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  1. twins_89
    Stott has pretty similar ratings to what Swanson and Bregman had when they were drafted.
  2. twins_89
    Stott still available, seems like the best rated guy left on the board.
  3. twins_89
    MLB coverage is extremely annoying, they show that the next pick is in and then start a new interview before announcing the pick.
  4. twins_89
    Unless someone unexpectedly slips in the draft, my guess for the Twins pick at #13 is Stott with the secondary option being Langeliers. If those 2 are off the board I suspect a guy like Manoah will be available.
  5. twins_89
    The competitive window is wide open and attendance is up, so I hope the Twins front office goes all-in and is willing to pay Kimbrel (they should have the money to do it). I look at the Twins roster and the bullpen is the one area where I'm really not comfortable. Kimbrel would go a long ways towards making high leverage situations more solid.
  6. twins_89
    With Gonsalves out for a while, I'm wondering if it's time to put Romero back in the AAA rotation. He hasn't found success in a bullpen role and I'd really like to see him have one more chance as a starter. Plus, I'm not particularly excited about our current options if the Twins need to call up a starter, so if Romero got stretched out he could be first in line to fill an opening in the major league rotation.
  7. twins_89
    I don't see the Twins taking a HS pitcher with their first pick, the bust risk is just too high. My guess is the Twins end up picking one of Stott, Manoah, Jung, or Thompson.
  8. twins_89
    Having 8 out of the Twins top 30 prospects on the IL is really frustrating (also on the IL are some guys who have showed promise in the minors: Bailey Ober, Tyler Wells, Brian Schales, Randy LeBlanc, Lachlan Wells, and Alex Robinson). At least Javier and Gordon are playing games again.
  9. twins_89
    The obvious choices to make available in trade are positions with a surplus on the 40 man roster and guys who will be rule 5 eligible this off-season. I'd say the first group that provides a surplus is the middle infielder/utility type players on the 40 man roster. Adrianza, Torreyes, Gordon (#10), and Arraez (#17) could all be available, though only the last two likely have much trade value. Another surplus on the 40 man roster is in the outfield. Cave, Wade (#22), Raley (#26), and Rooker (#6) are all corner outfield depth. They all have some trade value and losing one wouldn't cause much impact on the future. The last surplus on the 40 man roster is starting pitching depth. Thorpe (#8), Gonsalves (#11), Littell (#21), and Stewart are all major league ready guys who could be pitching in the majors for a non-playoff team right now. Lastly, the soon to be rule 5 eligible class has a lot of guys who would seem to have some chance of getting taken in the draft. Out of the group Graterol (#3), Javier (#4), and Duran (#7) will probably be added to the 40 man roster and are less likely to be traded. The rest of the group includes Celestino (#15), Alcala (#18), Jax (#23), Maciel (#25), Blankenhorn (#28), Smeltzer, Colina, Cabbage, and Hackimer.
  10. twins_89
    While the bullpen has been solid so far, I still believe it is a significant weakness. I think a big part of the bullpen success is due to having a large number of non-competitive games. I looked back over the last 30 games and in 17 of those a Twins pitcher never took the mound in the 7th-9th innings with the game being within 3 runs (one team had at least a 4 run lead). Basically the bullpen has had a large number of low leverage innings. I fear the bullpen could be exposed if the Twins start having more frequent close games.
  11. twins_89
    Calling the bullpen a little shaky is being incredibly generous.
  12. twins_89
    It really sounds like Addison Reed is done. His fastball was in the 80s in Spring Training and he was getting pounded. He then had an injury to his non-throwing hand and started the season on the IL. It's now seven weeks later and he's still throwing in the 80s. So far during his rehab stint at AAA he's been truly terrible with a 13.5 ERA and a .524 BA against. I've pretty much lost any hope that he will contribute anything at the major league level this season.
  13. twins_89
    I think another factor that works against Adrianza is the return of Nick Gordon. I think that the Twins are going to be willing to DFA Adrianza and let Gonzalez be the emergency shortstop, with Gordon coming up to fill in if Polanco is going to be out for multiple games. My guess is that within the next couple of weeks both Astudillo and Sano will be back, resulting in Cave being optioned and Adrianza DFAd.
