Mock Draft v.4.0 (Final Edition): Twins Find Their College Bat

[Jeremy Nygaard]

It's Draft Week! I guess, technically, maybe it isn't... but the draft is less than a week a way and there are lots of rumors out there. Smokescreens? Probably. But here's our probably final mock of the season.

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1. Cleveland Guardians - Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State
While I still think Condon is the best prospect available, it does make sense to cut a deal. Wetherholt would bring more savings and maybe even makes more sense. But I’m going to stick with who I believe is the second-best prospect.

2. Cincinnati Reds - Charlie Condon, 3B, Georgia
The fall shouldn’t be a long one for Condon - unless Cincinnati goes with a pitcher - and I really like this fit for the Reds.

3. Colorado Rockies - Chase Burns, RHP, Wake Forest
Maybe I just value lefties too much and that’s why I think Hagan Smith is the way to go, but either way, the Rockies need to take pitching, in my opinion. Burns seems like the industry's consensus pick as the top pitcher. I also think Jac Caglianone seems very Rockies-ish.

4. Oakland Athletics - Jac Caglianone, 1B, Florida
If it weren’t for the injury to Braden Montgomery, I’d have left him here. And I’m not even that concerned about the injury. Cags is scary as a first baseman profile, but I think there's enough athleticism to try him in right field. The bat (and arm) would certainly play.

5. Chicago White Sox - J.J. Wetherholt, SS, West Virginia
It’s possible that Wetherholt goes first and that everyone gets knocked down a rung… which would leave me looking for someone other than Cags for the White Sox. But I think Wetherholt would be a good fit here if he’s available.

6. Kansas City Royals - Hagen Smith, LHP, Arkansas
The Royals should take Smith if he’s available, and introduce him into their bullpen for the stretch run. He’s a long-term top-of-the-rotation pitcher, but that process won’t begin until next season.

7. St. Louis Cardinals - Konnor Griffin, SS, Jackson Prep (Miss.) HS
Would have loved a Smith/Cardinals match, but in this scenario, they’ll settle for the top prep and potentially highest-ceiling prospect available.

8. Los Angeles Angels - James Tibbs, OF, Florida State
I’m going to stick with my first mock draft and pair the Angels with a bat they can be aggressive with and maybe save some money.

9. Pittsburgh Pirates - Braden Montgomery, OF, Texas A&M
Montgomery is better than the ninth-best prospect in this draft, but suffered a season-ending ankle injury that cost him the College World Series showcase opportunity and which will scare a couple of teams away. I love this fit for the Pirates, and he’ll be a part of their current wave soon enough.

10. Washington Nationals - Bryce Rainer, SS, Harvard Westlake (Calif.) HS
Still lots of smoke around the Nationals going the prep route.

11. Detroit Tigers - Cam Caminiti, LHP, Saguaro (Ariz.) HS
I always feel like prep pitchers tumble, but I have a hard time dropping Caminiti past this spot.

12. Boston Red Sox - Christian Moore, 2B, Tennessee
What a huge climb for Moore, who looked like a late first-round pick a month ago and then tore up the College World Series.

13. San Francisco Giants - Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest
I’m not a fan of drafting college first basemen, so that’s probably why I always seem to have Kurtz falling. He would provide pretty good value here, though.

14. Chicago Cubs - Seaver King, SS, Wake Forest
King represents the last of the top tier of hitters and wouldn’t fill a need, but the bat will play, and you can never have enough of them.

15. Seattle Mariners - Theo Gillen, 2B, Westlake (Texas) HS
The Mariners have been hitting (and succeeding with) this demographic hard lately. Might be a tad early, but he’s the next-best prep hitter.

16. Miami Marlins - Trey Yesavage, RHP, East Carolina
This would end a decent-sized fall for one of the top college pitchers. The Marlins needs help and Yesavage could provide it much quicker than going the prep route.

17. Milwaukee Brewers - Cameron Smith, 3B, Florida State
The Brewers dominated the 2023 draft, and this would be a great first move of 2024. The positional fit isn't ideal, but add quality players and figure the rest out later.

