Originally Posted by
CRDB40
Time will tell, you're exactly right.
But if you were going to give me a choice of the Padres or the Reds in their current states, I'll take SD 11 times out of 10.
I'd much rather lose while looking forward to having Gore, Paddack, Lucchesi, Allen, Morejon, Patino, Baez, Weathers, Cantillo, etc. fill a rotation in the next 2-4 years, with Quantrill, Munoz, Perdomo, Lamet, Strahm, Lauer, Margevicius, Wingenter, etc. fill some bullpen spots. And then having Tatis Jr., Urias, Naylor, Campusano, X. Edwards, C.J. Abrams, Potts, Ornelas, Mead, etc. in the position player pipeline.
A team like the Reds HAS to build from the farm to be successful and consistently successful. So yes, I'd rather be in the Padres' position, because it gives them a heck of a better chance to be legit contenders in the next few seasons than our current situation does. That's just my opinion, obviously, and I'm a keyboard GM.