On Saturday, Duquette said the Orioles farm system is in good shape. It’s not, but as long as the Orioles keep winning it doesn’t matter.
The Orioles farm system is not very good, just about everyone who doesn’t work for the Orioles agrees. It is lacking in just about every way that you would not want your favorite team’s farm system to be lacking. Thankfullly, this hasn’t been hurting the O’s at the big league level this year. That doesn’t make it any less of an issue for the future.
With the way things are, there is no wonder why, during Saturday’s State of the Orioles Q&A session for season ticket holders, Dan Duquette faced a fan who wanted to know, “When will the Orioles farm system come into the 21st century?