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Originally Posted by zukes
You are under valuing. The Jays are no where near as barren as you think. I believe the last ranking had them at the middle of the pack and only because outside of Tellez, their talent is at least a year away, but they are all moving up together. So, no we don't have guys sitting in AA and AAA knocking on the door, but there is plenty in the system moving up.
Also, as pointed out, Reid-Foley is a good pitching prospect (though there is no such thing  ) and Biagini is a young guy still seen as a future potential starter. |
No I'm not undervaluing.
Guerrero is their best prospect, and has been compared to an Edwin Encarnacion type with average speed. That is a good prospect, don't get me wrong, but he is 17 and atleast 3-4 years out.
Reid-Foley is a pitcher in A-ball, certainly not going to be putting a ton of future stock into him.
Rowdey is a first base prosepct (converted catcher) with little power.
Biagini is a decent reliever that was a Rule 5 pick. I'm not going out of my way to trade for him
Again, I'm not saying its terrible, but outside of Guerrero, the rest of the top ten will not get you an all-star like McCutch, even off a bad year. It's a decent farm, but not outstanding.
Also, that haul isn't what the Pirates need. So, while we may see more value in the three guys, I'm sure the Pirates don't.
Adam Eaton got CWS Lucas Giolita (MLB ready MLB top prospect). That is what PIT was looking for. Jays don't have an MLB ready prospect