They get a ton of credit for the high first rounders (Almora, Bryant, Schwarber); that's not easy. But what have they done outside those picks? Bote? They were good at getting talent out of the 1st round in Boston, I guess the loose money restrictions played a huge role in what they did. Happ, Cease, they drafted Rizzo in Boston, Willy (not a pick but developed), Torres/Eloy we used for the exact reason they were signed as capital to add real MLB talent (argue about the return all you want). "what have they done in the draft outside of those high draft picks?" *answers by naming off people who were not drafted* edit: also i want to state that no one should be lamenting the torres loss. And not just because the return won us the world series, but because torres just really isnt that good. id rather have addison russell and i really dont like addison russell.