18. Tampa Bay Rays - Ryan Waldschmidt, OF, Kentucky
Waldschmidt has been a solid mover and should hear his name called in the back half of the first round. He's also analytics-friendly, which makes the Rays a good fit.

19. New York Mets - Vance Honeycutt, OF, North Carolina
This is one that feels like a great match. Honeycutt's in-zone swing-and-miss is a turn-off to many teams, but he's an above-average outfielder with speed on the basepaths right now.

20. Toronto Blue Jays - Tommy White, 3B, LSU
White has a bigger name than profile as a professional, but it only takes one team. I also think this is the first spot where we might hear a catcher called.

21. Minnesota Twins - Carson Benge, OF, Oklahoma State
When in doubt, match the Twins with a college hitter. I like Benge (along with Waldschmidt and Smith), but fear he may be off the board. Then it becomes a question of if they dip into the next tier of polished bats, or if they lean into a different demographic and get a college hitter 12 picks later.

22. Baltimore Orioles - Jurrangelo Cijntje, RHP/LHP, Mississippi State
The latest steam has Cijntje solidly in the first round, and the Orioles are already loaded with hitters.

23. Los Angeles Dodgers - Brody Brecht, RHP, Iowa
Go ahead and watch the Dodgers develop this flamethrower into a pitcher with a complete arsenal. [Ed. note: Very 2020s Dodgers pitching prospect name, too. River Ryan, Kyle Hurt, Gavin Stone, Peyton Martin, Maddux Bruns, Brody Brecht. You wanna pitch in this organization, buddy, you'd better have a real short name that makes it immediately clear that you're white. We spent $1 billion last winter. We can't be splashing around more money on eight-letter jersey embroidery or ethnic ambiguity.]

24. Atlanta Braves - Braylon Doughty, RHP, Chaparral (Calif.) HS
I’ve heard this pairing quite a bit, even though I don’t think he’s the next-best prep pitcher. So much of where any of them will end up has to do with pre-discussed bonus demands.

25. San Diego Padres - Ryan Sloan, RHP, York Community (Ill.) HS
The Padres love this demographic and have a ton of options to choose from.

26. New York Yankees - William Schmidt, RHP, Catholic (La.) HS
Here’s the run on prep pitchers and it won’t end here either.

27. Philadelphia Phillies - Kash Mayfield, LHP, Elk City (Okla.) HS
Four prep pitchers in a row, to the dismay of teams hoping they’d drop into the comp round.

28. Houston Astros - Billy Amick, 3B, Tennessee
The Astros should be looking to maximize value, and Amick could go earlier. This would be really good value at 28.

29. Arizona Diamondbacks - Kellon Lindsey, SS, Hardee (Fla.) HS
The Diamondbacks kind of have their run of the board now. They’ll get a catcher, but since they are all available, they can take the top prep on the board and get a catcher next.

30. Texas Rangers - Walker Janek, C, Sam Houston State
The Rangers get their pick of the litter with catchers…

31. Arizona Diamondbacks - Malcolm Moore, C, Stanford
..and the Diamondbacks can’t wait til 35 to take theirs.

32. Baltimore Orioles - Caleb Lomavita, C, Cal
After going college hitter with their first pick, here they take the last of the top catchers.

33. Minnesota Twins - Wyatt Sanford, SS, Independence (Tex.) HS
I would lean prep pitcher, but Sanford is a high-ceiling hitter in a draft where there might not be a ton of signable ones. The Twins will take a ton of pitchers after this.

34. Milwaukee Brewers - Joey Oakie, RHP, Ankeny Centennial (Iowa) HS
Really like this fit for the Brewers at 34. A relatively local product and high upside.

35. Arizona Diamondbacks - David Shields, RHP, Mt. Lebanon (Penn.) HS
With their third pick of the draft, the Diamondbacks will hit their third demographic. They’ll have plenty of chances to draft heavily from their missing demo - the college pitchers.

