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Jason Champion
Keep the A’s in Oakland.
Jay 34
Kershaw and Kemp are homegrown talents. The new Dodgers FO hired top line scouts, fortified the international department, and put focus on college players. The farm system- which the Dodgers pioneered- is currently headed into the right direction once again. The recent big trades provided the Dodgers with a strong base to work with while the FO continues to refine and rebuild the farm system at a steady pace. At the end of the year, most of the so called “big signings” turned out more “necessary” and beneficial than not.
Last I checked, the Dodgers were not cherry picking FA franchise stars while blindly throwing money around- which it seems like they are accused of doing. They took on contracts at times but it was through trades involving prospects. The two notable international siginings turned out more than cost effective. Building a strong basis through calculated trades and international scouting, while not bidding too aggressively on tempting but unnecessary FAs (Tanaka/Arroyo etc.) all count as “judgment calls.” Otherwise the Dodgers would not be considered contenders right now.
mrshyguy99
Dodgers do spend money but most of the big spending like you said came from the red sox trade. Other then that they been doing nothing in the free agent market other then getting unknown talent from Cuba and getting decent low end talent from the free agents. We have not sign one big name player other then are own player in kershaw. So down the road in a few years dodgers payroll will be 2 times smaller with Crawford and becketts money off the books. Dodgers don’t tend to keep spending big forever
Arndt Miles
don’t forget greinke!
dc21892
I think the Giants should continue building the way they know how. It’s been effective since they have won 2 World Series by doing so.
Knockdown
Baer makes it out like they are draft geniuses. When out of the four guys mentioned all were first round guys and three of the four were top ten picks.
And it’s not like they were immune from spending on the FA market and trade market.
I remember officials scoffing at the Dodgers when they entered the IFAM and spent on Yasiel Puig. I also remember the blogs, and quotes coming from “unamed sources in the Giants FO” that were laughing at the signing. Think they would like him now?
The team that truly makes the draft an art is the Cardinals. These guys in my opinion are the class of baseball and have been for some time.