Over the years the Phillies amatuer talent acquisition staff has gotten a lot of crap from fans. I personally think a lot of it is unfounded and comes from a set of unreasonable expectations for the developmental process. The scouting staff has no control over the developmental process, especially after a player is traded to another organization. The staff deserves huge amounts of credit for finding the player in the first place, and with a huge 2014 it is only fair to give them their due.
This is not an indictment of trades that have been made, merely the originally signed players
