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  1. twinsfanstreif
    Not sure, I don't follow recruiting super close, I know he's been really good for us though
  2. twinsfanstreif
    This is similar to my list except I would add Jeter Downs and MJ Melendez as well as anyone who drops due to signing concerns, i.e. Carlson or Baz. I will also be hoping for Connor Wong from Houston (my alma mater), he is a very athletic catcher who plays good D and is a good hitter as well, he batted lead off as a catcher which is pretty rare and showed some pop as well with 11 HRs
  3. twinsfanstreif
    I have trouble seeing Carlson dropping that far
  4. twinsfanstreif
    I like Lewis a lot and at this point he's becoming a more attractive option in my eyes. He could be a lower bonus option to save money for our next 2 picks.
  5. twinsfanstreif
    Sam is pretty much out of the question at #35 as he will probably go higher, right?
  6. twinsfanstreif
    For our 35th and 37th pick I am intrigued by Ramos, I like his bat a lot and PR prospects tend to be under rated. I would also take a flier on Romero, he's just too talented to not try with, I would get him in anger management classes asap though.
  7. twinsfanstreif
    Why would he be a tough sign? He was kicked off his college team so it's not like he can go back to college unless he goes juco or independent which would be very tricky for a guy who has had as many problems as he has. He pretty much has no leverage. If he is drafted in the top 2 rounds he better be happy with that and take it unless the team that drafts him is only offering him like 10th round money. Few guys who have been kicked off the college team get a second chance like that, he should be happy with that
  8. twinsfanstreif
    Not necessarily shocking per se, but according to some advanced statistics Kepler and Buxton are the best defensive players at their position and it's not really close. Buxton leads all OFs in Range Factor at 3.25 and it's not even close, Kepler is the best RF at 2.39 (The career active leader in CF is Lorenzo Cain with a 2.93 and the single season record is held by one Kirby Puckett with a 3.67 in his rookie season). Kepler leads all fielders in Total Zone Runs (basically runs saved above average for your position) with 14, Buxton is tied for #2 with 11 (for a little context Ozzie Smith averaged 12.5 per season for his career and Andruw Jones averaged 14). So essentially Buxton and Kepler have combined for 25 runs saved above average at their positions and pretty much played near HOF level defense. That's pretty neat
  9. twinsfanstreif
    Kind of amazing that we could turn Butera into Mejia.......or really anything meaningful
  10. twinsfanstreif
    Do you guys put a lot of stock into the apparent "Tommy John Twist" that Wright does? I read a long article about it and it seems to have legs
  11. twinsfanstreif
    I really hope he uses Free Bird as his walk out song
  12. twinsfanstreif
    "but the last two No. 1 overall picks who had negative WAR over their careers were both college pitchers: Bryan Bullington (2002, PIT) and Matt Anderson (1997, DET)." This isn't taking into account Matt Bush who was a HS position player drafted in 2004 who never made it to the majors at all (isn't he in prison?)
  13. twinsfanstreif
    Wow, what a day for the system's starters! That's an ERA of 2.02, a WHIP of .9975, a K/9 10.93, and a K:BB ratio of 4.45. For those of you that are not numbers people, I'll just say those numbers are pretty good......pretty, pretty, good
  14. twinsfanstreif
    Definitely more optimistic than I was yesterday. It should be an exciting year and Castro proved to be way more valuable than I originally thought, I specifically watched him frame several times and he was spot on, I hope he has a positive impact on the rest of the staff!
  15. twinsfanstreif
    Again the chart is talking about draft slot. The order is the 2016 draft order and for the 1st pick overall it has 6 "superior" players and 5 busts, that seems accurate for the 1st pick and not for the Phillies who have statistically been one of the worst drafting team over the past 15 years, they did get Utley and Hammels for those years but not much else. If it is a ranking why are the Yankee's at #18 if they have had 11 busts? (the years stated the Yankee's didn't do well but got Hughes and Kennedy which you could at the very least call successful). Also it says 11 busts for the Rangers who drafted Teixeira in one of the years stated. Plus this statement is in the article before the list "A last little bit of fun. For the recent draft, I wanted to point out which organizations were selecting in a spot that may not yield quite the results that they are hoping for."
