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Saw on the main page someone said Twins are interested. I would love a move like this.

Awesome job Jeremy. I enjoyed every part of every question. Also, what a great interviewee! Very good, thoughtful, in-depth answers. Couldn't have asked for much more. This is pretty much how a draft should go IMO. It is impossible to compare statistics of players that don't face the same levels of competition. I don't buy that something was different heading into the draft last year, they are changing for the better.

I think the Twins are doing a pretty good job with their minor league hitters. They haven't had many high profile prospects flop and the ones that do never make it elsewhere.

Sano isn't a lock to be playing 3b by the time his bat is ready, so I'm hopeful Plouffe can stick around for a little while. Its all about adjustments for him.

O yaaa. I seen him down on the farm last year. He'sa go getter ya know.

Sorry I blew up. That is an incredible hypothetical to argue, you have to see that. Arguing a guy had a better prospect status after a break-out year that occurred in a season that is yet to be played by another player age-wise is.... well.... not arguable. What "we" are arguing, is that you can't say Kubel was a better prospect when Arcia isn't finished in the minors and Kubel's highest ranking occurred when he was a year older than Arcia currently is. Add to that Arcia has posted superior results comparatively age-wise and many will agree, at this same age (which is how you compare prospects) Arcia is further along. Let Arcia play through this season and we will see where his ranking is and his results. Then you can argue that Kubel was better. Now, its just not a valid argument. You stated once that age doesn't matter. It does, and in a big way. Age is the only way to evaluate how much room for development a player has. Sometimes players develop faster than others true, but this is an exception rather than the rule. Most players (most humans) go through a similar physical development. When a player has the same amount of success as another player at a lower level, the player at the higher level is the better prospect since they are competing at a higher level. Example: Aaron Hicks. If he had mediocre results AGAIN last season he would have dropped out of my top 10. Arcia is a year younger and clearly outplayed him at the same level. I can't believe the argument Hick's defense will outweigh the offensive difference. Right now, I believe Arcia will be a better player than Hicks. As for the discussion of Arcia vs. Sano. Yes, if Sano has to move off 3b his prospect status takes a hit. Simply because it doesn't take too much to play 1b. Arcia's defense is pretty good. The Kubel comparisons have obviously painted a poor picture of him. From what I've read, he will be an above-average corner OF. So, Arcia will make better contact, get on-base about the same (with more hits which is more valuable), play better defense. The only edge Sano has right now is possible positional importance and power. Plus, Sano hasn't seen the higher levels yet so everything is based on "tools". Just because I believe Arcia is a better prospect right now doesn't mean Sano wont end up the better player. I have a grip with prospect rankings because I feel they put too much emphasis on tools and ceilings rather than where a player actually is. This is why so many "top" prospects fail so horribly.

I have Arcia as the number 1 prospect on this team, and it really isn't close for me. How in the **** can you make post after post about Kubel being a better prospect than Arcia??? Look at the ****ing facts man, all this bull**** you're posting about people glowing over Kubel are so far off you're obviously ignorant about his minor league career. Kubel was an above average prospect at the same age Arcia is now and didn't deserve a huge top 20 ranking when he got it. John Sickles had him as a B ranking, while he has Arcia as a B+. Kubel was also the #8 prospect in the system prior to his breakout season, which again, happened at the same age Arcia will be durring 2013. Is it weird you're the only one posting this nonsense? What other evidence do you need? Arcia is getting overshadowed by Sano right now in a big way. Sano has the best power bat in the minors and plays 3b. I rate Arcia higher because I don't think Sano will stay at 3b and he has contact issues. By comparison when Kubel was thought of so highly he had J.D. Durbin, Jesse Crain, Scott Baker, Glen Perkins, Jason Bartlett, Trevor Plouffe.... ect. So... yes, the system was incredibly weak while Kubel was breaking out. Almost any of the current top 10 prospects on the Twins would have been in the top 3 for that year, and receiving much more attention. To be fair, Kubel was a better player prior to his knee injury. Had it not been for that his career would have gone much differently. I just find it incredibly irritating that you refuse to acknowledge age in relation to performance/level. Arcia is a better prospect than Kubel was end of story. The only evidence you have to argue is one year's prospect list which has Kubel at a higher position than Arcia is in this year's list (which again, Kubel is a year older). This is the same type of list that had Delmon Young as a #1 or #2 prospect for 4 years despite his lack of production and serious flaws. I'm done now. Sorry to everyone else for beating the horse.

Not a BP subscriber. Would appreciate a summary of the article by anyone.

