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**Ben** · 05-26-2004, 05:56 AM

Yeah, the Braves had an excellent farm system during the past decade, and really still do. I expect to see SS Wilson Betemit and SPs Macay McBride and Bubba Nelson in the majors pretty soon...

If you look at the dominant teams of the past few years, they almost all have a core of homegrown talent... The Yankees with Jeter, Rivera, Pettite, Williams, Posada; the aforementioned A's and Twins teams; the Angels with Erstad, Anderson, Salmon, Percival, Glaus; the Indians with Thome, Ramirez, Alomar; and so on... One of the best ways to win in MLB is to have a core of talent mature together, both in the minors and majors... That's why the Marlins and Rangers are now experiencing success with young teams... There was a Blalock-Teixeira-Young infield that hit well in AAA, and they'll repeat that success with the Rangers...

05-26-2004, 05:56 AM	#15
Ben Holier Than Thou Posts: 119	Yeah, the Braves had an excellent farm system during the past decade, and really still do. I expect to see SS Wilson Betemit and SPs Macay McBride and Bubba Nelson in the majors pretty soon... If you look at the dominant teams of the past few years, they almost all have a core of homegrown talent... The Yankees with Jeter, Rivera, Pettite, Williams, Posada; the aforementioned A's and Twins teams; the Angels with Erstad, Anderson, Salmon, Percival, Glaus; the Indians with Thome, Ramirez, Alomar; and so on... One of the best ways to win in MLB is to have a core of talent mature together, both in the minors and majors... That's why the Marlins and Rangers are now experiencing success with young teams... There was a Blalock-Teixeira-Young infield that hit well in AAA, and they'll repeat that success with the Rangers...