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Player development:

Our minor league system ranks 2nd overall in the league (not bad for a team picking bottom for most of the last five years), but this shows more the quality of our scouts’ discoveries and my trades than anything else, as the following players are ranked:

4th – AAA C David Vinson, 22 – 1983 supplemental round pick by the Indians, acquired this winter for Manuel Paredes and Odwin Garza
28th – AA CL Albert Matthews, 18 – 1987 supplemental round pick by the Raccoons
29th – AAA LF/RF Daniel Dumont, 22 – international free agent signed this winter
33rd – A CL Tony Vela, 17 – international discovery by Charles Hutchinson
50th – AAA CL Luis Herrera, 20 – 1985 third round pick by the Miners, acquired in trade two years ago
56th – AAA OF Glenn Johnston, 21 – 1985 first round pick by the Cyclones, acquired in trade one year ago
86th – AAA 1B/3B Joe Jackson, 23 – 1985 first round pick by the Raccoons
88th – AAA SP Jason Turner, 22 – 1983 first round pick by the Knights (3rd overall), acquired in trade last year
113th – A OF Vern Kinnear, 19 – international discovery by Nathan Bruce
115th – AA 2B/3B Hector Gonzalez, 22 – 1987 first round pick by the Raccoons
130th – AAA OF Marcos Costello, 23 – international discovery by the Wolves, acquired in trade two years ago
181st – AA SP Miguel Lopez, 19 – international discovery by the Warriors, acquired this winter for Manuel Paredes and Odwin Garza

That’s the most I’ve ever seen on my team!