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  1.    TNtwins85 reacted to a post in a topic: Vahn Lackey Gaining Momentum For Twins With Third Overall Pick
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  9. TNtwins85
    I don’t believe it’s for lack of trying. I’ve always believed he’s just that bad at defense.his routes and jumps are atrocious. I don’t care about the arm. He can throw it 200mph from right field but if he can’t judge a ball in the gap or an in between dropper then the arm will never make up for that. Begs the question why he was never tried at 1B. The arm? Morneau had a terrific arm at first base and certainly wasn’t wasted. How many runs could have been saved the last 3 years just having a average defender out there?
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  21. TNtwins85
    Then what is your definition of “talent”?
  22. TNtwins85
    If Chicago takes Cholowsky and Tampa takes Vahn then the Twins absolutely have to take Emerson or Flora. If they try to play the money game to get better picks later then they’ve squandered the 3rd pick. Those are the only 2 options at 3 if that’s how it plays out. BPA. Royce Lewis was not the best player available. Remember these names! Royce Lewis, Landon Leach, Blayne Enlow, Charlie Barnes.
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    I’m not sure Flora or Flukey are on Skenes’ level. Should they take one of them? I for one would love to see how the Twins pitching system molds an electric, potential top of the rotation college arm as opposed to the the Joe Ryan’s, Bailey obers and David Festa later round pick guys. They’re great but by the time they come up they’re always 24,25,26 just because of the refinement needed. A guy who just needs a few tweaks and a little refinement with some professional innings! I think they can mold a skenes out of one of those guys. Do they take the risk? Doubt it. Would it be fun to see one of those guys dominating come next summer? Absolutely!
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    Kyler Fedko couldn’t be any worse then James outman. Probably would love to sit at the end of a major league bench and provide what you stated? If the bar is a guy who can hit .125 and play shaky CF and ok LF and RF and getting a few pinch running appearances I think you try Fedko out for a few weeks. Can’t be any or much worse and he’s a righty.
  26. TNtwins85
    Exactly! Might have some rough patches but has shown he can adjust. If things go reasonably well maybe we see him in august or September? Unless all the Twins pitchers arms keep falling off. Then maybe sooner.
  27. TNtwins85
    A potential #4,5 starter for 100 abysmal AB’s of Willi Castro? Not to mention Armstrong in the mix as well potentially. I think that’s a pretty good outcome. If you don’t see it then we’re looking at 2 completely different things my friend.
  28. TNtwins85
    I like Lombard but not at 3. I know prospects are prospects but at number 3 you need a guy who is rock solid. Lombard seems too much like a Royce Lewis. I wasn’t in when he was a HS prospect either. Guys with questions about their hit tool are not guys you take top 3. Or number one in Lewis’ case. If you’re the Twins you’re hoping Cholowsky or Emerson drops to you at 3 and you’re perfectly content taking Lackey or Flora at 3. Anybody else is simply out of the question really. The hit tool is your bedrock that you start from and hope for power and all the other things. Lewis is exhibit one of why you don’t do it the other way.
  29. TNtwins85
    In the past he’s looked good at third and I believe he could be great at second given a bigger runway than he’s had in the past. Not sure he has the arm for third but it’s for sure average for third. If he can be a 270/320/430 guy with 20 bombs and solid defense at either second or third that’s an Ian Kinsler style player. Definitely someone you keep around as a complimentary player on a good team. Just need a few guys who he compliments.
  30. TNtwins85
    You didn’t know? This team will be competitive! Pohlads words not mine. They are competitive for the most part until the starter is pulled. Then it’s a wild roller coaster ride. Very competitive until it ultimately isn’t.
  31. TNtwins85
    Looks like he is out for the year but would love to get him if Joe Ryan is what it takes. As Far as Royce Lewis… get what you can and move on. Let it be a lesson to just take the best available regardless of position. Which would have been Hunter Greene or Mackenzie Gore. Other than a couple good stretches he has never been an elite hitter and was never destined to be a shortstop. Greene and Gore haven’t been world beaters either but they were considered better at the time. Lewis as a prospect never showed anything but average anything.
  32. TNtwins85
    I would agree. My term “soft compete” means just that. A calculated move? Yes. Absolutely raises the floor, bridges a gap to Tait and a few other catchers in the minors and opens a door to a Jeffers trade either this offseason if the right deal comes along but more likely at the deadline because the “soft compete” failed for the fact it was a half measure.
  33. TNtwins85
    This season will determine if he’s on the fast track or the slow 1 level a year track. Definitely an exciting prospect. If he puts it together and really progresses he’s knocking on the 2027 door. Let’s watch and hope!
  34. TNtwins85
    They simply bridged a gap and raised the floor while opening a path to potentially trade Jeffers if the right deal comes along. They gave themselves options. It’s pretty obvious and simple really whether one likes it or not. It does point the arrow towards a soft “compete” aiming at a deadline sell off more than a strong “compete” this season. Sad but true I believe.
  35. TNtwins85
    Jackson was the floor they set. Caratini lingered and when they saw his market they jumped when they saw value. Now you’re set at catcher for 2 years bridging the gap to Tait. It makes perfect sense. He’s not Realmuto but he’s the next tier and you need a competent catcher.
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