Twins Daily 2022 Draft Coverage, June 2

Sounds like Justin Crawford (Carl's son--yes another bloodline) is another guy with some serious helium who could be in the mix for a top 10 pick now.  He's 13th on the updated MLB top 200.

What is my guess,  well just look at past drafts.  They love to draft SS,  but with the depth in the Org a SS -  I lean towards an elite C (lack of elite depth),  or elite bat either outfield or other position.  Unless there is a #1 pitching prospect they see,  which I currently don't unless you take one of the injured players,  you do their continued method of loading up on bats in the early rounds through around round 4 and then start pounding on pitchers that fit their mold (college,  ideally tall,  has elite curve or change up,  is someone can add velocity to and has some elite peripherals).   This will also be a draft where we will try to save up money to get an extra high level pick in the later rounds.   

When selecting this high, a team really needs to pick the best available talent rather than organizational "need", especially given the sometimes lengthy time period between the draft and the player's MLB debut.

Generally, I feel like we see teams drafting for need in the later rounds. 

When you read Mcdaniels article which is a pay article but you can read most of the information, with such a weak first round,  this is going to be a draft where players will be picked all over the board under slot to make sure there is money to go over slot later in the draft specifically round 2-3.  I think any of the top 3 catchers will be in play.  You could see any of the 3b/OF/SS bat.  maybe they surprise and take a high school pitcher or one of the injured pitchers at an under slot agreement.  They have shown they are not afraid to draft injured players. The baseball drafts are always a crapshoot and I would say even more so this year.   It will most likely be someone who hasn't been mentioned up to this point.   

3 hours ago, terrydactyls said:

Kumar Rocker anyone????

Meh

Dylan Lesko.

The name is pretty close to let's go and Dylan (Bob, Thomas) predict a great future. 

2 hours ago, tony&rodney said:

Dylan Lesko.

The name is pretty close to let's go and Dylan (Bob, Thomas) predict a great future. 

I'm really hoping that's a big nope from the Twins.  I won't deny that Lesko has lots of potential... but in the end, that's all I really see from him.  He's another HS arm with big fastball who's numbers were inflated by pitching against weaker competition (his HS team played in a terrible conference).

He may go on to have some success, but he's the type of kid who really needs to go to college and learn to be a pitcher and not just a thrower.

I wouldn't hesitate to take Prielipp is he's there, but I bet the Twins will be overly cautious.  It's funny, but IMO having the TJ surgery out of the way is almost a positive with the number of pitchers who ultimately have to have the surgery.  

I also think Rocker is really intriguing in that spot.  I loved the way he pitched at Vanderbilt.  It will be interesting to see how he throws in the Independent league.  

I agree with those above who feel the Twins need help at catcher. While Parada is the popular choice, I think they should go for Daniel Susac. He may not have quite as much power as Parada, but he’s close and may be a bit more polished behind the plate, and he’s just a shade bigger.

So for me it’s either one of those catchers or the best pitching prospect on the board.
 

On 6/2/2022 at 6:29 PM, terrydactyls said:

Kumar Rocker anyone????

He pitched well in his semi-pro ball debut. If he's still on the board when the Twins swing around again at #48 I'd snatch him in a heartbeat. No way will he go 1st round though.