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  1. TwinsDr2021
    Just a reminder the top prospects in 2013 were Sano, Hicks, Arcia, Buxton, Gibson, Meyer, Rosario, Kepler, and May, with Polanco, Tonkin, Goodrum, Chargois in the top 20 with guys like Duffey, Jorge, Pinto, Pressly, Rogers, Santana, Thielbar, and Vargas in the wings. (that isn't to shabby)
  2. TwinsDr2021
    Not meant just for you, but those that think they will miss the playoffs should be screaming to fire this FO. I mean not winning your division when you are the only team trying is gross and horrible.
  3. TwinsDr2021
    Bad plans generally go bad. Even if you think it was a good plan, when it started to go bad and wasn't changed it turned into a bad plan.
  4. TwinsDr2021
    So on one hand they have to prove they have outgrown AAA and the other hand they can show they are beyond AAA without actually playing? When in reality the guys that spend little to no time in AAA are pretty young really good baseball players and the guys that spend more time in the minors generally aren't as good and it takes them longer to compete at each level and when they do (if they do get the majors) generally don't spend a great deal of time there. There are exceptions of course but as a general rule, guys like Wallner, Martin, Williams and others like them can have a bit of short success but it usually levels off fairly quickly.
  5. TwinsDr2021
    Which is sad, how do we become part of those meetings?
  6. TwinsDr2021
    I agree with this, bring up Martin and see what he has. Doing what they did with Headrick last year just wasted a 40 man spot all year. They put a 25 year old minor league pitcher on the 40 man and then trusted him for all of 20 innings. Martin is basically in the same boat if they don't bring him up now and get his feet wet and see if he looks the part of a future major league player, instead of not bringing him up, putting him on the 40 and then not trusting him to start the year with the Twins.
  7. TwinsDr2021
    Because every one of his stats are worse than Jake Cave's stats this year in AAA (except stolen bases) and that is in 40 less games. 29 year old players are supposed to dominant the minor leagues. I wouldn't have been against having him come up to replace Castro when he got hurt.
  8. TwinsDr2021
    Well they pissed away 17/18 of his innings in AAA this year, so there is that. (which puts him at 136 for season) After the last two years my plan would have been for 24 or 25 major league starts for the year around 140-150 innings. With the playoffs looking like more of a for sure thing, I would probably give him extra rests between a few starts so he is closer to 23 to 24 starts plus the playoffs. I don't see why a 28 year old pitcher shouldn't be able to pitch 180 innings a year. Because the Twins messed up I think they think it is better to limit innings by keeping the starts short then messing up the days of rest routine.
  9. TwinsDr2021
    The idea that prospect can't be called up until he has outgrown AAA is silly. Mauer had 21 at bats as a 21 year old, Arraez 73 as a 22 year old (Kepler and Rosario are similar as well) and many other players have done the same. You might be better off saying if a minor league player is on the older side and needs to proven they have outgrown AAA, they probably aren't going to be a starting player in the majors.
  10. TwinsDr2021
    I am not saying July was bad, I am just pointing out that him and Gallo are the same player(type of player), low BA, Lower OBP and a SLG that depends on them hitting homers. Wallner hits a few more doubles on average and Gallo walks a bit more on average. Since July 17th Wallner's BA has dropped from .350 to .237 his OBP has dropped from .500 to .341, his SLG has dipped a bit from .550 to .518 (not saying this one is bad) Which goes to my original point they are not cutting Gallo because basically him and Wallner are the same player but Gallo has more defense and money of course. I would take Wallner over Gallo in a heartbeat and believe he should have been given more time last year and more time this year to see if he is a part of the 24 team and beyond. As of now and if his hitting trend continues, I have to say he isn't, if he was a couple of years younger I would say give him a chance but he turns 26 this off season. (IMO there are probably a dozen guys in the minors that I think are better players than Gallo, but none were given a chance because he is a Twin)
  11. TwinsDr2021
    💯I have been saying the same thing for a while now (probably not as well as you just did)
  12. TwinsDr2021
    I said before the season I hated the Gallo signing, and have said all season to cut him. I am not trying to defend him. To be fair I haven't been on the Wallner bandwagon. I am also NOT saying Wallner isn't better than Gallo, because IMO he is. But people seem to be claiming he is the answer and the future of the Twins outfield. And the last two months he is exactly the player Gallo is. I would have loved to see Martin up, Keirsey up, but like I said above I don't believe anybody is being cut from the 40 to bring another player up. But lets look at July. 43 AB, .209 AVG, .307 OBP, .512 SLG - 17 K's, 4 homers - 1 Doubles - August 52 AB, .212 AVG, .293 OBP, .500 SLG - 20 K's, 4 homers - 3 Doubles - Wallner
  13. TwinsDr2021
    Here is why Gallo won't be gone ( and he should be) August 36 AB, 194 AVG, .370 OBP, .444 SLG - 20 K's, 3 homers - 0 Doubles - Gallo 52 AB, .212 AVG, .293 OBP, .500 SLG - 20 K's, 4 homers - 3 Doubles - Wallner They are afraid of getting rid of Gallo because he and Wallner are the same except he can play more defense. As for who they can bring up, it has to be guys on the 40 man, who are they going to cut?