36. Cleveland Guardians - Slade Caldwell, OF, Valley View (Ark.) HS
Caldwell’s name has gotten increasingly popular in regards to matching with a team that has extra money -- and that’s the Guardians. 

37. Pittsburgh Pirates - Bryce Meccage, RHP, Pennington (N.J.) HS
Bryce’s uncle Justin is the Pirates bullpen coach, so here’s to keeping it in the family.

38. Colorado Rockies - Jonathan Santucci, LHP, Duke
Like their first pick, the Rockies need to draft quality pitching as much as possible.

39. Kansas City Royals - Kaelen Culpepper, SS, Kansas State
After going the pitching route with their first pick, the Royals take Culpepper who gets mentioned starting in the 20s.

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[Cory Engelhardt]

Couple of questions...

1) I have a hard time putting Tibbs above Kurtz. Why do you think Kurtz falls to 13? Just curious.

2) Yesavage all the way to 16 would surprise me too. But that would be interesting for Miami. I'm so used to Miami just leaning into the prep pitching route, but it'd be hard to pass on Yesavage.

3) I like Benge. His bat is solid. I wouldn't hate a prep SS or prep pitcher there instead for a chance at a lottery ticket. But best player available always makes sense too. If the board fell this way I really would get excited about the idea of Brecht too. Can't teach that kind of stuff, even if everything else command wise needs work.

4) Generally, that grouping in comp round A, virtually everyone in that grouping is exciting in one way or another. The Twins first 2 picks are going to be fascinating to see the direction they go.

 

Thanks!

 

 

[madtowntwin]

Really nice and interesting article - Love the thorough player capsules. Your analysis of the Twins a Brewers picks is particularly insightful....I've got to wonder though - If Janek falls a few spots, would the Twins go "Walker" again??!! Thanks for the piece. 

[Fatbat]

Brody Brecht wont fall past the Twins. Wyatt Sanford is a great pick at 33!

[Dman]

I would love that draft for the Twins.  A potential fast moving college outfielder paired with an up the middle, very good, defensive shortstop would rebalance the farm when Lee graduates off of prospect lists and Rodriguez as well likely next year when Kepler leaves. I also agree that after that haul they should go mainly pitching the rest of the way. 

If I were them given how their drafts have worked out in years past I wouldn't bother taking hitters outside the 3rd round.  They have hit far more often on pitchers outside the 3rd round than hitters. I would invest in three bats with the first 5 picks and then go pitcher through day two and heavy again on day three.  I would have them take 16 to 18 pitcher's this draft and only 4 or 5 bats.

They have enough bats to fill out low A and can still sign free agents if they feel the need.  Arms just break down so much I feel they need to take a lot of them and they have identified good ones in rounds 4 through 15.  I think they should keep doing what has been successful for them and bats early and mostly arms later seems to be what has been working and they should lean into that.

 

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

I have stated for a long time, I think Brecht fits the Twins system better than almost any other pitcher.  Elite slider (which twins emphasize),  developing 3rd pitch splitter.   Already elite fastball.  Iowa pitching coach let go.  We already picked up Langenberg from Iowa last who has performed much better than he did last year at Iowa (last year is when the pitching coach came).   He is the closest thing to a #1 pitcher you could find in this draft,  at pick #21 it is worth gambling you can work with him to get slightly better location (which I might add improved this year).  If the location doesn't improve marginally (and that is all you need), you literally have a Duran starter kit.   The Twins may very well go the safe route and get another college bat,  but with the bats doing so well in the system,  what this organization needs is a #1 pitcher.  Go give yourself a chance at getting a true ace.  

[Dman]

This mock looks pretty spot on for me.  Granted teams past the first 10 pick or so could take the next 12 players in a lot of different orders with a few surprise picks mixed in. Still given the consensus boards, the rumors and mock drafts this looks good to me.

