There are not enough fans at games to make worrying over Maddon’s job relevant.

Until Tampa leaves the distant planet of St. Petersburg/gets new stadium new revenue will not appear and the Mayor of St. Pete is against helping in this regard.

With all of their success Tampa still does not have a “legacy” to say this is what we are like going forward though.

Is making the playoffs, World Series once, enough for Met fans considering how long the current “philosophy” will take.

Until I see this FO actually get aggressive in FA/Trade mkt then I will not heap kudos on the “philosophy” going forward.

You can’t win with just draft picks/prospects coming to majors, you need veteran leadership and an essential piece here and there.

So with all due respect to the Rays and their front office, it’s not as if their recent draft record is anything special.

And the guys I mentioned werent all high picks outside of Doc and Straw. There was a wealth of talent that came to the majors under Cashen (albeit some was traded). Regardless, he was able to get guys to the major league level, something the Mets have done a poor job of the last couple decades.

By the way, the drafting and developing of players is becoming even more important since the FA pools are drying up. Look at all the players who signed extensions before they hit FA in the last couple years. Guys like Wright, Votto, Hamels, and Cain will not see FA when they were expected. Now there is talk that Cano is in negotiations with the Yankees on an extension. Suddenly the FA pool’s talent is diminished. Impact players are going to have to come from elsewhere.

When Tampa made it to the World Series, David Price was a mid September call up.

You’re right though, Longoria, Upton, and Crawford were early picks. But there was way more to that pennant winning team than those 3 players

they acquired Dionar Navarro via trade
they signed Carlos Pena as a free agent
they purchased Iwamura from Japan
They traded for Bartlett when they sent Delmon Young packing
In that same deal they acquired Matt Garza
They acquired Zobrist from Houston for Aubrey Huff
James shields was a 16th rounder
They acquired Edwin Jackson from LAD
They signed Percival
They acquired JP Howell via trade from KC

I already addressed the fact that an organizational philosophy and a one size fits all approach are 2 different things. Yes, a philosophy can turn into a one size fits all approach, but they are not the same thing.

So, congrats to you for just reiterating what I’ve said.

organizational philosophy/one size fits all. Normal people know what we are talking about. On the other hand you’re a slime ball who sucks just like your significant other jessep. You’re a slime ball who uses the strength of the internet to twist words, take out of context, play word games, etc. People like you get shot down in 2 seconds in real life/real time.

Another subject that is now DONE. The jackass refused to answer the question because he tried to pass of his opinions as facts and can not provide any links to support these 2 comments.

Here’s my original comment:
Bayonne Mets Fan February 13, 2013 at 10:47 am

“So, the fact that everyone involved with player development says it doesn’t work like that”

Show a link where a Mets source with player development showed that dissenting point of view.

“the fact that players do seem to be going at their own pace”

How do YOU know that? How can that last statement be anything other than just your opinion?

This jackass parrot made those 2 comments, I asked him to back them up.
And he cannot.

This thread is now done. Kudos to Bayonne, again.

ANSWER THE QUESTION.

I find it funny you demanding proof of someone when I’ve asked you multiple times to back up your assertions only to be met with insults and hand waving.

“Alderson has referred to his organizational philosophy many times and once when addressing Valdespin on TV said “That’s not how we do things around here” regarding his approach. ”

Linky? No, you don’t have one. Even if there is one, it is beyond you to provide it. I expect some other fraud to come in with a tangentially related video and screaming “AHA!” at something that doesn’t prove you right. But, you won’t actually do the work.There is a difference between an organizational philosophy and a one size fits all approach.

There is a difference between “We stress this quality in our organization” and “everyone must be this exact type of player”.

“Answer the question.”

MNJ already did.

Alderson has referred to his organizational philosophy many times and once when addressing Valdespin on TV said “That’s not how we do things around here” regarding his approach.

Answer the question.