  14. twins_89
    The most obvious move when Sano returns is to send Cave to AAA. Cave hasn't played well enough this year to require a roster spot and Gonzalez might actually be a better choice as the reserve corner outfielder since he can bat right handed. I see Sano being the ever-day third baseman when he returns and Gonzalez shifting to the super-utility role off the bench.
  15. twins_89
    While it's true that the Twins pitcher development has had problems for years, the prospects often still did reasonably well at AAA. The thing that worries me about this season is it seems like almost every pitcher on the Rochester roster has an inflated ERA. The only guys on the AAA staff with an ERA under 4 are Morin (0.00) and Duffey (1.50), with only Romero (4.32) and Eades (4.26) staying under 5. Everyone else has an ERA larger than 5 (most significantly higher than 5.00).
  16. twins_89
    I'm beginning to get a bit concerned about the coaching at AAA. Virtually every pitcher at Rochester has been terrible so far, and every one called up has been a disaster for the Twins. A few pitchers at a level struggling is expected, but when it is the whole staff you have to wonder if there is a problem with the pitching coach.
  17. twins_89
    The Twins bullpen was able to find success when the schedule had frequent off days that allowed the team to utilize Rogers/Parker/Hildenberger/May whenever they needed. Now that the team is playing every day the bullpen's lack of depth is getting exposed. Putting Mejia, Harper, or any of the Rochester call-ups on the mound in close games has not worked out well for the team. Adding Kimbrel would go a long ways to shoring up a bullpen with limited late inning options.
  18. twins_89
    Adding even one solid 9th inning arm to the bullpen (Kimbrel maybe?) would have a huge impact. As you said, the improvement would have a cascade effect in that everyone currently in the bullpen could move to a slightly lower leverage role. One addition could basically make everyone a bit more effective.
  19. twins_89
    The problem with the Twins bullpen is that too many guys are being asked to fill a role that is probably a step higher than they are capable of at this point. Parker would be fine as a 7th or 8th inning guy, but there is no way he should be pitching the 9th of close games. Mejia and Harper should be pitching in the 5th or 6th inning when the starter gets knocked out early, not the 7th or 8th of a close game. Adding a capable 9th inning guy would help to shift guys to roles where they would be better suited.
  20. twins_89
    Great start to the season for the Twins. I am a bit concerned about the next couple of series since there won't be a DH. Minnesota needs Cruz's bat in the lineup and I'm not sure he can hold up for many innings in the outfield.
  21. twins_89
    It was great to see the Twins bats come to life, especially against a guy who was one of the best starters in baseball last season. On the pitching side, Pineda looks great and hopefully he can stay healthy this season. Perez on the other hand doesn't look like a starting pitcher. His stuff was good but 3 walks and over 80 pitches in under 4 innings sounds more like a long reliever than a starter. Luckily he has a couple more outings to make adjustments before he will be in line to start.
  22. twins_89
    A couple of thoughts on decisions that had a major influence on the outcome. First, I think Parker will be a decent bullpen arm, but there is no way he should be pitching the 9th inning of a tied game. Second, I just don't understand letting Kepler swing away with Buxton on second and no outs. Either Kepler should have been bunting or Astudillo should have replaced him. At that point in the game advancing Buxton was the only thing that mattered and if there is one thing Astudillo can do it is put the ball in play (with Buxton's speed any ball in play has a pretty good chance of letting him advance to third).
  23. twins_89
    From what I've read it sounds like a sore thumb on his non-throwing hand. Basically he's sucked in spring training and rather than cut a guy making $8.5M they put him on the IR to see if with more time he can get back to being a serviceable major league pitcher.
  24. twins_89
    My preference would be to send Romero back to AAA and put him in the rotation. He has the most upside of any of the major league ready potential starters, and giving him another shot at starting makes a lot of sense when you consider that 3 of the Twins current starters are free agents after the season.
  25. twins_89
    I feel like the Twins need one more reliable late inning reliever. It seems like there is a lot of uncertainty with the current relief group where you don't know what you'll get from a number of the guys. I have concerns about Reed's velocity loss and if he will bounce back this season. Hildenberger and May have had success in the majors, but they also have injury and inconsistency concerns. I'm not sold on Magill or Duffey and the other options (Curtiss, Moya, and Vasquez) are all unproven. The only guys I have much confidence in are Parker and Rogers.
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