I have heard Wetherholt and Burns mocked to Cleveland, but Bazzana is just such a perfect fit for the Guards that I can't see them doing something different there.  They could save a bunch of money with Wetherholt, but are those hammies going to be a thing? I don't think you take that kind of risk at 1-1. Burns on a deal makes sense, but the Guards are always in search of bats. I just think they end up picking Bazzana.

Kurtz would be good value for San Fran but they have been connected primarily to arms and I think they go arm with that pick especially if Yesavage is available.

The Mariners pick makes sense but if Yesavage was there I think they would go arm.  Their system seems depleted of high level arms and he could be a fast mover for them.  Gillen would match what they have done in the past, but I see them going pitcher in this scenario.

I don't see Milwaukee taking another 3rd basemen type with three solid outfielder's in their range.  They could afford to take a chance on Honeycutt but Benge, and Waldschmidt would make sense as well. I see them going outfielder or pitcher with their pick.

If Benge falls to the Twins that would be ideal.  I like Caldwell but I agree it seems like he will be bought down likely by Cleveland and if so that will be one hell of a draft for them. If Gillen is still there I might go GIllen over Benge, but I like that Benge might be a fast mover as I don't love our outfield depth in the system at it stands right now.  Still given the Mocks I see both Benge and Waldschmidt appear to be gone by the time the Twins pick so it seems a doubtful scenario IMO.

This is going to be an interesting draft.  I just hope the Twins come out with some great players on day one.

 

[Mike Sixel]

I would endorse this draft! 

[DocBauer]

If it played out this way, I'd be very pleased. I don't know if Benge falls to 21, but I'd jump on him if he was. After Rodriguez, and possibly Rosario, OF gets really thin for the Twins until you get to A ball. But I  would have to consider Brecht long and hard. I know there are questions about control, but, if the Twins feel decently comfortable they can fix that aspect of his game, not sure how you pass.

Sanford is on my wish list for the comp pick, along with Lewis from Omaha. This would really fill an organizational need: young, talented SS with high upside and no need to rush.

The prep pitching class appears deep enough that the Twins can still grab a pair of talented ones in the 2nd and 2nd comp pick. Just feels like the right time and opportunity to take a couple shots at that demographic. They are the longest Longshot, but they also have probably the highest upside of any position. It's a good year to take the plunge. 

I'm just borderline obsessed with catcher Campos, a LH hitting version of Jeffers from everything you hear and read about him. He's not projected for the 3rd round, but I'd consider grabbing him that early to make sure I don't lose him. The Twins have some interesting catchers in the system, but most have had disappointing seasons thus far. Time to add.

From there, the Twins then have another 17 picks. I'd say 10 college pitchers after that...hopefully an interesting LH or two...and then a mix of college hitters mixed in for the other 7 spots.

Keep hoping for a top LH college arm to come in the 3rd or 4th right before or right after Campos, just depending how the Twins see the board playing out.

That's my dream draft. Something just a little different than the past couple of years. But it sure seems like opportunity of talent and bonus pool $ make this the perfect year to lean on HS talent early.

[Dman]

4 hours ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

I have stated for a long time, I think Brecht fits the Twins system better than almost any other pitcher.  Elite slider (which twins emphasize),  developing 3rd pitch splitter.   Already elite fastball.  Iowa pitching coach let go.  We already picked up Langenberg from Iowa last who has performed much better than he did last year at Iowa (last year is when the pitching coach came).   He is the closest thing to a #1 pitcher you could find in this draft,  at pick #21 it is worth gambling you can work with him to get slightly better location (which I might add improved this year).  If the location doesn't improve marginally (and that is all you need), you literally have a Duran starter kit.   The Twins may very well go the safe route and get another college bat,  but with the bats doing so well in the system,  what this organization needs is a #1 pitcher.  Go give yourself a chance at getting a true ace.  

Brecht is tough to place.  He started the year in the top 15 on a lot of mocks with hopes the control would be better. He also had been placed closer to the comp round until seemingly connected to the Dodgers recently.  He seems to make it to 21 in most mocks, but I think when the day comes he won't be there.

