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  1. drjim
    BA Top 500: http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft-preview/
  2. drjim
    Callis is way high on Gore, his personal #1. I like mlbpipeline, but they are a little more conservative. I would be surprised if anyone else had McKay over Wright at this point, unless they really like his bat.
  3. drjim
    Good stuff as always. Javier is going to be a monster. I wonder if they'll shorten his stance a little.
  4. drjim
    Brewers are generally considered a top 5 system. And their #8 pitcher is not better than the Twins third best. The Twins are certainly light in pitching prospects, but this greatly overstates what is happening in other systems.
  5. drjim
    Don't get cute. Pay Wright his money.
  6. drjim
    He had two really good outings prior to this. I wonder if pushing him for the extra inning against Houston had some residual effect.
  7. drjim
    Likely a 4th of, but on pace to get some run in the bigs, could turn into more. Not very much trade value at the moment, maybe gets you a solid reliever with 1.5 years of control or a decent corner bat rental.
  8. drjim
    Wright, 7 ip, 7 h, 3 r, 1 bb, 9 k. Seems like he was 94-96, also with a 2 seamer, curve, change. Still the man imo.
  9. drjim
    Have you noticed the height of the walls?
  10. drjim
    If you go from park to 5mph, no need to pump the brakes too hard.
  11. drjim
    The Rangers would be ecstatic.
  12. drjim
    The Angels without Trout are bad, but if Gibson can be a functioning backend starter that really helps this team going forward. Gives them a legitimate shot every night against most teams.
  13. drjim
    Back to winning and still have third best record in the AL.
  14. drjim
    Sure, but the Twins don't have a prospect on the level of any of those mentioned in the Cards system, other than Romero. I endorse the theoretical idea, just haven't seen actual pitchers in the system to execute the strategy with.
  15. drjim
    This isn't close to true.
  16. drjim
    I think the lesson is pitchers get hurt, might as well maximize their effectiveness in the majors.
  17. drjim
    Lots of talk about Twins and injuries, but important to have some context. Here is a quick and dirty look at DL trips for all teams, Twins are actually one of the best at avoiding injuries. (Of course this doesn't account for minor league relievers). https://www.rosterresource.com/mlb-disabled-list-tracker/
  18. drjim
    True, but the bigger issue is that very few aces even reach free agency. If they can hit on another 2-3 type that would be a great get. I don't think they are going to trade Santana now for a future ace (though they'd probably get a decent package), which was what prompted my thought that keeping him and letting him walk at the end of the contract (assuming the Twins are competing), and then replacing him with another free agent isn't the worst outcome.
  19. drjim
    They did spend on Santana, to reference the relevant example.
  20. drjim
    It does, but there will be other free agents.
  21. drjim
    I think Sickels is high on Diaz, so he'll probably stay on the tier I mentioned, and it is likely Mejia will graduate. I don't think he dings hitters (rightfully) as much for tommy john, and he is still young enough. It's only a couple of spots, but I am surprised that Javier is as low as he is, he strikes me as the most likely to sneak into top 100 lists.
  22. drjim
    Sure, but it might not be until 2019.
  23. drjim
    If the team can hang around, they should have a chance to add a DH bat, acceptable reliever and a backend starter for nothing they will regret in the future. I would still strongly consider moving Romero to the pen, perhaps as early as July, and if Gonsalves stays healthy he could make the mlb rotation by August, and have enough innings to finish the season strong. They have a couple of pieces that could provide a boost, even without a trade. And though it won't be 3 rookies at once, I do think they'll start rotating a few of the reliever through over the next several weeks, maybe 1 or 2 of them will pop. Not impossible to think Pressly might figure it out, or Hughes or Chargois can provide something back from injury. Not all of this is going to work, probably not even most of it, but it is enough to think there's no need to radically change course at the moment. Worth it to see how it plays out.
  24. drjim
    Good point. Just don't see a clear replacement. I would be a little hesitant to put three guys with no experience in the same pen, but if it is low leverage garbage innings, perhaps it doesn't make a difference.
  25. drjim
    Whether or not I'm deluding myself, which I might be, the bigger point would be there isn't anyone in the minors right now that clearly should be up right now. Maybe Melotakis and Hildenberger if you really squint, but a handful of weeksore in the minors isn't going to make or break it. Might as well try to win. I would agree Cleveland is the best team in the Central, but it's not like they're without problems, and there isn't a clear second wildcard either (assuming Houston, Yanks, Boston are looking good). Things could easily change over this stretch before the break, I accept that, but let's allow it to actually happen.
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