranted a 5 at best, and more likely a 4.

Paul wasn’t just saying nice things for the sake of it. What he said above is completely true.

wins Cy Young award from 2008-13 and finishes second or third in the Cy Young vote in one other season or ranks second or third in Cy Young vote in any 3 seasons, 2008-13

OR

is on the active roster for the final 30 days of 2013 season, and:
pitches 215 innings in 2013, or
pitches 420 innings in 2012-13, or
pitches 630 innings in 2011-13

SO NOPE, if Santana is healthy and pitches 215 innings, it becomes a 165 mil contract, a figure no one uses or refers to

David Wright on the other hand has a 8 year 138 mil deal. No stipulations. very plain and simple

And Santana’s option is different. It’s a CLUB option. Plain and simple. Which means the team has TOTAL control over exercising it.

The option year in Jose’s contract would have been a vesting one. All Reyes had to do was stay on the field and it would vest, whether or not the club wanted that.

And Sandy said in the video clip it was “an option” .. SINGULAR. Not multiple options.

There are many players who turn down more guaranteed money to play where they want to. Sandy was hoping Reyes would do that for the Mets

And, nonsense … Sandy did NOT know Reyes would turn down that offer. Even after Sandy made it clear to Greenberg the Mets were willing to offer up to 100 MILLION, Reyes did not immediately accept the Marlins offer. He had to go to his father and ask for his advice. It was not a slam-dunk.

The fact was, besides the Mets and the Marlins there were no other serious offers. NONE. And the Marlins initially low-balled Reyes. So if Loria hadn’t upped his offer, Reyes would be a Met today without Sandy having had to raise the 100 MILLION package he offered Reyes.

And, yes, that is exactly why the payroll has dropped to 72 million where it’s now — those free agents like Bay, Ollie and Castillo (extension) were NOT worth it!

As for the 72 million current payroll, that will likely rise before the end of the year, if not before opening day.

And that’s the thing. As a GM you’re give a budget, so you should save some for mid-season reinforcements instead of spending it all in the winter like Omar did.

Thanking fans does not make up for the harm he did to the roster and farm system.