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  1. twinsfanstreif
    No one considered Appel a "generational talent," he was often at the top of draft boards but I maintained in both of those drafts that I wouldn't have touched him. I saw too many things in his delivery that I didn't like and he was way too hitable in college. Also Prior and Strasburg really are generational pitching talents if it weren't for injuries, something that is fairly difficult to predict. I would say that Tallion and Bundy were in that Generational talent conversation too though.
  2. twinsfanstreif
    So after 9 games we have the second best run differential in the league at +20......Not too bad
  3. twinsfanstreif
    Not enough "grit"
  4. twinsfanstreif
    I'm not sure about that. There was a ton of pessimism going into the season and coming out of a last place finish last year the crowds were sure to be crappy. Also a Wednesday afternoon game in April was sure to be a poor turnout. But if we keep playing like this I bet the crowds pick up. I think our series with the Sox and Indians next weekend will have some decent numbers unless we lose every game from now until then
  5. twinsfanstreif
    so Lewis is now an OF?
  6. twinsfanstreif
    At +14 we have doubled the next highest win differential. Granted several teams have not played a second game but I will take it!!!!!
  7. twinsfanstreif
    how about pitching? 2 runs in 2 games?! Castro also might have had an influence on this, so Suzuki was our problem the whole time?
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  9. twinsfanstreif
    That was a fantastic play by Escobar!
  10. 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!
  11. twinsfanstreif
    Your logic is sound but this is the Twins we're talking about, you can never count out us over thinking the situation and passing on Greene because for some weird reason
  12. twinsfanstreif
    Translation is the Twins really like Greene but don't wanna screw it up......
  13. twinsfanstreif
    Buskakas comes to mind
  14. twinsfanstreif
    This is what it's shaping up to be at the moment. Faedo and Wright have fallen considerably. I would maybe move Lewis up a bit to #2 or #3, as dominant as McKay and Bukauskas have been here are my reservations on them: With McKay he has looked really good on both sides but it looks like his bat is what is more coveted and a college 1B has never been taken #1 overall. While that's not a reason to not take him he has to prove to be one heck of a hitter for that to happen and I just don't see him in the Kris Bryant spectrum yet, we'll have to see as the season moves along. As for Bukauskas he seems to profile more as a reliever to me, he has a relatively violent delivery and a small frame that might not play up in a rotation (he seems to use max effort on every pitch). The last guy I can remember it working for was Lincecum and even with him he had a few spectacular years and then it caught up with him, not saying I'm 100% against the move but it would be risky for sure. All of that being said it looks like Greene is separating himself from the pack at the moment
  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
    This^
  20. twinsfanstreif
    As a University of Houston alum and a Twins fan I approve this message! Might be a reach at 1-1 but if he keeps pitching like he has been he will be gone by our next pick, he's been a beast for us
  21. 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
  22. twinsfanstreif
    Has Lewis started playing yet? He is one that I'm very interested in
  23. twinsfanstreif
    My biggest concern on Faedo is his durability. He's already had injuries in his career and his mechanics suggest to me that he will continue to have injury concerns. You can't make too much of an impact of you can't stay on the field. I said it last year when Matuella was being considered at the top of the draft and then sure enough he got hurt and fell in the draft
  24. 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
  25. 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
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