I think there is a decent chance the Brewers take him.  He would be a similar replacement for losing Corbin Burnes if they can solve his control issues.  They might be able to get him under slot as well.  I think he could go at 17.

If not there why not Tampa?  They could use an elite arm in their system and they are really good at developing arms.  Brecht seems like great fit for them at 18.

The Mets had and loved Thor I don't think a potential ace gets past the gambling Mets unless they like Honeycutt better.

The Blue Jays have been connected to Brecht as well. Maybe they don't think he will be there when they pick either as they have been connected to college bats as well.

He has ace potential stuff and with teams seeing whatSkene's has done I think one of those 4 will grab him before 21. Just my opinion though.

If he were there for the Twins I am not sure if he would be my pick or not.  It is tempting, but arms are so volatile they can easily turn into wasted picks.  I do believe that every now and then the Twins need to do a putcher draft like they did in 2021. Don't worry about getting bats just go pitcher early and often. Not sure if this is the year they do something like that or not, but Brecht is a risk the Twins don't usually take.

[SaberNerd]

Definitely would be happy if this is how it turned out.  At 21, Caldwell and Gillen (if he makes it) are a couple of other guys I think would be a good pick. 

Love Sanford, don't think he makes it to 33.  I think the HS hitters will go earlier and the pitchers will go later than people are thinking, so I think this will be a HS pitcher.  The Twins seem to like this demo in this range (Petty at 25, Soto at 34).

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

1 hour ago, Dman said:

This mock looks pretty spot on for me.  Granted teams past the first 10 pick or so could take the next 12 players in a lot of different orders with a few surprise picks mixed in. Still given the consensus boards, the rumors and mock drafts this looks good to me.

I have heard Wetherholt and Burns mocked to Cleveland, but Bazzana is just such a perfect fit for the Guards that I can't see them doing something different there.  They could save a bunch of money with Wetherholt, but are those hammies going to be a thing? I don't think you take that kind of risk at 1-1. Burns on a deal makes sense, but the Guards are always in search of bats. I just think they end up picking Bazzana.

Kurtz would be good value for San Fran but they have been connected primarily to arms and I think they go arm with that pick especially if Yesavage is available.

The Mariners pick makes sense but if Yesavage was there I think they would go arm.  Their system seems depleted of high level arms and he could be a fast mover for them.  Gillen would match what they have done in the past, but I see them going pitcher in this scenario.

I don't see Milwaukee taking another 3rd basemen type with three solid outfielder's in their range.  They could afford to take a chance on Honeycutt but Benge, and Waldschmidt would make sense as well. I see them going outfielder or pitcher with their pick.

If Benge falls to the Twins that would be ideal.  I like Caldwell but I agree it seems like he will be bought down likely by Cleveland and if so that will be one hell of a draft for them. If Gillen is still there I might go GIllen over Benge, but I like that Benge might be a fast mover as I don't love our outfield depth in the system at it stands right now.  Still given the Mocks I see both Benge and Waldschmidt appear to be gone by the time the Twins pick so it seems a doubtful scenario IMO.

This is going to be an interesting draft.  I just hope the Twins come out with some great players on day one.

 

Its a valid argument,  will he even be available.  In this draft I really think he is #21 to #30 pick with a possibility he could even get to our comp pick,  especially if we play some with our bonus allotment like we have in past years.  He didn't show enough to get bumped high enough in the draft, but also showed more than enough that he still is a #1 pitcher.  I still think the Twins preference for elite sliders will come into play,  as well as Langenbergs intel on A.  the pitching coach and his lack of ability on coaching them,  and B.  Brechts mentality.  I know most teams can get beads on players on their intel,  but you have player that was in the trenches with him for 2+ years.   It all could be for naught,  and the Twins could very well go for college bats in the first 4 picks and load up on pitchers the remainder of the draft,  their philosophy has worked well in the past.  I just think Brecht will be #1 pitcher in MLB.  I may be way too optimistic,  but I think he has elite stuff and I think the Twins can unlock his full potential.  If so who else on the draft board could give equal value?  

