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  1. jokin
    Unfortunately, Nick Gordon has yet to make his case for promotion in Rochester. It makes no sense to promote him to the Twins while he's struggling to hit AAA pitching.
  2. jokin
    I'm guessing you didn't watch last night....?
  3. jokin
    Ehh, is that a component of his own "tanking" strategy?
  4. jokin
    When the Twins have the temerity to put out a mock MLB lineup like last night, our time is better well-spent focusing on the 2019 mock draft and IFA period. After last night's all-around abortion, I've officially switched my opinion, it's time to tank 2018 and prepare accordingly for better draft position, more slot and bonus pool money.
  5. jokin
    It just goes to show what can happen when you get some kids with serious intent and serious talent together. I think it's no accident that bringing in practically all at once, Arraez, Kiriloff and Sano, has energized and intensified the focus on this squad. With the national attention on Sano, everybody on the Miracle no doubt feels they have a newfound spotlight and something to prove. Pure hitting talents like Arraez and Kiriloff are showing they can easily rise to the occasion... showing the way that anything's possible... for guys like Rortvedt, Contreras, even Lewin Diaz! (Meanwhile, the case of Sano is in danger of spiraling down from farcically sad to downright tragic. It's still too early in the reclamation process to press the panic button, but Dick Bremer's prediction of a possible Sano return to the Twins lineup after the ASG looks extremely remote as of today).
  6. jokin
    Yeah, it did. And you and I were worried about his .700 BABIP yesterday. Today his batting average is .733 and BABIP is .786.* He's played 1 of 4 games as catcher. *But, of course, it's singularly important to build up his confidence with a wood bat over anything else.
  7. jokin
    Worse. Virtually no hitting depth available any time soon.
  8. jokin
    Jeffers was 4 for 4 tonight with 2 doubles and 2 BBs. His LD% is near 75%. That's probably a higher percentage than a typical hitter performs in BP. I'm thinking his confidence level is off the charts at this point while sporting his current .733 BA. Oh, he's only caught one game out of 4 so far.
  9. jokin
    He's been very impressive at the plate throughout the CWS. He's hitting absolute ropes to all fields. Gap power, too. After a sharp groundball single almost took the SS's head off, the announcers were LOLing that even his ground balls are dangerous missiles. No HRs in the CWS. The announcers surmised today that he's temporarily reverted to his previous season level swing batting form and eschewing the launch angle power swing.
  10. jokin
    Doing things the way they've always been done is exactly the type of thinking common in MLB before better analytics came along and changed the game. Any guy at this premium position (a position that puts a lot of wear on the tires, plus the ever-increasing awareness of concussion issues), as well as other proven 21-year old college hitters with multi-million dollar investments made in them get very little out of hitting against the pitching at this level of play. I'd like to see total focus on seeing if they can make Jeffers into a physically fit major league catcher sometime sooner than at the end of a long 6+-year minor league apprenticeship- simply because that's the way MLB has always done it. Seriously, I'd think that a facility like Ft Myers is an asset that the Twins could utilize to develop an internal "pitcher-catcher academy" to concentrate and hopefully accelerate the development period for the top prospects.
  11. jokin
    First stat line I noticed when I checked last night's results was Thorpe's. 71.5% strike rate last night. 8 of 12 Ks were whiffs. Even with his early season struggles in adjusting back from his injury, he's still at or near the top in the key command/control/swing-and-miss SP peripherals in the Southern League. And he's quite young for AA at age 22. A few more starts even close to this, and you have to place him strongly in the conversation for him starting out 2019 in the Twins rotation. Not sure what his inning limitations are for 2018, but Thorpe's stuff could conceivably fit in perfectly to replace one of the faltering bullpen arms in another month or so (with 3 or 4 AAA appearances, first?), ala the Cardinals method of promoting their best pitching prospects to the bullpen first before they make them starters.
  12. jokin
    1) Pretty sure that that there's lots of evidence of the organization failing at this over and over. 2) Nobody cares about a race to A or A+. We do all care about getting the best players to the majors while they are in their ascendant curve... as well as long before they potentially break down (big issue for pitchers and catchers). Lots of study and experts agree on this. 3) Jeffers does have lots to work on. Both his body type and catching tools are suspect- not sure why going to a substandard facility, in the midst of the Appy shuffle of players, addresses these issues. The natural place of choice- with the state of the art facilities and multiple top trainers/evaluators is Ft Myers. He could "shuttle" between GCL and A+ ball, in the process of that, getting the full proper attention to his specific areas of need.
  13. jokin
    No chance (I hope!)
  14. jokin
    Do you really think this is over? What else should he have done? Besides publicly call them out in ominous fashion? Put out a hit on Mookie? :shoot:
  15. jokin
    Have you set the date yet for when your midseason top prospect list is published? Inquiring minds need to know...
  16. jokin
    Seth and I seem to disagree with you. These guys are constantly being evaluated during their minor league development. The initial evaluation, I would think, is especially important- it's what leads to proper competitive placement commensurate with his optimal developmental projection. Jeffers is a very big guy for a catcher- 6'4", and possibly a bit heavy- 225#. Catchers already take forever to reach the majors. Other than pitching, no position is harder on the body than catching- the risk of both incidental and overuse injury constantly endangers full- or even minimal- return on investment. Every edge to move the process along should be pursued, especially when a prospect shows initial special talent at a position of scarcity.
  17. jokin
    Of course he won't maintain this level. It isn't so much about the current production numbers, as in getting the guys with the most potential in the right developmental level and on the fastest trajectory to the majors.
  18. jokin
    But, that's the point.... far better evaluation can be done at a higher level. Why have a top pick, already 21 years old, spinning his wheels in a league with more-difficult-to-evaluate conditions and circumstances? You can always send him down to the Appy. Why not let him work with your better evaluators, better field conditions, better supervisory nutrition and training, better competition, right away? And then go from there? They made the .8 million dollar investment. Why not maximize the potential return?
  19. jokin
    Ryan Jeffers in 3 games has already pretty much proven that he's well beyond Appy League stuff. Top 2nd round or better picks out of college really should be starting out in A ball, at the very least.
  20. jokin
    He straight out called the HBP very suspicious in the post-game presser.
  21. jokin
    Defensible? Maybe. Wise? Absolutely not. Not to worry, though, I doubt he'll still be around after the ASG.
  22. jokin
    Wow- The Twins drafting Lewis was a good choice, too. The Twins marketing team is probably already building a future PR campaign around Royce and that million dollar smile of his. This kid looks like the full package- oozing w/ Talent, dynamic Leadership and Charisma-Plus! Kiriloff, OTOH, looks like he has the personality dyanamics of a young and already-laconic Joe Mauer. (But I guess that worked out pretty OK for the Twins, too!)
  23. jokin
    What? If and/or until Dozier starts hitting, he has ZERO value. At present, the Twins would be lucky to get a C- prospect, and have to eat salary. Further, if Dozier restores any value enough to get a decent trade, there are plenty of Motter-like players on the daily waiver wires, or FAs like JJ Hardy, Stephen Drew or Erick Aybar to bring out of "retirement".
  24. jokin
    Lots of reasons to criticize management. This isn't one of them. The Twins had seen enough from Petit and had already hired his replacement for IF depth.
  25. jokin
    He's not quite ready... at the plate, or in the field.
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