usctrojans31 wrote:Bleh, the biggest problem with Amaro is that it cost us Arbuckle. How are the Royals doing with drafting and developing?
They have a lot more players, but they also had a bunch of early first round picks.
Actually a big reason for the crappy drafts is Amaro not putting enough money towards bonuses. That was what Chuck Lamar resigned over:
"Then he dropped the hammer . . . Chuck said, 'I expect to lose top prospects the way the big club is structured right now. That's my job. Develop 'em and wave 'em goodbye. But we have been shot at and hit two straight years. It's also my job to see we draft and sign players who can sustain us at the high level we've been at during this great run. But the well is dry, gentlemen. My bonus budget this year was just $5 million. We can't compete with aggressive clubs that are spending three times that. We failed to sign a number of late-round picks with college commitments because we could not pay enough over slot. We're not even competing with the Pirates or Nationals, and in a few years the talent coming into our division is going to bite us in the butt . . . '
http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-09/s ... -prospects
