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  1. jokin
    Does Rob Antony still have valued input? This seems like one of his bright ideas.
  2. jokin
    This upcoming "event" has been as predictable as expecting the sun to rise in the east tomorrow morning. Was this bright idea from one Rob Antony?
  3. jokin
    I really like the Oregon State catcher in 2019. After enduring tonight's lineup farce, I think it's soon time to sell off the vets with value and rather than waste time on futile efforts with mock major league lineups- like tonight- instead spend more quality time on next year's mock draft picks and international FAs.
  4. jokin
    Major step backwards on the bases vs. the previous years. Embarrassing.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. jokin
    No chance (I hope!)
  10. 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:
  11. jokin
    Have you set the date yet for when your midseason top prospect list is published? Inquiring minds need to know...
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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?
  15. 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.
  16. jokin
    He straight out called the HBP very suspicious in the post-game presser.
  17. jokin
    Defensible? Maybe. Wise? Absolutely not. Not to worry, though, I doubt he'll still be around after the ASG.
  18. jokin
    And of course, mid-season form Polanco will be watching the playoffs from his living room lounger as he isn't eligible for post-season play.
  19. 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!)
  20. 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".
  21. 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.
  22. jokin
    He's not quite ready... at the plate, or in the field.
  23. jokin
    Yep. IMO, besides Wade, this is the Twin MiLB story of the day. I had completely forgotten about this 2016 5th round pick. Two years in GCL, only 2 appearances this year, the club seems to be really protecting this mystery Canadian. An 11/0 K/BB game in his first A level start- and still only 19 years old in the ML... It all really begs for a "what's up with this kid!?" story!
  24. jokin
    Dozier 0/4 2Ks Sano 1/4 3Ks LaMarre 0/3 3 Ks Adrianza? PH for LaMarre? This team needs new hitters that can make contact and recognize pitches- STAT!
  25. jokin
    Pressley----- .. Presley------ ... Pressly------? Baby steps.
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