Article: Twins Daily Official MLB Draft Day 1

[dgwills]

 

Yeah, I'm not too upset about passing on Greene. I wanted a college pitcher so I'll be ok with McKay. I might want three college pitchers, depending on how the draft falls.

I want them to draft Greene, but I'm with you. Any of these guys has a chance to be elite. Mckay has chances on both sides of the ball. It's all about getting the odds in your favor. If you do that enough you will be a contender.

[dgwills]

 

Sounds like we're going Lewis per Gleeman and Law I'm pretty excited.

What!?

 

[twinsbaby]

If Baseball America is true, we will take Lewis as No.1 pick. Ugh...

[Mike Sixel]

Toolsy HS kid. Again. If true, What has changed here, exactly?

[gunnarthor]

Man, if they take Lewis they better have a damn good explanation and if they don't spend all of their draft pool I'm going to go ballistic. 

[tytybuckets]

Lewis is going to be a stud hopefully the savings get us two pitchers with top of the rotation potential and I will be ecstatic.

[Mike Sixel]

Man, if they take Lewis they better have a damn good explanation and if they don't spend all of their draft pool I'm going to go ballistic.

If they fill it in with a few hundred K here and there in later picks, that is useless. After pick 40 or so, it is a random walk.

[Yeahright]

Anyone but McKay!

[AZTwin]

It's an underslot deal and supposedly killed it in workouts. Big fan of the pick especially if it's underslot and we get good high school pitching at 35 or 37. The top pitching prospects didn't do much for me this year.

[King]

I have a hard time believing that they haven't made a decision yet.

[jimmer]

http://www.mlbdailydish.com/2017/6/12/15783758/mlb-draft-2017-twins-brendan-mckay-royce-lewis

 

'The Twins are expected to select either Brendan McKay or Royce Lewis with the first overall pick.'

 

'Despite the fact that California high-schooler Hunter Greene is the consensus top prospect in this year’s MLB Draft class, the Twins apparently aren’t interested in making him the first high-school right-handed pitcher ever to be selected first overall. That’s been publicly known for a while now. It was more widely thought, however, that Minnesota might be interested in Vanderbilt right-hander Kyle Wright, who is unanimously ranked as the top collegiate righty in this draft class.'

Edited June 12, 2017 by jimmer

[gunnarthor]

 

It's an underslot deal and supposedly killed it in workouts. Big fan of the pick especially if it's underslot and we get good high school pitching at 35 or 37. The top pitching prospects didn't do much for me this year.

But someone is going to fall regardless. I don't want to go cheap at 1/1 just so I can get the #29 guy at 35. Top guys tumble on their own - Hudson, Buehler, Funkhowser, etc. 

[Otto von Ballpark]

Man, if they take Lewis they better have a damn good explanation and if they don't spend all of their draft pool I'm going to go ballistic.

Their 35/37 picks will have a lot of leverage to deplete their pool, even if they don't deserve it. I just hope they get plus talent in those spots.

[dgwills]

 

But someone is going to fall regardless. I don't want to go cheap at 1/1 just so I can get the #29 guy at 35. Top guys tumble on their own - Hudson, Buehler, Funkhowser, etc. 

Yep. It's like that commentator was saying. You don't overthink it and take a 2nd tier player at 1-1. 

[howieramone2]

 

that they traded for Arrieta and can afford to sign Lester?

Let's see them put together a IFA class like we did in 2009.

[Monkeypaws]

This franchise needs a jolt - give it to us Falvine.

[jimmer]

With our pitching the way it is, the idea that this team would take a position player at 1:1 ticks me off.

 

I have wanted Greene for long time and that hasn't changed!

Edited June 12, 2017 by jimmer

[drivlikejehu]

The Twins wouldn't take Lewis (assuming they do) if they liked one of the pitchers a lot. So while they certainly should maximize their bonus pool, I don't think it's accurate to see Lewis as a budget-oriented selection.

[d-mac]

Don't worry everyone. I'm here. Got back from a ten day vacation last week, so I've been busy at work catching up and not had much time to be on here. But I wouldn't miss the draft!

[gunnarthor]

 

Don't worry everyone. I'm here. Got back from a ten day vacation last week, so I've been busy at work catching up and not had much time to be on here. But I wouldn't miss the draft!

Welcome back.

[Darius]

I have a sneaking suspicion that they're not going to take who everyone expects (Wright or McKay).

 

I just don't know how how you can justify taking one of those two with the #1 overall pick. The upside isn't there. It's got to be Greene or Lewis in my mind. I'd also consider Gore, but it sounds like he's out.

 

I'm probably wrong, because Twins, but that's my two cents.

[jimmer]

 

The Twins wouldn't take Lewis (assuming they do) if they liked one of the pitchers a lot. So while they certainly should maximize their bonus pool, I don't think it's accurate to see Lewis as a budget-oriented selection.

I do and a risk adverse pick to boot.  And ridiculous if not selecting a pitcher.

[jorgenswest]

I have no clue which direction they should go. I do trust their process as shared on inside twins though.

[jimmer]

 

I have a sneaking suspicion that they're not going to take who everyone expects (Wright or McKay).

I just don't know how how you can justify taking one of those two with the #1 overall pick. The upside isn't there. It's got to be Greene or Lewis in my mind. I'd also consider Gore, but it sounds like he's out.

I'm probably wrong, because Twins, but that's my two cents.

people have been saying Lewis or McKay. it's been written and was just said on MLB Network.

Edited June 12, 2017 by jimmer

[Kwak]

Lewis will have to climb over a lot of SS.  i wonder if the new FO will punt on the previous "talents" that were deemed to be future studs.

[gunnarthor]

Well, if the report that the scouts wanted Lewis and analytics wanted McKay is true, it means that Falvey is getting swayed by his scouts. 

 

I mean, maybe Lewis is the next Jeter but this seems like a bad pick for the Twins.

[Tibs]

 

With our pitching the way it is, the idea that this team would take a position player at 1:1 ticks me off.

 

I have wanted Greene for long time and that hasn't changed!

With all the times the scouts have seen Greene, including just a few days ago, it's pretty clear they aren't sold on him whatsoever. It's not like they haven't taken a look at the kid.

[King]

Royce it is.

[jud6312]

If Lewis is the pick, I just don't understand it.

[drivlikejehu]

 

I do and a risk adverse pick to boot.  And ridiculous if not selecting a pitcher.

 

A toolsy high-school position player is hardly a risk-averse pick. McKay as a pitcher would be "safer."