Now, Angels scouting director Ric Wilson said, "We're getting very close to a balanced foundation."
The farm system was in need of a major replenishment around the time Jerry Dipoto took over as general manager after the 2011 season, and the Angels wanted to stabilize it first with pitching, because it's the more valuable commodity and it generally takes a little longer to develop.
This was the year they could finally address the other half.
"We laid down a strong foundation of pitching over the last couple years, and these last three days we hit it hard on the positions," Dipoto said.