Article: Twins Take Kyle Cody with Comp Pick

[Jeremy Nygaard]

After taking Tyler Jay with the sixth overall pick, the Twins selected RHP Kyle Cody from the University of Kentucky with the 73 overall pick.

 

It's a #HumbleBrag, but I called this pick about 10 days ago.Cody is from 100 miles to the east - Chippewa Falls, WI - and may be a relative of Jacob Leinenkugel. (He really isn't, but that's where Leine's beer is from.)

 

Cody is a big-bodied (6-7, 245), right-hander who has lit up radar guns to the tune of 97 mph and entered the season as a first-round hopeful. He struggled this year with command and, for a time, was removed from the weekend rotation.

 

There is still a chance the Cody rediscovers what made him so successful in the Cape Cod League and has the ceiling of a mid-rotation workhorse. Right now, his fastball is hittable. At his best, he throws a mid-90s fastball, a mid-80s changeup and a low-80s slider.

 

The Twins have a number of former Wildcats in their system including Alex Meyer, Taylor Rogers and Logan Darnell.

 

You can follow Cody on Twitter at @kylecody10

 

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[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Great draft preview.

http://twinsdaily.com/_/minnesota-twins-news/twins-draft-preview-10-round-twins-mock-r3726

 

Round 8 (Pick 230 - $175,400): RHP Josh Graham, Oregon. Graham doesn’t show up in any Top 200s (yet). He’s a converted catcher who throws gas... He still considers himself a catcher, however. He even removed his cap while fielding a pop up earlier this season. He was pitching. Graham could certainly go higher and is the one on this list I’d peg the Twins most likely to take.

 

That's the guy I want.

[curt1965]

You're the man, Jeremy! Time to quit that teaching gig!

[John Bonnes]

There is nothing humble in that humblebrag. Nor should there be.

[Jeremy Nygaard]

 

You're the man, Jeremy! Time to quit that teaching gig!

 

Wait.. that's completely different than going back to school and adding to my student loans! 

[DocBauer]

Nice pick! (And nice prediction) Tall, big frame, excellent velocity. Definately some stuff to work on, but a lot of tools and potential to work with.

[nytwinsfan]

Cody is a good high-upside pick and a nice call by you Jeremy.  At 3 I'd like to see HS OFs Alonzo Jones (80-speed) or Demi Orimoloye (raw tool shed) or HS pitchers Mac Marshall or Jacob Nix (Houston's high-upside failed gambles from last year).

[Seth Stohs]

Great call on the Twins 2nd pick... Of course, your choice for the Twins 4th round pick already went too. Bet the Twins would have loved to have picked him in the 4th!

[HitInAPinch]

The heck with the pick.  Chippewa Falls, WI.  Home of Leinenkugel Beer!! 

Never too early in the morning to have another

[Jeremy Nygaard]

My co-teacher is from Chippewa Falls and her family is friends with the Cody family. There's a lot of excitement in Chippewa Falls right now, as there should be. (And the Cody family isn't even there - I guess they sold the family business and moved to Kentucky.)

[Hrbowski]

I here he reminds them of Pelfrey, I really like the pick, and hope they go with Michael Matuella or Blake Trahan in the second round.

[Monkeypaws]

2 more hard throwers to add to the growing collection: difficult to recall a time when the Twins had so many promising pitchers in the system.

[Mike Sixel]

Tall pitchers make me nervous........hopefully they find some secret to unlock here.

[ashbury]

There is nothing humble in that humblebrag. Nor should there be.

Exactly what I told Letterman, the second time I was on his show - most humblebrags are done inexpertly and merely tick off the listener.

[Seth Stohs]

 

My co-teacher is from Chippewa Falls and her family is friends with the Cody family. There's a lot of excitement in Chippewa Falls right now, as there should be. (And the Cody family isn't even there - I guess they sold the family business and moved to Kentucky.)

 

When I did my story on the Twins/Kentucky pipeline a couple of years ago and chatted with their head coach Gary Henderson, he mentioned Cody. I briefly mention it in the final paragraph, but he was very excited about getting him and knew we'd be talking about him at this time.