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    He gone
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    I'm right there with you. The Cubs have come out and said they will higher a coach, at least a bench coach, that is Latin american to help the next wave of talent adjust to the bigs. I love Monitor as much as the next fan but the Twins more than any organization needs fresh blood. Instead this is business as usual.
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    You only make a move for Lincy if he is a secondary move. This isn't the Lincy who won two Cy Young's. Not even close.
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    Matt Garrioch at MinorLeagueBall is getting ready to start up his draft coverage. He is starting it with regional coverage for anyone interested in learning a bit more about draft prospects. Here is his first region, Atlantic Region, which he released today and boy is it loaded: 2014 MLB Draft: Atlantic Region-College Discussion - Minor League Ball
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    I agree that by the time the Twins draft at 5 both should be gone but I wouldn't be disappointed to get Kolek. Would be almost the exact thing as last year with Stewart. Miss out on the college guys just to have the best high school player fall into your lap. I'm a big Kolek and Turner fan so I hope one is there at 5
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    From Bed Badler: I've Jose Abreu several times and like him. But there are good scouts who wonder if the White Sox are paying $68MM for a 4A player.
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    It is an odd group. Two teams that were actually worse than us are left in the running. While I'm not surprised we weren't finalists, we have bigger needs, but it would have at least been nice to be in the conversation.
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    If the new posting system gets put into place it could work to our favor too. We would only have to finish in the top 3 bids to have a chance to negotiate with Tanaka. This is a double edged sword though. This should decrease the size of the posting fees but increase the cost of contracts handed out because multiple teams will be able to negotiate with the player.
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    Twins were never truly linked to Jose Abreu but now it is official we will not sign him. Jesse Sanchez, one of the best international prospects expert, wrote today that Abreu is officially down to three teams; Astros, Red Sox, and the White Sox. The Rangers, Mariners, and Giants showed strong interest in the slugger but are no longer in the running. Abreu Could sign in the next two weeks. Link to article below: Cuban slugger Jose Abreu has narrowed choices to Astros, Red Sox, White Sox | whitesox.com: News
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    I don't think this should be new information to anyone. The scouting reports on Tanaka have always been a mid rotation guy with a chance to be a #2. The appeal about Tanaka is he will step right in and be our best starter, not cost a draft pick, and because he is so young he won't effect the rebuilding process. I would be happy to have 6 years of Kuroda production in the middle of our rotation.
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    BA America released their 2013 draft report cards today which focused on players first impressions. This is how they made their lists: "We put a final bow on the 2013 draft with our annual team-by-team review of all the selections and how the players’ professional careers have started. Editor in chief John Manuel, managing editor J.J. Cooper and assistant editor Clint Longenecker spoke with scouting directors, as well as other scouting and player development personnel, to break down each of the 30 draft classes." While third round pick Turner was tagged as the 3rd best defensive player Stewart was the one who really shined. He was given the second best fastball, 5th best secondary pitch (him and Gray were the only players to be on both list and there was only one more HSer to make either list), best HS athlete (Buxton held this honor last year), and quickest HS player to the bigs. Obviously people around the league see something special in Mr.Stewart. The only other Twin to make it was Tanner Vavra for second best human interest story. Link below: http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/2013-draft-report-cards-first-impressions-of-the-draft-classes/
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    As Sickel notes he had scouts who preferred Stewart to Appel/Gray so that says a lot. Proximity is important but it isn't everything.
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    That jumped out at me too. I'm hoping the Twins challenge Thorpe next year so we can see what we have.
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    QUOTE=mike wants wins;172650]That's a lot of pitching in the top 10, and around 30......thankfully. "Rodon and Hoffman typify the power arms from both the college and high school classes that should be the strength of the 2014 draft. Last year, for example, at the Perfect Game All-American Classic in San Diego, one pitcher touched 94 mph: eventual No. 4 pick Kohl Stewart. This year, nine high school hurlers hit 95 or better, with the top velocity belonging to Tyler Kolek, who hit 99 mph and is the top high school player in the class.The high school pitching class is as deep as it has been in years and is replete with big velocity arms that could go in the first 50 picks." Not only does this year have ton of pitching depth but also a ton of velocity. Add in 3 potential SS prospects in the top 11 and I don't think we will have the same old BPA vs Need debate we have every year. This draft stacks perfectly for the Twins to get both of those to match up.
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    Beat me to it! This is a must read for people who are interested in the draft. While prospects will rise and fall before the draft most of these guys will still be first/second round picks. BA has an amazing track record.
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    John Sickels over at minorleagueball released his Twins top 20 prospect list. Buxton/Sano are both A prospects Stewart/Meyer are both B+ Rosario/Berrios are both Bs What does he have to say and how does he rank the rest? Who is too high and who is too low? I guess you will just have to look for yourself. Link below: Minnesota Twins Top 20 Prospects for 2014 - Minor League Ball
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    What? He is comparing Buxton to Trout. Sano isn't even in the talk. Also, while Sano might have a higher wRC+ Buxton laps him in defense and base running.
