Build from Within, Trade for Quality

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Padres Beat Cain, Giants
Published 4/10/2007 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
... and an excerpt from one of the chapters over at Hardball Times.

Bunt Singles: April 11 edition
Published 4/10/2007 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... for the league) writes about building a winning franchise by developing players from within and trading for quality players. Sounds a bit like the Tigers method, although they probably added a few more free agents than the formula calls for. But trades for Carlos Guillen and Placi Polanco while developing pitchers from within, as well as a pair of outfielders and a third baseman sure fit it.

The Yutes Are Our Future
Published 4/10/2007 by Chris Needham at Capitol Punishment
... . 15 of their 25 players have come up through their minor league system. Why do you care? Because Mike Rizzo, our current Ass. GM was AZ's Farm Director, and many (most?) of these players are the fruits of his labor. If he can do it there, why can't he do it here? (I can tell what you're thinking: "But, but, but Jim Bowden...") Related to that is an excellent piece in the Hardball Times about what makes young players so valuable to a club . The answer isn't anything new, but it IS music to Uncle Teddy's ancient ears: They're cheap! Just something to read and think about while we're waiting for the Braves to murder Matt Chico tonight... I want to highlight the excellent comment Scot made to this post: Of the 15 players drafted by the DBacks (when I say "first season" below, I mean first season with more than 100 AB or 45 IP, to weed out September callups): C Chris Snyder: drafted out of co