Twins Select Walker Jenkins #5 Overall

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, specialiststeve said:

What is your source on the medicals? read several articles... no mention of any medical issues. In fact state he is a physical stud. 

 

Definitely has a hip issue that was already operated on. Everyone still had him rated in the top five,

[specialiststeve]

3 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Definitely has a hip issue that was already operated on. Everyone still had him rated in the top five,

Still waiting on a source..... 

 

[USAFChief]

5 minutes ago, specialiststeve said:

What is your source on the medicals? read several articles... no mention of any medical issues. In fact state he is a physical stud. 

 

Both hips. Shaved the balls to better fit the hip joints.

https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/2023/07/09/walker-jenkins-mlb-draft-minnesota-twins-south-brunswick-baseball/70387269007/

Has no hamate bone.

https://www.wwaytv3.com/1-on-1-with-walker-jenkins/

 

[Mike Sixel]

6 minutes ago, specialiststeve said:

Still waiting on a source..... 

 

Google is your friend

[Rigby]

12 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Both hips. Shaved the balls to better fit the hip joints.

 

 

Well, that seems an interesting approach to aid the hips......

[specialiststeve]

14 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Both hips. Shaved the balls to better fit the hip joints.

https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/2023/07/09/walker-jenkins-mlb-draft-minnesota-twins-south-brunswick-baseball/70387269007/

Has no hamate bone.

https://www.wwaytv3.com/1-on-1-with-walker-jenkins/

 

Thank you... 

 

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Rigby said:

Well, that seems an interesting approach to aid the hips......

Uh....the hip joint "balls" at the top of the femurs...

 

 

Phrasing, Chief. Phrasing. 

[wabene]

17 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Both hips. Shaved the balls to better fit the hip joints.

https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/2023/07/09/walker-jenkins-mlb-draft-minnesota-twins-south-brunswick-baseball/70387269007/

Has no hamate bone.

https://www.wwaytv3.com/1-on-1-with-walker-jenkins/

 

Couldn't just live with hairy hips? I thought he was a high character guy, sounds vain to me. 

[TopGunn#22]

Bam !!!  Charlee Soto with pick #34.  Great pick!  The Twins are 2 for 2 so far tonight.  Hope we are just as lucky at #49.  

[Nine of twelve]

2 hours ago, PDX Twin said:

Of course they do. We are desperate for left-handed hitting outfielders.

This is not like the three other major North American team sports, in which high draft picks often step right into important roles on the team. As raindog said, our current MLB roster has little to no bearing on draft picks. It's very difficult to project what an 18-year-old will be like as an MLB player because in most cases it takes at least three to five years, sometimes longer, for MLB-level skills to develop, so a team shouldn't draft based on need. Get the players who your scouts feel are the best regardless of position and if that creates a log jam in the future we can trade from a position of oversupply for a position of undersupply. That's more reliable than drafting because we'll have a better idea of a player's potential after being in pro ball for a few years than straight out of high school or even college. And BTW, that's how our FO assembled this year's best-in-baseball pitching staff.

How many 18-year-olds have gone straight to the majors after being drafted since the bonus baby rule was abolished in 1965?

[tarheeltwinsfan]

Soto has great numbers and he seems to have a very positive attitude. He said he was excited to be able to play with Jenkins, who was his buddy in some prior games. I really like the first two picks of Jenkins and Soto. Let's see who is next.

[strumdatjag]

Most of the mock drafts had the same top five.  There was a clear drop off in the respect given to players ranked lower than those five.  Only one of those five was left on the board when the Twins made their pick.  TD would be full of outrage if they took anybody else. 

[Brandon27]

I will laugh if he picks north Carolina over the twins 

[Fatbat]

Who needs a hamate bone anyhow… it will be nice to see how he develops. Possible ROY 2026! 

[Mike Sixel]

15 minutes ago, Brandon27 said:

I will laugh if he picks north Carolina over the twins 

99% they already have a number agreed on. 