[h=6]Craig (St. Paul, MN)[/h] Any of the Twins prospects other than Hicks and Gibson likely to get a look this year? Obviously don't want to rush them, but the big league is going to be so awful, that getting a glimpse of the future would be nice. [h=6]Klaw (2:40 PM) [/h] Of their top guys, I could see Meyer getting a cup of coffee late in the year. Most of what I love in their system is further away, though. [h=6]Bob (Minny)[/h] Keith, ETA on when these young arms with give the Twins a solid starting staff? [h=6]Klaw (2:03 PM) [/h] At least 2-3 years to get them all into the rotation and developed. More like three. [h=6]Todd (MN)[/h] What sort of power ceiling does Max Kepler have? 20 hr? [h=6]Klaw (1:59 PM) [/h] More. [h=6]John (Minneapolis)[/h] Does JO Berrios make your top 100 in 2014? [h=6]Klaw (1:51 PM) [/h] I'd like to see more evidence his lack of height/plane isn't going to be a problem for him to remain a starter, and I'm not wild about the arm action.

If they do hit on a high percentage, they will be winning and most likely wont mind a payroll a little over 100m. I'm being optimistic here.

He's repeating at NB? Where did you hear this? Not that it matters too much, but I'd like to see him in AAA instead... if so that will really tell you how the Twins feel about AAA right now.

I can't even write a response to this nonsense. I've tried different ways, but ultimately I still end up wanting to punch babies. Rosario needs to improve on his defense at 2b... 2b.... 2b to be as good of a prospect as Arcia. The guy OPSed almost 1000 as a 21 yo in AA bro, those are some big numbers. A lot of prospects feast on lower level pitching, to me AA is the first big test.

A coach wanting to actually coach players? Come on now, this is Twins Territory!

Exactly. Its not void, just in question still. In the next year hopefully those questions will be answered... in a good way.

K-Law loves the Twins part 1???? He is a big upside guy and the Twins top 10 is oozing talent and upside. I'm not sure I'd have them #2 with them still being void of arms, but after this draft I think it will be pretty easy to put them in the top 5 with a shot at #1 with continued improvement from prospects and a good draft class.

Benson should be going north with the Twins. I really doubt Hicks starts in CF if Benson has a good spring. They will get another year of control by keeping him down and I don't think Hicks has done enough to jump over Benson yet, despite his struggles last season.

Lot of assumptions in your post. Size does matter since the bigger you get the less agility you have. Some big guys have plenty of ability, watch the NBA those guys are huge and can move.... I doubt they could move well enough to play 3b however. It also isn't just height, he also has a frame that could bulk up. He isn't tall and skinny. We're all hoping he can figure it out, but the odds are against him since he already is a bad fielder.

Dozier was left out there too long. It was clear to everybody his approach had changed. When he came up he was fairly patient and took advantage of bad pitches. Hopefully he can adjust get back on track.

CF- Mastro with Benson getting his chances to take it over SS- Carroll- most reliable and no better options C- Mauer 1b- Morneau LF- Willingham DH/3b- Doumit or Plouffe 3b/DH- Plouffe or Doumit RF- Parmelee 2b- Dozier- best upside of the futility INF, Twins give him another chance before letting the others stink Not a bad line-up really. With a competent rotation this team wouldn't be too bad.

At this point, **** it. Who knows what this team is going to do. I know what I would do, and that is keep him down to avoid an arb year and limit his innings in AAA so he can pitch deeper into the season... but I'm just a dude on the computer.

I don't think its that harsh. I agree that those moves were positive signs and we haven't seen moves like that in a while. If 2013 doesn't matter why will people spend money to see a team that doesn't matter? Its frustrating that these types of moves hold too much risk for the Twins when the reward is so high. I'm not going to jump off a bridge because they didn't sign this guy, its just more of the same that got the Twins where they are now. Luckily, they have a lot of talent in the minors and a high draft pick to help bring them back. I hope when the talent makes it to the MLB they have modified their approach. That said, lets see if Marcum can stay healthy. If he fails I will give the Twins a little more credit (would still have advocated signing him was the right decision).

The attempts to ratify this situation is an obvious result of the negativity piling up about FO decisions. I don't hate on the Twins because I like it, neither does anyone else IMO. I hate on the Twins because they deserve it. They conduct their business with arrogance and they now have been one of the worst teams in the MLB for 2 years because of it. I use 'arrogance' because they have always been shrewd and now have a new ballpark on taxpayer money and continue to make decisions based on a philosophy they call "Twins Way." Doesn't get much more arrogant than that IMO. Marcum is a clear example of this. I don't care if the Twins felt he doesn't fit their mold or whatever their position on him. Fact is that he signed a cheap contract and the Twins (not the other 28 teams that passed on him) should be asking themselves why they let this one slip. Shoot, they sign him and he is successful they might have an average rotation. Or he gets injured and you tell your fans "see, we are trying to everything possible and it just hasn't been working out." Either way, its money well spent on a guy with talent. Thats it. Some of us just want the Twins to bring in guys that actually have a chance to help the team, not just be ****ing waste of a roster spot like most everyone they sign. We're sick of this **** (I'm speaking for everyone else that is sick of this ****, regardless if it has anything to do with baseball).

That only depends on if he can really get some sink on that thing.

Looks about right Seth. You had some Grammatical errors in there, but no biggie.

Insanity. The only word I can use to describe this FO.