As the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros make their presence felt in the 2015 MLB Postseason, those teams deserve much credit for making the right moves over the past few years to turn around losing franchises.
The Mets (21) and the Astros (29) are outside the top 20 in payroll, indicating that they’ve had some successful drafts over the past few years, allowing them to promote many of their prospects and open a window of competitiveness for the next few years before those prospects reach Free Agency.
This got me thinking about the Orioles recent draft history.