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    To play Devil's advocate to your devil's advocate, are you saying that you would rather have Gibson opposed to Trout? Or Appel over Bryant?
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    He was also a "can't miss" prospect
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    But we can't think like that, think of teams that passed on Trout because they needed pitching (we sure did) or the Astros passing on Bryant for Appel because they needed pitchers. There is much regret in baseball from teams drafting for need
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    I found the note very interesting on the BA mock, they said a Twins front office guy says the pick is down to 4, McKay, Wright, Greene, and Lewis. It's very interesting that Gore was removed but not Lewis, I wonder if a pre draft deal could be done with him a la Correa in 2012, if you remember Correa was ranked in the 5-8 range that year and nobody had mocked him to the Astros, it was practically all Appel and a few Buxton
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    I still remember 2012, it seemed like the Astros we're locked in on either Buxton or Appel (every mock draft up until then had them choosing one of those 2) and they correctly chose Correa who if you remember was ranked anywhere from 5-8 at the time. It was a money saving deal but they also got the best player. I'm hoping for a little of that with us this year, maybe Lewis or my favorite Gore
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    No mention of Gore? He has a legit curve. If I were in charge he is who I would go with. I'm not a fan of either Wright or McKay and I'm on the fence about Greene
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    And that is worthy of being drafted 1-1?
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    I'm with you, neither were dominant and I think we will regret passing on Gore and Greene. McKay and Wright have average MLBer written all over them
  10. twinsfanstreif
    In all fairness McKay gave up 8 hits in 6 innings in his last start
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    I heard something interesting today. On the MLB.com podcast today with Callis and Mayo, they stated that Greene was a near lock to the Reds at #2 if the Twins pass. It was stated early on that he did not want to go to the Reds (not sure if that was by him or just rumors). What if he is willing to cut a deal with the Twins so he doesn't have to go to the Reds? That would be a very interesting twist for sure! Another note is they said Mackenzie Gore is in Minnesota today to meet with the Twins as well. Could mean nothing but they did say that we rarely do this and we brought in Correa in 2012 and invited Buxton who had a commitment. While it is true that we can't bring in the college guys as they are still playing, it does show that we have serious interest in these two which makes me excited
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    Oh no! McKay is the only one out of the top 5 I absolutely don't want, let's hope this is bad infp
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    Is it weird that the player that makes me most nervous to pass on is Gore and not Greene? I see a lot of Kershaw in that kid, he's notably smaller than Kershaw was/is leading some scouts to compare him more to Hammels (which is not bad either) but his stuff is much better than Hammels was at his age and Hammels had an injury history whereas Gore does not
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    His agent is boras though so anything goes, Boras has been known to advise his clients to go to independent ball, didn't he do that with Aaron Crow?
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    I was thinking about this today. I've seen a bunch of scouting reports that say Wright has a higher floor but isn't that kind of a weird thing to say? Isn't the floor with all of these kids to not ever make it to the majors? I went back and looked at some scouting reports and Matusz and Appel both said they were a #3 starter at worst. It seems like the high floor label is kind of irrelevant
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    Interestingly Lincecum has a career 21 WAR which is pretty good but Radke's is 45
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    He hit .350this year though and led the NCAA in HRs. He's a 1B with tremendous power and ability to hit, sure maybe he is a full time DH but he still seems like a good pick up in the middle rounds to me, I'm not condoning taking him early or anything
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    Not just smoked weed, did it behind the bleachers before a game in uniform and took a picture doing it, also got in fights with team mates more than once, skipped practice more than once, and was repramanded more than once for poor conditioning and lack of commitment. That's all the stuff we know about and to me speaks a lot louder than someone just smoking pot
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    I wouldn't mind taking a flier on Romero either if the price is right but I would also be very cautious, even when he did play this year he really wasn't all that effective and it's not just one instance, he has a long string of off the field issues
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    I'm down for it if he would sign. Another mid round guy that's exciting is Jake Adams from Iowa, he had a monster year and has crazy power but is not considered a top 200 prospect, could be a steal
  21. twinsfanstreif
    It's coming fast and I'm super pumped! I'm just hoping for one of Wright, Gore, Lewis, or Greene and I'll be happy, nervous for who we may have passed on, but happy none the less! Bring it on
  22. twinsfanstreif
    I think they actually know what they're talking about and it's not just a "smooth" delivery that matters, it has a lot to do with movement and stress on the body. They actually note Greene's smooth delivery but also note that it doesn't seem like his legs are strong enough so he's compensating with his arm which could lead to lots of stress on the arm, they basically say that it is fixed with gaining some mass in his lower half. Also with Lincecum he has struggled with injuries but his body held up for about 4 stellar years with the Giants before he started to break down, and the stress in his delivery was not on his arm, it was mostly on his hips and back (which is exactly where he got hurt. Yoh say "nobody knows" except that's not entirely true, sports science experts have been studying this for years now and injury prediction due to mechanics and biology are getting pretty good.
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    If it helps those guys were much more positive about Greene than Wright and they are hyper critical of everyone in their videos
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    Appel didn't have the success in college that Strasburg or Price did or even really Wright. He was mostly projection based on his stuff but he was extremely hittable in college, I was very against drafting him in 2012 because of that and I thought the Astros we're dumb to draft him in 2013. I feel like Wright is not as much of a risk as Appel but I'm still worried about injuries with him
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    Disclaimer, I am not a scout. But Wright is a different pitcher than all of those guys, maybe kinda like a Strasburg lite but mostly he reminds me a lot of Kevin Gausman coming out of college who's success has been pretty much right in the middle of those guys. Also I don't think Write is as polished and is not as "quick to the majors" as some around here have implied. I think Wright will have a good career barring injuries but he doesn't have as dominant of stuff as some of the other consensus #1 guys
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