I’ve thought about this as well. It’s a feather in the cap for amateur scouting and PD (both important = means people are doing their jobs well) and it certainly helps to have club control over these guys for a long time. I think that’s huge.
I wonder if it also lifts the spirits of the scouting & PD staffs. Being able to watch the guys you had a hand in developing help your organization is tremendously rewarding. And without those players, who are the organizational role models? Whose pictures are on the walls of the minor league facilities?
I’ve thought about this as well. It’s a feather in the cap for amateur scouting and PD (both important = means people are doing their jobs well) and it certainly helps to have club control over these guys for a long time. I think that’s huge.
I wonder if it also lifts the spirits of the scouting & PD staffs. Being able to watch the guys you had a hand in developing help your organization is tremendously rewarding. And without those players, who are the organizational role models? Whose pictures are on the walls of the minor league facilities?