foamboy1

Did you read the article foamboy? He said they are closing their academy and are going to focus on signing a few good talents every year and have them come to Arizona instead of signing any 16 year old kid who can swing a bat and letting them play in the DR for 2-3 years before letting them washout in Arizona. I did indeed read the article. I'm surprised you believe that if something is spun and written by the Brewers, that it must be true. I'm simply trying to distinguish whether or not closing this facility will hurt the future of the franchise. I'm sure you also believed when they told you they needed a new stadium so they could spend the money to be competitive with other franchises. I'm sure you bought into Matt Stairs being the answer....or Royce Clayton.....or EY......or Dave Mlicki.....or Todd Ritchie.....or Stubbs, or Sean Berry, etc. Just because they tell us something doesn't mean it's true.....there is a bit of a credibility gap with this ownership team and if you haven't noticed, they are cutting costs everywhere to save money so the ownership team can continue out another couple of years without having to give up the equity that cedes control to another. I don't necessarily buy that they'll use this money to sign "higher quality" prospects. If that were the case, they'd be much better off not paying Clayton, EY and the rest of the stopgap has-been's and invest that money in additional scouting and development. (this is what I advocate). I don't mind the major league payroll going down as long as it's being invested in something that actually generates a return down the road.

I honestly don't know what approach is better... but I trust that Melvin knows what he's doing, so I'd have to side with those that support the move, I gu[/b] What is generally clear is that our approach has not produced even mediocre results. Melvin's solution indicates that he believes the best approach is to close up operations in the country in which you are scouting. Is this consistent with other organizations who excel in developing Dominican talent?

I read today that Milwaukee closed its Dominican Republic camp, and released Espy Guererro. Guererro was the person who identified Luis Martinez and Valerio DLS. Any thoughts on how this might affect the organization? I don't think for one minute that this was anything but a cost cutting move, despite what they say. Rather than spend money on the Royce Clayton's and Eric Young's, etc., I'd much rather have them invest additional dollars in scouting and development. This seems to take them the wrong direction.

Prince stretched an inside-the-park home run into a triple.

Prince stretched an inside-the-park home run into a triple.