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  1. Willihammer
    Cade Smith: http://www.ncsasports.org/baseball-recruiting/british-columbia/abbotsford/mennonite-educational-institute/cade-smith2 Some video there from 2015. Halfway in he pitches.
  2. Willihammer
    Great draft coverage mlb
  3. Willihammer
    Is the MLB.com draft feed working for people?
  4. Willihammer
    Burns is out, according to this: http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/06/auburn_signees_tanner_burns_st.html Beck miiiight be an option but as a sophomore you'd have to think he'll want to try and raise his stock next year. Would love to get Mitchell but doubtful we have the $$. Just glancing over MLB.com's remaining talent list, I'd be looking for a guy like Steve Williams who is an Auburn commit that scouts aren't sure will stick at catcher. Maybe one of the 19 year old toolsy inf/of types, or someone like Van Eyk whose spring performance raised arm health concerns. Tough to see them making more of a splash today because of the Enlow pick.
  5. Willihammer
    Yeah we got a Blayne, a Ryley, and a Bryan. Should be giving Seth spell-check fits for many years!
  6. Willihammer
    Sammons- College senior, lefthanded, should be cheap. Would like to see them start turning to high schoolers in the next few rounds. Still a lot of draft to go.
  7. Willihammer
    I tend to side with Mike but could see selling too. Heard this market described as a "hated rally." The real question to me is what do you mean you're not working? TD just had 100,000 page views and didn't even crash! That calls for a raise I'd say.
  8. Willihammer
    Widell another JUCO player. 89-90, might be a tick of velo left to project, he just turned 20. Sounds like he has some upside.
  9. Willihammer
    Have you been listening to all the college "redrafts" being taken? There is a ton of talent that goes unsigned. Something like one out of 8 players here on out. Every round the Twins go into carrying savings puts them at an advantage.
  10. Willihammer
    Yeah would have preferred a little more ceiling there but who knows. Should be signable, maybe save a few $$ also.
  11. Willihammer
    Seems like a good pick. With all night to shop around, you would hope they got a good price too.
  12. Willihammer
    http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2017/06/lsu_signee_blayne_enlow_drafte.html
  13. Willihammer
    Sickels writeup on Enlow: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/5/22/15660214/2017-mlb-draft-blayne-enlow-rhp-st-amant-louisiana
  14. Willihammer
    Seems likely their board was 1-2 Lewis and McKay, with the scouts preferring Lewis and analytics preferring McKay. I think their price point with McKay was probably lower because of the pitching risk. Buxton seems like a good comp for Lewis as he's a toolsy centerfielder with 70/80 speed. Both guys had underwhelming high school stats; with the bats "projected" to develop. But there are two advantages to taking Lewis IMO. One is he is nearly a half-year younger than Buxton was when he was drafted. Research suggests this extreme youth at draft time among HS bats is a fairly large market inefficiency. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15295 Secondly, by passing on McKay the Twins undercut the possibility that the Rays, with the third biggest bonus pool, would reach for Bubba Thompson as BA believed they'd do. That would have given the Rays significant savings going into day 2. Instead, the Twins go into day two with a significant advantage in spending power.
  15. Willihammer
    Rooker has Goldschmidt upside. Maybe not Goldy but Goldy light. Speed-power guy, with emphasis on power. The only question will be contact. But there were multiple exit velo readings in the 108 mph+ range. He OPS'ed north of 1.300. He's a good bet to win the Golden Spikes which, you all should look up the names of recent winners.
  16. Willihammer
    Um, the Brewers took him at #34.
  17. Willihammer
    The MLB board isn't the be all end all. After the first 20-25 picks it becomes a pretty rough prospect guide. Have you been watching all these players taken today, and seen how many of them were previously drafted? There is a ton of talent that goes unsigned every year. If the Twins sign everyone they draft that is a huge win. High schoolers in the mid-late rounds can be very touch to sign so having the spending power will be big. I like Carlson too but taking him would be putting first round eggs in one pitching basket which is a huge risk. Instead, with the savings they can spread the risk around a dozen or more arms if they want to. High beta guys. There's going to be plenty of ceiling there too. But there's no ceiling if they don't sign.
  18. Willihammer
    Carlson goes to the M's at 55!
  19. Willihammer
    I think in retrospect the "boom" meant Rooker's bat. Which produced a 1.318 OPS in the SEC. He's a good bet to win the Golden Spikes award.
  20. Willihammer
    Carlson would have been nice but it would have cost pretty much all their savings from the Lewis pick. Canning's got health issues. Dunno about Enlon. I mean they didn't take the 500th ranked prospect, they took the 101st. And obviously its not going to be the same board anyways. They have the spending power going into day two to do some things. I think they're going for and getting good value to stay flexible and sign everyone they draft, which should be priority one IMO.
  21. Willihammer
    Yeah I think that's likely.
  22. Willihammer
    This is good. I'm pretty happy. Didn't get my guy Adell but should have plenty of $$$ to sign all teh high school arms. Load up!
  23. Willihammer
    Well, didn't see that coming. Leach is youuuung. Won't turn 18 for another month.
  24. Willihammer
    Danner at 37?
  25. Willihammer
    I doubt he'd tweet it if he didn't know. The difference in slot is only $100k so probably not.
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