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  1. AlLagoon
    Give him a shot this September. He was so firmly in the bust category for so long, but he persevered, put in the time and work, and dammit, he deserves a little reward. The OPS against lefties alone is reason enough. Maybe don't even wait until September.
  2. AlLagoon
    At least Jones is a prospect. That's why I enjoy minor league ball: some are going up, others are going down
  3. AlLagoon
    Yaay, keeps a shred of hope alive.
  4. AlLagoon
    Hill has high end potential - hmmmmm
  5. AlLagoon
    Bums
  6. AlLagoon
    This is a good start- Amick has 23 homers this year as a slightly underage AA player, 2nd rounder, so a decent asset heading New York's way. Twins getting back a guy with a career 3.18 ERA over 10 years and 382 IP.. Fewer hits allowed than innings pitched, more strikeouts than IP. Solid baseball trade.
  7. AlLagoon
    I watched Tait in Cedar Rapids, and he looked better than a 19 year old should. Over three games, he had a runner thrown out, and a 2 homer game. Interesting fact: he's just about 1 year younger than Lackey. What a luxury to have mucho prospects at catcher and shortstop. Next, center field.
  8. AlLagoon
    Well, they signed all their draft picks and spent over their pool allowance of 16.9 million to do so. That is probably the best way forward for the Twins: draft, develop, find diamonds in the rough. I wouldn't touch the blue chippers on the farm to improve this Twins team. They showed right after the All-Star break that they are capable of dropping right out of the race just like that.
  9. AlLagoon
    All in favor of baseball trades, like for like.
  10. AlLagoon
    Taking a look at the standings tonight, guess who else is competing for a wild card spot? Yankees and Red Sox: oh, and the Guardians. Hovering within a game of the Twins in that race are Seattle, Houston, Baltimore. Jeffers is the best chip to deal. I'd keep Ryan for now.
  11. AlLagoon
    Garver and Jeffers in Seattle. That would be bizarre. BTW, I've always considered trading prospects for established players the domain of the baseball haves, NYY, LAD, Boston, Philadelphia, Mets, etc. The Twins are in no position either on the field, or in the bank account, to give up potential cost controlled players, some of whom might be really good, at this point. If it's a baseball trade of equivalents, then maybe.
  12. AlLagoon
    I don't expect the Twins to make any kind of move that would put any of their top prospects in play. They would be foolish to trade any of them for the small chance to get knocked out of the playoffs early.. Unlike the Wild, they are not in "win now" mode. Their window is tomorrow, once these great prospects are in the bigs. The White Sox are in position to add, not the Twins. I expect the Twins to add more Nance level help, which isn't a bad approach.
  13. AlLagoon
    Great write-up. Thanks.
  14. AlLagoon
    I wouldn't surprised if the Twins had Tinney high on their board because they expected Lackey to go 1 or 2. When he was still there at 43, and Twins had already done due diligence on him, I get the pick. He is an interesting prospect, much more than Sabato, because catcher., About Sabato I hope he gets a September call up and some at bats. He has persevered for 6 years and has gotten better. It would be a nice reward for a loyal soldier to give him a Twins jersey for his trophy case.
  15. AlLagoon
    After just 16 games, 2 years younger than league average. More than holding his own. A+ to AA is a big jump. I never said anything about AAA. They have a pretty good shortstop up there already.
  16. AlLagoon
    Been looking over drafts from the 2020s, and after reading some comments about rankings and such, I've found the perfect debunker of conglomerate ranking systems, Mike Paredes. 18th round draft pick out after a lackluster college career: taken out of San Diego State after posting 77 IP, 82 hits allowed, 65Ks, and an ERA over 5. Only 5'11", 185lbs. Not the statistical profile you'd expect to do more than flame out in A ball. But as the years progressed, the hits allowed went down, the Ks went up, and an 18th rounder made the show. He hasn't been great, but not a disaster either. Not sure what the Twins scouts saw in him, but they saw something that made him a big leaguer, perhaps only a short while, but still. Interestingly, in just 29 IP, he has the 2nd highest WAR of that draft class, 0.2, after 13th rounder David Festa's 0.7. Better than Chase Petty, Noah Miller, Cade Povich. Encarnacion Strand, Travis Adams, and even Kyler Fedko.
  17. AlLagoon
    Got to watch Houston for a couple games with the Kernels, and man he just looks the part in the field. The hitting and base running haven't slowed a bit since his promotion. Poor man's Trea Turner?
  18. AlLagoon
    I noticed that few of the Twins' picks were ranked higher on Baseball America than MLB, if that makes folks feel better. Just remember, for all the rankings out there, every team passed on Aaron Judge until he was picked 32nd overall by the Yankees. The Twins picked Kohl Stewart at number 4 that year. A very inexact science is drafting baseball players.
  19. AlLagoon
    Last time the Twins picked a catcher from Georgia Tech in round 1, the stinker didn't sign! Jason Varitek. Just think, it things had gone differently,, the Twins could have moved forward with Varitek and Ortiz, not Boston.
  20. AlLagoon
    Martin has 1.1 WAR this season, compared to 0.6 for Keaschall.
  21. AlLagoon
    Upper 90s gas is so passe. Gimme a big yakker anyday. So many hitters struggle with the breaking balls.
  22. AlLagoon
    Taj Bradley - this guy has been amazing.
  23. AlLagoon
    Go with it - one series with the damn billionaire Dodgers aside, they've won series against St. Louis, Rangers, D'Backs, Rockies, and Astros over the last weeks. This is a club that is one reliable relief pitcher away from shocking the world. Most runs scored ain't nothing.
  24. AlLagoon
    I'd like to see Jenkins, Culpepper and E-Rod as a cohort. Call em up in September to get their feet wet. Think Hrbek, Gaetti, Brunansky.: I forgot how long those guys were their first full season: 22 ,23 ,21 . Viola also debuted in 82 as a 22 year old. Next year, there should be roster spots open. for all of them.
  25. AlLagoon
    Got to watch Houston for a couple games earlier this month. He looks fantastic in the field, at the plate, and on the bases. Very athletic. Saw him hit a couple dingers in one of the games, and steal at least 1 base. His movement at shortstop is graceful and fluid. Very excited about his future. Winokur also has some of the same game.
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