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  1. bunsen82
    The Twins may be happier with their depth in the minors at the C position than we are. Honestly for the most part they are performing very well.
  2. bunsen82
    Ummmm did you follow this draft at all. All the top pitchers had major injury concerns. Kumar Rocker, Horton, Lesko and Priellepp. Was there someone else you thought they should have picked. As a note Rocker was picked before we even could have picked in the first round. As an aside we are not starved for pitching in the minor leagues. We just have to continue to develop them.
  3. bunsen82
    Twins wouldn't have picked him had they not agreed. They have a contract in principle already agreed to. As much as the Twins liked Prielipp I think players are also really starting to like the Twins as a potential destination - especially if the money is good. The Twins can show players what they will do by showing Festa, Winder, Varland, Headrick, Raya, Mooney, Hajjar and Povich. Its not like they are developing just one player. They have shown a program that is developing a lot of players showing they have an excellent program in place. Prielipp could go back with nothing guaranteed, could get drafted lower, or he can go to the Twins, and put his best effort in and possibly become an Ace. He would also be a year closer to the big lifechanging contract assuming he pans out. He could flame out, but the talent is there to do well.
  4. bunsen82
    Your last sentence pretty much sums it up, the Twins likely had a late 1st to early second round grade on Schobel and think he likely had a higher floor and higher ceiling than any other player available - especially with a possible discount. The Twins will win, by hitting on as many prospects as possible and then to begin flipping them for assets. I think starting here in the next couple weeks we are going to start seeing this part of our strategy come into play. I am expecting 1-2 of the following players to likely be traded Palacios, Steer, Julien, Encarnacion Strand, Cavaco or Severino. Palacios and Julien have high possibilities, Palacios can likely play in the big leagues immediately for a developing team and Julien has a high OBP that teams are willing to give a chance on.
  5. bunsen82
    Its not often when the head of the draft for your team says literally everything fell their way :). You will get yeah we really liked his potential and thought he was the best available at their spot. I honestly think in the Twins perspective we got the players they would have picked had we been in the 3-5 slot most years. Johnson may have been the only other player the Twins would have picked over Lee in this draft from what I can gather.
  6. bunsen82
    So what exactly would you have done? Who would have been available at 8 that you think was demonstrably better than Lee?
  7. bunsen82
    I honestly think the Twins may have had an agreement in place before the draft. I think he is going to come in overslot, maybe by as much as 5-600,000. This was a player they clearly targeted. I think the Twins do really well, in the mid to late rounds, I think they have struggled from time to time with their early picks. The last 2 years feels like things have partially been falling their way better, especially early on. The comment by Johnson, that essentially these were the best players they could have expected to come out of the day with tells you they are very happy with how things went. Lets see how day 2 goes.
  8. bunsen82
    I believe he was a possible option to be picked at 8 possibly underslot money, but we were able to get him at 48. He has the talent to be a #1 or #2 starter. The questions arise due to the lack of innings pitched, not the stuff. However there is also an advantage there as he didn’t have a ton of mileage put on him during college. I wonder if due to the twins interest at 8 they were able to work out a deal to overpay at 48 which then it does become a steal situation. It just slightly hampers our next few picks.
  9. bunsen82
    Would the twins consider Ben Joyce with one of their two picks in the second round?
  10. bunsen82
    I was all for Parada and stated as much several times but I never saw Lee falling. Between the two you take Lee every day of the week. I am sure a catcher will be picked in the early rounds.
  11. bunsen82
    The twins MO has been to go for bats that have a high probability of playing in the big leagues. Essentially a high floor. Of the bats in here at usually a high drafted position that would be Parada. Neto is a possibility at a high discount. Otherwise it seems like if they want any of the pitchers they can also get a good discount. They also seem to be high on Johnson but I assume he will already be picked. We should know here quickly.
  12. bunsen82
    I think Parada is the one that falls, someone is going to draft a lower level prospect to save major money to use later in the the draft. Now the thing is will the Twins take him and I think they should. We have some catchers in the minor leagues, but no one of Parada's pedigree.
  13. bunsen82
    If a core is to exist - For the next 4 years here is my guess and I am going to have 5 players 1 of Correa/Lewis Arreaz Buxton Duran (as SP) - I think they stretch him out Canterino (RP) 1. I am definitely doing some projection here. However here is my rational. I think the Twins will try to resign Correa, if they don't Lewis is the clear heir for the position. That position will be a key cog in our future success. 2. Arreaz has a bat that can play with any type of ball. I think his skills will continue to improve for the next year or two and will be this generations Tony Gwynn. 3. Buxton - He needs to remain healthy but he is a game changer when he is healthy, He is still too much boom and bust with the bat, but his defense is a major game changer for the team. 4. Duran - as good as he has been as a reliever, if the org thinks he can be stretched out and be an elite SP I think they will. He has the stuff to be the #1 pitcher we don't have. 5. Canterino - This is the biggest projection here. He has the best stuff of any pitcher in the minors, but he continues to be one that struggles with health and any extended innings. I think he will settle into a relief role and be a key COG down the future as primary fireman/closer.
  14. bunsen82
    The surprise on this team has been the starting pitching. That we had essentially 6-7 question marks and other than a major injury to Paddack all the pitchers have performed better than expected outside of a few injuries. The other thing is that the young bats and defensive players have really done well. As inconsistent as the bats have been, I actually think this is something that is going to drastically improve as the year goes on. I think the Twins win the Division pulling away. What the last week is showing is that Kiriloff and Miranda are becoming very strong COG's in the lineup. When you add them to ABC that creates a strong top 6 in the lineup including Kepler. Urshela and Sanchez have been steady then we just need decent production from the the other outfield position. That is a top 5 lineup. As to the weakness it is the bullpen partially due to overuse. We need to add 2 more strong arms, and hope Maeda or Alcala can make it back by the end of the season.
  15. bunsen82
    We may win the trade merely by not giving Berrios the extension. We could ultimately get no production out of Martin or SWR and still win. Ultimately that is what it is potentially looking like right now before we even get to how the prospects perform. I think Martin is just going through a rough patch/injury and fully expect the bat to start producing. Even with that the OBP is still holding up well. SWR has had a few clunkers but overall his stuff still plays and he has made very good progress this year. I think give him another year in the Twins Org and we will see a massive jump next year.
  16. bunsen82
    Nope
  17. bunsen82
    Might as well walk this one now.
  18. bunsen82
    Damn, Pagan just sucks, trying to blow this lead.
  19. bunsen82
    Need a double play.
  20. bunsen82
    Pagan just doesn't have an out pitch. If he pitches in the zone, he is consistently fouled off, and his control and nibbling off the plate is resulting in walks. So frustrating.
  21. bunsen82
    Pagan, throw some strikes.
  22. bunsen82
    Damn, BB
  23. bunsen82
    Here comes Pagan.
  24. bunsen82
    Buxton coming in to hit.
  25. bunsen82
    Cleveland unraveling. Lets get this insurance run with Kepler.
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