2007-04-12 13:39:15 · 10 answers · asked by Ruby 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Not to mention Zack Greinke, another home grown talent, almost matched Dice-K in his first start.
2007-04-12 13:42:18 · update #1
By home grown I mean developed within the organization which he was.
2007-04-12 14:15:46 · update #2
Absolutely. It is much cheaper for a team to develop its own players than to sign other players to big contracts. It's also more fun for the fans to see a young player come up from the minors and reach the big leagues. However, a team cannot develop all 25 players and does occasionally need to go outside the organization and sign someone to a big contract, especially teams that are close to winning. Every team that doesn't win needs that one big piece to complete the puzzle, and that can't always come from the minor leagues.
I'm guessing you are a Mariners fan, and you do have some good young players. I don't mean to pick on you, but you have to remember that Seattle has also "bought" players, including Richie Sexson and Adrian Beltre, who has largely been a disappointment. Also, the Mariners outbid many other teams after the 2000 season for Ichiro's services, though for obviously much less money then Dice-K got. So, yes it is better to develop your own talent, when possible.
2007-04-12 14:27:08 · answer #1 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though I think its better to raise talent yourself, Felix's performance recently is not proof of that. It just proves that on one particular day, the Mariners performed better than the Sox.
I like the idea of developing talented young players because such players can be more of a bargain financially and will have more loyalty for the team. The problem with your conclusion is that you based it on the outcome of a single game in which both pitchers pitched very well. Considering that pitcher's have hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of appearances in their careers, one game is meaningless.
Besides, for all we know, it was the Sox's hitting, not Felix's pitching that was responsible for the one-hitter.
2007-04-12 13:54:07 · answer #2 · answered by x 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. One game proves nothing about anything. However, anyone who watched Hernandez pitch the other night knows he is headed for greatness. The guy was amazing.
Chow!!
2007-04-12 14:30:10 · answer #3 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you're forgeting that felix hernandez was bought by the seattle mariners, he wasn't home grown, and there just wasn't as much hype about him as there was about daisuke matsuzaka
2007-04-12 14:12:06 · answer #4 · answered by boswell 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're making this argument based on one matchup. You've really got to wait until both of these guys have established themselves before you can argue one way or the other. If they played again tonight, it could easily go the opposite way.
2007-04-12 13:46:42 · answer #5 · answered by mmdmaznn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Developed talent is much betetr and it's MUCH MUCH cheaper as well, you well be paying littl emoney for first couple of years for it.
2007-04-12 14:04:18 · answer #6 · answered by lukas5680 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes because look at king felix and carlos zambrano- two of the best pitchers in baseball
2007-04-12 13:43:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes. the red sox are just yankees who dont win with thier talent that they buy.
2007-04-12 13:42:22 · answer #8 · answered by Kailey 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
ITS A WHOLE LOT BETTER TO DEVELOP TALENT
2007-04-12 13:55:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-04-13 00:22:17 · answer #10 · answered by scooter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