  14. TwinsDr2021
    Since the Twins moved to MN, Buxton is in top 15 players all time in WAR with a legit shot at top 5, Top 25-30 if you included the old Senators. Yes gosh forbid a draft pick turn out like that. Or a minor league player after 8 years ends up with a career OPS of .808 and OPS+ of 116.
  15. TwinsDr2021
    So are you saying you prefer the idea of having a AA and AAA team full of older non-prospects and winning, then having a bunch of stud young guys and not winning as much?
  16. TwinsDr2021
    I think this team could defiantly win the international league west division. Can we put hold the breaks on Wallner being a starter for a bit? He has a lower OPS in August than Gallo (And he should be cut)
  17. TwinsDr2021
    The Answer to the question in the title of the article is no. Currently at MLB and other sites none of the top 5 prospects are older than 21. So most of the players mentioned in this article will be too old to be considered top 5 prospects except Jenkins. With that said maybe an Acuna or some other young guy has a crazy good year next year and jumps some levels and gets his name into the conversation, but even then top 5 is pretty unlikely.
  18. TwinsDr2021
    To be honest I am not complaining about not bringing up Prato, Keirsey and Severino, to me they aren't really prospects and more likely than not won't have much of if any a MLB career (I wish them well), I am more saying some people think they are a solution to a Twins need, and my point really is if they were they should have been brought up.
  19. TwinsDr2021
    I think that is kind of the point, because they are slow calling people up (see my post above) they have ended up with a bunch of mid 20 and older prospects that they really don't know much about and because they are not dumb, they know you have to bring in some vets because if those young guys fail, they are kind of f'ed. If they would have brought up Wallner and Julien last year, it would haven't been hard to call up a Keirsey, Prato, Severino or even Williams. but since they spent time this year figuring out Larnach, Miranda, Wallner and Julien those guys haven't yet got a chance, and next year they will be 27, 26, 24 and 27. Next year they will still be feeling Wallner, Julien, Larnach (possibly), Miranda, and to a lesser extent Lewis and Ak, Again doesn't leave much of an opportunity for "real" young prospects, when they are also blocked by old prospects. One could argue the same with the pitching staff. Some people think Varland needs more time in the minors he turns 26 in December. another thing I can't understand why the same people that feel the minor league guys need more time are saying Cavaco is a bust, He just turned 22, he has at least 2 years and in some cases up to 4 to be the same age as all the other prospects?
  20. TwinsDr2021
    I would say he should have been up at the end of last year, same with Wallner and Miranda the year before and others this year, and maybe they wouldn't have had to sign Gallo and could have spent that money on something else. The idea that a 24 year old player learns much of anything by going to the minors for anything but bad play is crazy talk. Julien didn't become a better second baseman in those 20 or so games in AAA.
  21. TwinsDr2021
    Got to say I don't understand the idea of turning positions over to unproven 24 (Severino) and 26 (Prato) old minor league players (ages at the start of next season) if they aren't given some time this year. I also don't see the Twins FO doing it either, I don't think they are going to let an above average league hitter go for nothing. (I am not against picking up the option and trading Polanco, I think mid market teams needs to get value from a player like this) I can see the Twins maybe giving 1 prospect a starting position next year but no more. Who is that? Not sure
  22. TwinsDr2021
    So sick of hearing Twins pitchers could be tired. What would have happened if we needed to be in league leaders of saves? Maybe next year the pitchers should work out with Pablo and not the training staff.
  23. TwinsDr2021
    Am I acting that way, or are you projecting something I didn't say?
  24. TwinsDr2021
    Was commenting on Mike's post about Carroll, and used Neto as another example of somebody that the Twins fans would say needs more time in the minors, and was trying to say he was drafted last year as well. It was a NOT a comment on how Lee should be in the majors now. Yes Miranda and Julien were called up at age 23, one and two months before turning 24. Yes Lewis called up 1 month prior to turning 23, And you are correct on AK. Weren't Celestino and SWR called up because they were on the 40 man? It is my opinion that this FO is either horrible at developing position players or some other reason that players aren't called up sooner. (Miranda, Julien, Wallner, Varland are a few examples of players I felt should have been moved up quicker) Plus more this year.
  25. TwinsDr2021
    It would seem that all the high school kids that got drafted are playing in the rookie league and have played around 10 games.
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