  16. twinsfanstreif
    This is the best I could find, the article is from 2 years ago but ranks us 26th: https://www.google.com/amp/www.sportingnews.com/amp/mlb/list/mlb-draft-2015-prospects-rankings-grades-yankees-red-sox-dodgers-phillies-worst-cubs-nationals-best/1q2kzt9abbfa71gv6aofk04mqm
  17. twinsfanstreif
    This is not a ranking of clubs and how they have done in the draft. This is showing how particular slots have fared and who is picking at that slot, since it was a 2016 article this is the draft order of the 2016 draft. Does anyone have actual results of how the Twins have done? I would bet it's not the worst but we could sure be better
  18. twinsfanstreif
    This was my fear in drafting Jay at the time. I want to say I would've drafted Benintendi but I was only focused on pitchers (a bit of a warning in drafting for need) and was fully on board with Fulmer which has been a bit of a mixed bag so far. I guess the question is this, is it better to get a #3 or #4 starter or a shut down closer? Definitely disappointing for a #6 overall pick though
  19. twinsfanstreif
    Reminds me of a guy like Chris Young, always frustrated me that he didn't use his size to gain more leverage but on the other hand he was more accurate that way. Mejia seems like a similar situation and it would be silly to tinker with his mechanics at this point, he kind of is what he is. His ceiling at this point is mid to back of the rotation type of guy which I'm OK with
  20. twinsfanstreif
    I'm gonna say chances are slim. He is listed at 6'4" 205 as a 17 year old which is pretty big especially considering he will probably keep growing. For context A-Rod was 6'3" 190 when he was drafted and he was considered unusually big for a SS and it was debated whether he could stick at SS, granted he played there for some years but was eventually moved to 3rd. Also Sano was 6'4" 190 when we signed him as a 16 year old so there's that
  21. twinsfanstreif
    This is not a "weak" draft by any means. I think it's actually much stronger than the last 2 years, especially pitching wise. Think about it, in 2015 Dillon Tate was the first pitcher taken and he was a college closer. Last year was one of the worst college classes I can remember and the #1 pick of Moniak is the definition of "meh." I haven't researched the depth in this class but at least the top 15 guys seem to be fairly solid. Yeah, maybe there's not a Bryce Harper but here's a news flash, there rarely is
  22. twinsfanstreif
    Counter point, This is also the same line of thinking that had 5 teams drafting College pitchers over Kershaw in 2006, only 1 of which turned into a good pitcher (as a reliever mind you) in Andrew Miller. Also in that draft multiple teams passed on Lincecum because he was small and was destined for the pen, kinda like Bukauskas. The last few guys I remember having this conversation about were Jameson Tallion, Dylan Bundy, and Lucus Giolito. In those cases the 1st two have made it to the majors and pitched quite well and Giolito is one of the best prospects in the minors. Aiken was obviously another guy who was talked about like this but no one could've predicted his circumstances and he could still end up being good
  23. twinsfanstreif
    My list is close to yours. Mine is 1. Greene 2. Lewis 3. Wright 4. Faedo 5. Kendall I don't really like Kendall at all and I wouldn't pick him unless all of the other guys have completely imploded, just my take.
  24. twinsfanstreif
    Any chance Kirilloff sees Cedar Rapids this year? Seems like he should
  25. twinsfanstreif
    You realize that she is from Indiana and went to college and worked for 6 years in Chicago right? While the Twin Cities might be slightly colder than those places I would venture to bet it's not that far off. according to the Weather Channel, Minneapolis was the coldest major metropolitan in the US and Chicago is the 6th and Indianapolis is the 15th. I'm sure she can handle the cold for an opportunity to be the GM of a major league franchise
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