Earlier this week, Nico wrote a heartwarming column on watching a core group of prospects grow up together in the A's system, rise up to the big leagues together, and like a band of brothers conquer MLB. I liked that story.
His recent quotes as told to reporters on a conference call:
"The Houston Astros have done a really good job of spending the last three or four years really creating a dynamic farm system, and they're now starting to reap the rewards of that."
"If we're ever going to compete, we're probably going to have to take a somewhat similar approach and at least make sure we've got young players that are coming through the system that will be here for a few years.