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  1. Willihammer
    Don't think I saw this posted anywhere else. Interview with Falvey about the #1 pick by John Shipley at the Pioneer Press: http://www.twincities.com/2017/05/19/mlb-draft-questions-with-twins-president-of-baseball-operations-derek-falvey/
  2. Willihammer
    Wright was 87-90 in high school according to MLB.com. Personally I'm less concerned about where Greene's velocity will be in 4-5 years and more concerned about his arm holding up. He threw all of 28 innings this season. That's not much of a test if you ask me. Wright is up to 89.2 and counting. We know the best predictor of future health is past health. By the same token it seems likely that someone who get through a full college season healthy would be more of a guarantee health-wise than someone who doesn't even finish a high school season. But I dont' know that there's any research to support / disprove that theory.
  3. Willihammer
    Thursday/Friday night notables: LSU vs Miss. St Rooker: 4-9, 1 2B, 1BB, 2K Lange: 7.0, 6, 1, 5, 11. 6/4 FO/GO FL St vs Louisville McKay: 1-4, 1 2B, 2K Ellis: 0-3, 1BB, 1SB Tyler Holton (Sophomore) threw 8.0, 5, 1, 3, 11. 3/7 FO/GO AL vs Vandy: Kendall: 6-9, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 K Wright: 7.1, 5, 1, 1, 11. 6/3 FO/GO OR vs USC: David Peterson: 7.0, 5, 2, 1, 9. 2/9 FO/GO Utah vs UCLA: Canning: 9.0, 6, 3, 2, 10. 9/7 FO/GO VA vs GA Tech: Haseley: 5-9, 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 1 SB Smith: 2-8, 1 HR, 3 BB Duke vs UNC: Bukauskas: 7.0, 4, 2, 4, 8 KY vs FL: Faedo: 5.1, 13, 7, 1, 5. 2/7 FO/GO White: 3-10, 4 K MSU vs IL St: Burger: 3-8, 1 BB, 1 K UC Irvine vs UC Riverside: Hiura: 2-5, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 SB
  4. Willihammer
    This point deserves more emphasis. Mauer has saved the infield a lot of errors. His athleticism is really helping over there. Not to mention catches like this which Vargas would have no shot at. So unless we have a day game after night game situation with Adrianza and Escobar on the left side, and a lefty on the mound, Mauer should be getting the majority of the PT there. The pitching needs him. At DH, Grossman is still the best option. The dude has more walks than strikeouts. How rare is that anymore? His plate discipline is Votto-esque. Him getting on base in front of Sano has been a huge multiplier for this offense. And he's slugging decently well (14 HRs over his last 500 PAs.) He's a way better baserunner in comparison too.
  5. Willihammer
    Coincidence????
  6. Willihammer
    2 outs RISP!
  7. Willihammer
    Grossman!!!
  8. Willihammer
    Cheslor freaking Cuthbert
  9. Willihammer
    Voyager ftw
  10. Willihammer
    That's a hell of a pitch but I maintain the one to Arenado in the fourth was even nastier. Knee. Buckling. @ 13 second mark http://m.mlb.com/video/v1403400183/colmin-berrios-strikes-out-11-over-7-23-innings/?query=berrios
  11. Willihammer
    Berrios! http://www.pitcherlist.com/jose-berrios-curveball-the-nastiest-pitching-gifs-from-thursdays-games/
  12. Willihammer
    Keston Hiura writeup too: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/5/17/15508794/2017-mlb-draft-profile-keston-hiura-of-dh-university-of-california-irvine Gotta think Hiura's gonna be a cheap sign owing to the elbow. The bat sure looks legit.
  13. Willihammer
    Sickels writeup on 19 y/o Carlsbad HS lefty Trevor Rogers: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/5/18/15639202/trevor-rogers-lhp-carlsbad-new-mexico-scouting-report
  14. Willihammer
    Good to hear. Any word as to whether that coincided with decreased cutter usage?
  15. Willihammer
    To me there are two big questions at this point- is McKay's velo down again? And, how will Wright do in his 2-3 starts before the draft. If he continues to dominate and McKay doesn't recover his 90-94 then I think Wright's probably a consensus pick at that point. But if Wright peters out I'd be fine with that scenario as it opens the door for slot money shenanigans. The class looks fairly deep to me and there are 5-6 guys I'd love to have in the #4-22 range.
  16. Willihammer
    Full list of the Dick Howser finalists here: http://www.texassports.com/news/2017/5/18/baseballs-cooper-named-2017-dick-howser-trophy-semifinalist.aspx
  17. Willihammer
    Louisville and FL St. opened a 3 game series last night. McKay went 5.0 IP, allowed 5 hits, 5ER, 4 walks, 6 K's. 8/1 FO/GO. 111 pitches. Has anyone reported on the twitter what his velo was last night? McKay also went 1-4 with a double and a walk. Drew Ellis homered in 5 AB's to go with a strikeout. Yesterday Ellis and Mckay were named among 25 finalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, awarded to the top collegiate baseball player. LSU and Miss. State opened a 3 game series. Alex Lange threw 7.0 IP, 6 hits, 1ER, 5 walks, 11 K's for the win. Rooker had 2 singles in 4 AB's, 1 walk, 1 K.
  18. Willihammer
    I'm half expecting that curveball to Arenado in the 4th show up on the "best pitching gifs of the week" site. Sick!
  19. Willihammer
    Maybe my favorite:
  20. Willihammer
    ITT: Nobody who has ever said anything regretful in the heat of anger.
  21. Willihammer
    Sickels: "McKay is a bit safer and has no shortage of upside himself." From the viewpoint of stats and trends, you might argue McKay has the higher ceiling than Wright. Look at the YoY trends: Wright K% BB% IP/GS 2016 26.4% 7.9% 5.83 2017 27.4% 7.7% 6.33 McKay K% BB% IP/GS 2016 27.5% 9.0% 6.45 2017 35.9% 7.4% 6.67 You have to weigh the recent stuff more heavily of course, but assuming this velo thing is a one off blip, related to increased cutter usage possibly, then McKay has to be your "projection" pick I think. But these last few weeks could change things.
  22. Willihammer
    Any emerging markets investors? EWZ (Brazil) is having a 13% off sale. Evidently their president is being accused of paying hush money to a witness in a corruption investigation.
  23. Willihammer
    Its something to monitor though. Velo loss is usually a bad sign. That said, the cutter development adds a wrinkle (no pun intended). There's a school of thought that pitchers who get used to coming off the side of the ball (as throwing a cutter) will lose velo on their four seemer because they have gotten out of the habbit of staying behind the ball. Dan Duquette forbids cutters for this reason. I'll be curious to see if his cutter usage changes the rest of the year. Someone maybe could counsel him against it.
  24. Willihammer
    Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for. It should give us confidence in the 88-90 mph velo FB readings then. Something to keep an eye on for sure.
  25. Willihammer
    Sickels has him 90-94. Nobody has suggested anything higher than that. Whichever range you want to believe, the 88-90 in his last outing would be on the low side, which is why I'm asking for links to reports about his cutter being mid-80s. I haven't come across those reports, and they haven't been linked to in the main draft thread (or here). If we can't get confirmation on his cutter velo then this concern about 88-90 in his last outing could be much ado about nothing. That's what I'm trying to figure out.
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