[Teflon]

I don't care how they do it, but the Twins absolutely have to find a way to draft Jurrangelo Cijnyje, a BHP out of Mississippi State. (That's not a typo... a BHP)

 

[Eephus]

I'm very confident they are going to draft <insert name here> who they are surprised and delighted was still available.

[2wins87]

I would like to see some HS pick at either 21 or 33.  It seems like there are more potential guys that would make sense at 33 than 21 so I could see something like this happening.

I have been tracking most of the mocks I can find for a couple months now.  I like to look at the last month or so before the draft in aggregate as a prediction of which guys could be available where.  I don't think any single mock is very predictive but I do think we can get rough probabilities of whether a guy will be available at a given pick from aggregating enough of the high quality ones.

Benge only makes it to at least #21 in around 25% right now, but he is probably the guy that is most consistently in the 15-20ish range so that 25% feels maybe a little low.  I do think there will be a little more chaos than I've seen in mocks so far.  There are a few guys like Benge, Cam Smith, Honeycutt, and Seaver King that are pretty consistently in the top 20 but often in the 15-20 range.  They make sense there based on expert rankings, but I do think there is a lot of potential this year for a few wildcards to sneak into the top 20 and then a couple of those guys are available when the Twins pick.  Then the question will be whether the Twins jump at them or if they perhaps have someone else very high on their board.

Hard to get too attached to any specific guy when they are picking at 21.  I'll just be along for the ride.  Should be fun.

[Dman]

2 hours ago, Teflon said:

I don't care how they do it, but the Twins absolutely have to find a way to draft Jurrangelo Cijnyje, a BHP out of Mississippi State. (That's not a typo... a BHP)

 

I wouldn't be surprised to see him go as high as the Mariners with Milwaukee, and Tampa in the mix if they believe in the arm from the right side.  If he can still be a reliever from the left side as well as starter or even reliever from the right and left side that is a huge weapon to have on the roster when you can only carry so many pitchers.  Having a guy that could potentially start and relieve or relieve as both a righty and lefty means he could be available to pitch almost every day which would help keep your bullpen fresh. You would have to believe in the arm(s) though to take him that high.

[Fatbat]

3 hours ago, Teflon said:

I don't care how they do it, but the Twins absolutely have to find a way to draft Jurrangelo Cijnyje, a BHP out of Mississippi State. (That's not a typo... a BHP)

 

I would take him at 33 if he slides that far!

[Jeremy Nygaard]

On 7/8/2024 at 8:45 AM, Cory Engelhardt said:

Couple of questions...

1) I have a hard time putting Tibbs above Kurtz. Why do you think Kurtz falls to 13? Just curious.

2) Yesavage all the way to 16 would surprise me too. But that would be interesting for Miami. I'm so used to Miami just leaning into the prep pitching route, but it'd be hard to pass on Yesavage.

3) I like Benge. His bat is solid. I wouldn't hate a prep SS or prep pitcher there instead for a chance at a lottery ticket. But best player available always makes sense too. If the board fell this way I really would get excited about the idea of Brecht too. Can't teach that kind of stuff, even if everything else command wise needs work.

4) Generally, that grouping in comp round A, virtually everyone in that grouping is exciting in one way or another. The Twins first 2 picks are going to be fascinating to see the direction they go.

 

Thanks!

 

I'm off drafting first basemen high. I don't think Kurtz has any other defensive options, so the bat absolutely has to play. I've probably undersold him, but that's something I'm fine with.

I think the lines between the top two tiers are starting to narrow. I think Yesavage to the Cubs make sense, but his range doesn't really start until 12, IMO.

 

The Twins have really focused on guys that can do that other stuff well and beef up their fastball. If they took Brecht, it would be a departure from the norm... and maybe that makes sense, but I haven't seen it yet.

Love the Comp A round. Guys that want a little bit more money and tumble to where they can get it.