[Rhino and Compass]

Welcome to the Twins, Walker, and I am sorry to hear about the litany of future health problems you have been signed up for

[Jocko87]

In a land where left handed hitting corner outfielders seem to grow on trees I’m not the biggest fan of spending this much capital on a common good, unless you can get ahold of a superstar. Here’s to hoping he can fulfill the potential. 

That said, I’d have made the same pick and am very glad nobody got cute. I really like what I’m reading and hearing about him so far, especially universal 80 grade makeup.  Seems like the Twins were on him all along, with Cuddyer help. Also, sounds like a very advanced, unTwinslike approach at the plate. 

[twinstalker]

Cedar Rapids, what?  This is an example of many narratives here I often find hard to digest.  Jenkins is going to spend the month and a half in the FCL trying to learn how to hit breaking balls.  If he moves over to another field at the end and gets the experience of being on a low A team for a few games, well, that would be exactly what it is...an experience.  To think he's going to conquer low A after spending half a second in the complex league is completely unrealistic.

[twinstalker]

8 hours ago, raindog said:

He’s 18. It’s irrelevant what our current needs are. 

Not really.  Twins need hitting desperately, and there's no reason right now to think they'll have that problem solved within three years.  Cleveland hasn't figured it out  for longer than that.

[David HK]

Can he hit 3rd starting next week? Surely can't do any worse than what we have.

[Doctor Wu]

10 hours ago, Seth Stohs said:

Heard they never even considered other guys assuming Jenkins was available. 

Just from reading the reports about Jenkins, outside of his playing skills, he sounds like a bright and well adjusted kid with a good work ethic and the right attitude, As someone else wrote, he's perhaps a bit like Royce Lewis in that regard. Welcome to the organization Walker Jenkins!

[nicksaviking]

12 hours ago, USAFChief said:

Has no hamate bone.

https://www.wwaytv3.com/1-on-1-with-walker-jenkins/

 

Good news, he can't break it then.

[UK Twin]

I'm glad they didn't try to be clever and just selected the one "top 5" prospect that remained. Every expert said there was a clear gap between the top 5 and the rest so I was relieved to see the Twins drafted Jenkins. 

[jmlease1]

5 hours ago, twinstalker said:

Cedar Rapids, what?  This is an example of many narratives here I often find hard to digest.  Jenkins is going to spend the month and a half in the FCL trying to learn how to hit breaking balls.  If he moves over to another field at the end and gets the experience of being on a low A team for a few games, well, that would be exactly what it is...an experience.  To think he's going to conquer low A after spending half a second in the complex league is completely unrealistic.

Hopefully he gets signed quickly, passes all the medicals and can jump into some rookie ball games in the complex league immediately and the teams can really get to work with him. Assuming reasonable health and so forth, I think it's likely he starts next season in Ft. Myers at Low-A and from there his advancement will be driven by his performance and development.

[RpR]

It would be sweet if he were the Twins version of De La Cruz; in the Big Show before he is 22.

[tony&rodney]

Jenkins was one of the top five, all judged to be the best prospects since Gerrit Cole and Harper. No draft pick in baseball is a guarantee, but this is the Twins best shot at a superstar since Buxton was drafted in 2012. Walker Jenkins is the most significant pick this front office has made. I'm satisfied that the Twins went with the scouting reports and did  not get cute. We will need to wait for the results.

[UK Twin]

Aaron Gleeman of the Athletic has tweeted that Twins are near to finalizing a contract with Jenkins. 

[nicksaviking]

6 minutes ago, UK Twin said:

Aaron Gleeman of the Athletic has tweeted that Twins are near to finalizing a contract with Jenkins. 

Great, with a whole 8 hours to spare!

[gman]

I wonder why Boras was in such a hurry?

[nicksaviking]

22 minutes ago, gman said:

I wonder why Boras was in such a hurry?

I don't know why we'd blame Boras. The Twins likely wanted to pay Walker as little as possible to try to sign the remaining HS kids and Walker's camp likely wanted Walker to get paid as closely to the other four elite top picks as possible. Which, obviously is Boras' job and the right thing to do.