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On a post-deadline KNBR hit explaining the decision to keep Blake Snell, Farhan Zaidi mentioned that the team wasn't too enticed by packages of B-level prospects (my term, not his), and specifically noted that they already had a lot of players like that, with the implication being that there wasn't a lot of value in accruing more. Has the shrinking domestic reserve list impacted how the Giants (or baseball in general) value non-elite prospects in trades? For lack of a more humane term, a lottery ticket becomes a lot less valuable when you have to get rid of another lottery ticket to make room for the new one.
There’s no hiding that the big league club has been mediocre at best for three straight years after the 107-win miracle. But has real progress been made under the hood? Where do you feel the org stands in terms of developing/ producing assets compared to the last two middling years? The just-passed trade deadline seems like a good juncture for that assessment. If there had been, say, a Vlad Guerrero Jr. sweepstakes, do the Giants now have the assets to have assembled a much more competitive offer than they could 2 years ago when Juan Soto was on the block? Or than they could have in a hypothetical offer for a star a year ago? Can you quantify that in some way? Maybe a good measure would be to compare the org’s young talent each year—prospects and players who haven’t accrued 2 years of service time. Or if you have a better analysis, I’m eager to read it. All this is getting at: Is the all-important PD engine in a markedly better spot?