[Cory Engelhardt]

58 minutes ago, Jeremy Nygaard said:

I'm off drafting first basemen high. I don't think Kurtz has any other defensive options, so the bat absolutely has to play. I've probably undersold him, but that's something I'm fine with.

I think the lines between the top two tiers are starting to narrow. I think Yesavage to the Cubs make sense, but his range doesn't really start until 12, IMO.

 

The Twins have really focused on guys that can do that other stuff well and beef up their fastball. If they took Brecht, it would be a departure from the norm... and maybe that makes sense, but I haven't seen it yet.

Love the Comp A round. Guys that want a little bit more money and tumble to where they can get it.

I do agree that the Twins probably take someone other than Brecht. I'm saying I'd be intrigued IF they were to take him BECAUSE it would be a change from what they have done. That to me would tell me they have a plan to maximize his abilities, and THAT idea would be exciting to me. 

But they do probably go elsewhere based on previous drafts and the type of player they have taken before. I just don't know that they've had the chance to take someone with THAT kind of fastball before. 

[Seth Stohs]

22 hours ago, Teflon said:

I don't care how they do it, but the Twins absolutely have to find a way to draft Jurrangelo Cijnyje, a BHP out of Mississippi State. (That's not a typo... a BHP)

 

I'd love that!! Throw 95+ right handed and left handed. Definitely someone I'd like to see in the Twins system and working with their pitching development group! 

[Twins33]

This mock of Benge and Sanford is exactly what I want to happen. I hope it does, but feels unlikely 

[Obsvr]

On 7/8/2024 at 8:23 AM, Jeremy Nygaard said:

 

You wanna pitch in this organization, buddy, you'd better have a real short name that makes it immediately clear that you're white. We spent $1 billion last winter. We can't be splashing around more money on eight-letter jersey embroidery or ethnic ambiguity.]

WTF

 

 

 

[Guest]

Top notch work! Really admire all your contributions on all these articles. Without a doubt this should be Caretakers stuff. AMAZING!!!

[Teflon]

On 7/8/2024 at 3:56 PM, Dman said:

I wouldn't be surprised to see him go as high as the Mariners with Milwaukee, and Tampa in the mix if they believe in the arm from the right side.  If he can still be a reliever from the left side as well as starter or even reliever from the right and left side that is a huge weapon to have on the roster when you can only carry so many pitchers.  Having a guy that could potentially start and relieve or relieve as both a righty and lefty means he could be available to pitch almost every day which would help keep your bullpen fresh. You would have to believe in the arm(s) though to take him that high.

15) Mariners: Jurrangelo Cijntje, SHP, Mississippi State
The switch-pitching might sound like a novelty act, but Cijntje has legitimate ability from both sides. His stuff is more electric as a right-hander, and there’s a chance he might focus on that full-time as a Marcus Stroman type. This snaps a streak of three straight high school hitters taken in the first round by the Mariners.

[Mottee]

On 7/8/2024 at 6:41 PM, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

I have stated for a long time, I think Brecht fits the Twins system better than almost any other pitcher.  Elite slider (which twins emphasize),  developing 3rd pitch splitter.   Already elite fastball.  Iowa pitching coach let go.  We already picked up Langenberg from Iowa last who has performed much better than he did last year at Iowa (last year is when the pitching coach came).   He is the closest thing to a #1 pitcher you could find in this draft,  at pick #21 it is worth gambling you can work with him to get slightly better location (which I might add improved this year).  If the location doesn't improve marginally (and that is all you need), you literally have a Duran starter kit.   The Twins may very well go the safe route and get another college bat,  but with the bats doing so well in the system,  what this organization needs is a #1 pitcher.  Go give yourself a chance at getting a true ace.  

I totally agree with you about Brecht fitting the Twins system. I remember last year when I was swamped with college assignments and just couldn't keep up with the draft details. It was a lifesaver when I discovered I could buy an essay online from https://edubirdie.com/buy-an-essay-online to free up some time. That gave me a chance to dive deeper into the draft and analyze players like Brecht. The Twins need a pitcher who can become an ace, and Brecht's potential makes him a great choice.