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Originally Posted by Lathum
I am a Mets fan BTW
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I'm a Mets fan, too. I think the system may actually be getting worse. I know right now it seems like more teams have a shot at the playoffs, but both the Mets and Yankees have started to realize they have a big advantage in the draft and in foreign markets and I think it will really start to show in the next couple years. They can take chances on drafting guys with signability issues and throw money at them (Mike Pelfrey). Same for foreign players. Jose Tabata and Fernando Martinez are good examples there.
The best thing that could happen to small market teams right now is for Steinbrenner to panic and fire Cashman at some point. Cashman is dead-set using their financial advantage to build up the farm system and the Yankees with a deep farm system is a scary thought.