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    Sickels is currently working on him 2014 mlb draft prospect book. Tomorrow he will be releasing his Twins top 20 list but he did release his grades, no names, for the 45 prospects which will be in the book. 45 prospects graded Two Grade A Two Grade B+ Two Grade B Six Grade B- 11 Grade C+ 22 Grade C Not only did he release his basic grades but he wrote up an interesting article comparing Buxton to Trout. Here is his conclusion from comparing their first years: "Other than having a slightly higher (but not dangerous) strikeout rate, Buxton’s 2013 season was very close to, even slightly betterthan, Trout’s 2010. Also note that Buxton maintained a significantly better wRC+ than Trout did after his promotion, a reflection of the fact that the FSL is a more difficult hitting environment than what Trout faced in the Cal League. In case you are wondering, Buxton played the season at age 19, turning 20 this coming December. Trout turned 19 in August of '10, so he had a slight age edge." It is worth the full read. Here is the link: Twins prospect Byron Buxton: comment from 2014 Baseball Prospect Book - Minor League Ball
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    Keith Law on Wacha before the 2012 draft:http://a.espncdn.com/i/in.gif Earlier this season Wacha seemed like a lock to go in the top 10, but doubts about his breaking ball have slid him down to the second tier of college starters. Wacha has most of the elements you'd want in a starting pitcher -- above-average fastball at 90-95, an out pitch in the plus changeup, command, control and a track record of durability. What he does not have is an average third pitch, with a below-average slider in the low 80s lacking any kind of tilt or break. Wacha's arm is quick and he has no trouble repeating his clean delivery, so the question is whether he has the laxity in his wrist to put some spin on a slider, curveball or even a good cutter, raising his ceiling from that of a No. 3 or No. 4 to at least a solid No. 2.
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    From BA's Clint Longenecker on Mr.Jackson at the Arizona Senior Fall Classic: Alex Jackson (Rancho Bernardo HS, Escondido, Calif.), one of the top position players in the country, was an offensive force Friday. Jackson went 2 for 4 but hit everything hard with good exit velocity up the middle. Jackson hit a shot deep to dead center field close to the base of the wall 410 feet from home plate that the defender made an error on in his first plate appearance. In his third trip to the plate, Jackson roped a triple that one-hopped the center field fence. He sent a screaming liner back up the box that nearly killed the pitcher in his next plate appearance. Jackson walked and struck out looking in his other two plate appearances. “I have been working on compacting my swing because this summer. I didn’t have time to sit there and load against big velocity, I have been working on firing quickly,” Jackson said. “It’s definitely something I have worked on and it has been feeling great.” Jackson, who has seen most of his time behind the plate and some time in the right field, played third base for the Yankees Scout Team Friday. “I grew up playing short and have probably played about five games at third since freshman year but I take ground balls every once in a while to keep my hands going,” Jackson said. Arizona Senior Fall Classic: Day 2 Notes - BaseballAmerica.com
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    Jackson is currently 6 on my draft list and is one of the most elite bats in this draft. He is definitely in the mold of Harper and Myers who could possibly play catcher but his bat might be too valuable to not rush in the minors. He didn't have the greatest show circuit this summer but could easily become a top 5 pick with a good senior year.
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    They didn't take the best college pitcher two years ago and look how that has turned out. Best prospect in baseball who people compare to Trout. The draft will dictate who we should take.
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    Over at through the fences they looked at who the Cubs might target at four. Obviously because they draft right before us it directly can alter who we take. While the article looks at most of the top names the author suggests the Cubs lack pitching, very true, and could target an arm. One thing to note is experts suggested the same thing last year and they still took Bryant. Like us, they will take the player they rank the highest regardless of position. Full article here: 2014 MLB draft: Early targets for Chicago Cubs with fourth overall pick
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    Doesn't low scoring point to how important elite hitting is too? Once again, I'm all for the Twins taking a pitcher at 5 but I'm not for them reaching for a talent they have ranked lower on their board. With how impressive this draft class looks on the pitching side I'm not too worried they won't come out with an arm. If not in the first at least the second round.
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    When you are drafting at the back of the first round where a lot of the talent is interchangeable need can come into play. When you draft in the top 5 where you are potentially drafting a franchise player you have to listen to what your scouts say. You aren't paying them to ignore them when it comes to making the big board for draft day. Last year BPA was the same as our biggest need so we took Stewart. Two years ago they skipped on three top end college pitcher and took Buxton which looks great now. In the end this most likely won't matter. Twins proved with Buxton they will take BPA no matter what. The great thing about this draft is its strength is pitching, specifically in the HS level, and SS. Two positions of need.
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