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  1. Thrylos
    Re: Enlow. He is on his way to the Cities for his physical. The announcement of his signing will happen soon afterwards, likely this weekend. It is all agreed upon. Just the timing of the logistics is such that seems delayed...
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    Should be, esp. since plenty of players are having bonus $ associated with selection or not.
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    Yeah, I have no problems with Gordon ahead of Lewis, because Lewis is really an unknown at this point. I have a problem with Gonzalves over Romero. One could probably argue that Romero has the highest ceiling on any player in the organization right now. Gordon had the season we were hoping he would have for 3 seasons now. I just don't see him stick at SS long term and I just hope that the Twins give him an OF mitt an have him play a corner position because there is need there. Kiriloff in the top 5, after surgery is a joke. I'd wait for the short season ball to start and the off-season to conclude before I do my ranking.
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    Gee is better than Heston and Wilk. That's who he will be replacing. Interesting tidbit that I have not seen being mentioned, but it is worthwhile: In Gee's best season in 2013 when he pitched about 200 innings for the Mets, he was teammate with LaTroy Hawkings.
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    Sano for sure and looks like he will be the only one. Santana is the 24th best SP in fWAR in AL By position rankings in the AL based on fWAR: C - Castro 10th 1B - Mauer 10th 2B - Dozier 8th 3B - Sano 2nd SS - Polanco 12th OF - Kepler 23rd DH - Grossman 6th As far as relievers go, WAR is not a good measuring stick, but Kintzler is 10th in Win Probability Added (a much better measuring stick for RP) So other than Sano, no Twins' player or pitcher deserves it, based on objective measures.
  6. Thrylos
    Three facts make me think that his lease will be long: a. Grossman is a much worse defensive outfielder b. Rosario has better OPS (.771 vs .749 and .594) and OPS+ (103 vs. 99 and 59) than the other 2 outfielders, Kepler and Buxton. c. While there might be some helium for a CF replacement in AAA (Granite), there is no better corner OF than Rosario in the organization. And the cherry on top: Rosario is hot hitting .316/.379/.595 the last month and .351/.415/.703 the last two weeks. Makes zero sense to get rid of one of the Twins' hottest bats. And career stats (like that Gleeman tidbit) do not matter for someone who has not yet reached their prime. What Rosario is doing the past month matters way way more now and in the future than what he did 2 seasons ago with the Twins as a 23 year old.
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    Cannot agree more with those. Couple things: a. Just by looking at rosters, the Red Wings have only 2 active OFs and the Rock Cats Lookouts only 3. Pretty sure that this will not continue and more OFs will get there. b. There is room (and need) to get rid of older under performing players, starting with Tray Vavra who will be 26 this September and has a .432 OPS at A+. Yohan Pino, Paul Clemens, Matt Tracy, David Fischer, Jonny Drozd also fall in this category. 26 and 27 year olds have no business in high A. You either promote them if they are good, or say goodbye. They are in their primes and if they cannot deal with high A competition at this age, the spots better left for others to develop. c. The lack of catching depth in the organization is simply scary, esp at the higher levels. I suspect that they might move some catchers up just because of need as well. Similar to the OF situation, but worse, because it is more specialized position
  8. Thrylos
    One can throw 95 mph fastballs, and has an out pitch. Guess who?
  9. Thrylos
    And Santana, half an elbow ligament and/or another PED conviction away from ending his career at 34 years old is not a risk?
  10. Thrylos
    Here is the logic: you can be a seller and improve the team for both this season and the future. Example trade: Ervin Santana to the Yankees for Jordan Montgomery & Tyler Webb. The Yankees get veteran leadership and the Twins get a starter who can be as good as Santana and a lefty piece for their pen who will likely be their best lefty for a while. In other works, let them be buyers, but buyers of young, controllable, MLB-ready talent, giving as a return older veterans who will regress (Santana, Dozier, Santiago, Perkins, etc; of course given interest; on the other hand getting rid of dead weight for someone like a heartbeat is also a positive) supplemented with questionable prospects (eg. Kohl Stewart). I am not talking about getting A-level prospects in return...
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    Check his BB rates out.
  12. Thrylos
    The Cleveland and Houston series should put an end to the 2017 mirage. If you cannot keep up with and beat good teams at home, you are not going to go far in a post-season, even if you are lucky enough to make it there. So the Twins should be sellers, try to get a few prospects that will help them next year and beyond and try to close holes with more trades or free agency (Michael Pineda might look pretty good in Twins' pinstripes) during the off-season. This way, they can evaluate some of the kids as well...
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    If you can get video of throws to 1B, it would be awesome! His 2 possible shortcomings at SS, I heard, were a. his footwork and b. his arm.
  14. Thrylos
    Playing time. Wander Javier is on the E-town roster. I just cannot see those in the same team, unless Lewis moves to CF
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    If they cannot beat competitive teams at home, they need to sell, not buy...
  16. Thrylos
    There is serious talk between the Astros and the A's about Gray. Gray projects as Houston's 4th best pitcher. That's his position in a competitive team. So 1-2 punch of Berrios and Gray, better be a 2-3 or a 3-4 punch, if the Twins want to compete. At this point after giving up the opportunity to go 6 games ahead in the division, the Twins better be sellers. Not that Gray cannot be part of the future, but a. not in the top of the rotation and b. not unless the A's will be ok with either veterans and/or supplemented by fringe prospects like Kohl Stewart and Zach Granite.
  17. Thrylos
    Darn I was confused and thought that for some reason the Miracle was playing the Charlotte Knights (AAA WSux affiliate), until I saw the Stones Crab mention. Port Charlotte, not Charlotte
  18. Thrylos
    No. Rooker was day 1 as well. The day 2 story was High Schooler Blayne Enlow who was projected to go as high as late 1st round
  19. Thrylos
    What "new FO"? Levine?
  20. Thrylos
    At least Chapman's gone... There is no reason that Bard and Curtiss are in AA, other than to get the Lookouts at the post-season. I hope they both get promoted after the MiLB ASB
  21. Thrylos
    Palacios (and some of the other guys mentioned here) will likely move to Fort Myers as soon as the short season leagues begin. Both Javier (who is on the E-town roster, btw) and Lewis cannot be in the same team in E-town, and, unless Lewis moves to CF, I expect one of them in CR. I just cannot see either at the GCL at this point, even though that's where they had Buxton start.
  22. Thrylos
    Even the "old" FO had 1st round College picks like Jay, Michael, and Wimmers start their pro careers with the Miracle. I doubt that Rooker will be an exception here. Michael is the only College position player chosen (30th overall pick; Rooker was 35th) and he is the only real comparable about starting level, but that was ages ago Will be really surprised if he went to CR, or god-forbid, to E-town
  23. Thrylos
    I saw Busenitz pitch about a month ago against the IronPigs in a game that the Red Wings lost 0-9 and he was really good. 93-96 mph fastball and he was pounded the strike zone. His secondary stuff is a change up and a curve ball that both sit at 82-84 and they are out pitches. The change has so much movement that really looks like a cutter at some point. I think that he can help the Twins this season, but they need to subtract someone. Belisle and Breslow are the likely candidates for that, but I think that the Twins are giving them a very long leash... On the depth chart, I see him behind Turley and Chargois (when he is ready), so that's that too...
  24. Thrylos
    He should start in Miracle
  25. Thrylos
    One thing that I have to say: Hearing both Lewis and McKay speak to the press, I like Lewis's demeanor and attitude, and got to say that I am glad that the Twins did not get McKay. Flatline affect.
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