Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag.
Wasn’t it just a few short years ago that the Rockies were rated as having one of the better farm systems in the bigs? What the heck happened?
— D, Arvada
D, rankings for minor league systems are cyclical, except for some organizations, such as the Padres, Dodgers, Blue Jays and Rays, who produce a strong crop of talent, year after year. The rise and fall of farm systems is common. It’s the nature of the beast.