Seth Stohs

Great article here from LaVelle: http://www.startribune.com/day-2-of-the-draft-is-here-let-s-not-behave-like-we-did-during-day-1/428216423/

Either way... if Rooker gets to MLB when he's 25, the Twins will have him for his ages 25-31. That's a good thing, if he's that good, right?

Brian Dozier... who was drafted after four years of college, in the 8th round... was called up less than two years after he was drafted... Rooker is a four year college guy who put up whacky numbers... I'd say there's a good chance he'll move up quickly... But he'll obviously have to hit his way up.

My thoughts... 3rd round, I'd probably want Jacob Weatherly, and then take a catcher in the 4th round. There was a bit of a catcher run at the end of Day 1, so it's possible that they could go with whoever they think is the top catcher with 76 and then hope for a high-end HS pitcher at 106.

Falvey says he was #1 on their board...

Derek Falvey is about to join Mackey and Judd on 1500ESPN. http://player.listenlive.co/47461

Some site predicts the Twins will take HS OF Tristan Lulz with the first pick of the 3rd round... https://twitter.com/jwgravley/status/874624679046262784

I think we knew this is what was going to happen. Clearly the Twins liked McKay, Wright, Greene and Lewis. When it came down to it, the Twins liked McKay and Lewis and as all teams do the last couple of days, they start talking about dollars. I think McKay wanted to hit, and the Twins wanted to pitch. I definitely think that was a big part of it. I think this is much ado about nothing as the Twins got a great player either way.

They drafted him as an OF.

I'd agree with this... They've had a lot of eyes watch him, and they had two chances to take him, so I would agree with this. And it's not that they weren't impressed as much as they believe the other guys have a bigger future.

Yeah, I just think because Lewis isn't talked about as much as the other three, and because Carlson is the local pitcher that we all dreamed would wind up with the Twins, many are disappointed. I think the Twins made three pretty good picks yesterday, brought in three very talented players. Admittedly, I had never heard of Leach before last night, but that doesn't make it a bad pick.

My guess is they give an extra $100K to $200K to several guys over their last 38 picks.

If the M's don't sign Carlson at that spot, they lose the ability to spend the allocated money at that pick. That's why last year only two players drafted in the first ten rounds didn't sign. Teams don't want their top ten picks to not sign.

I edited that one right away... It's correct now.

Per Doogie, the Twins will save between $900K and $1.3M on Lewis...

Drafted as an outfielder.

Why would BJ Garbe come to mind when talking about Royce Lewis?? I'm good with the Buxton without quite the arm comments, but the Garbe ones just make no sense. Other than just an attempt to be negative... which is fun... I guess.

As news (or rumors) trickled in that the Minnesota Twins would select high school shortstop Royce Lewis with the first overall pick in the 2017 draft, it was met with some surprise. Lewis said, 'I had nothing going in at all in mind. I just know that the draft is crazy, and looking back at years past, it's been hectic and you never know what's going to happen.' However, he wasn't all that surprised. 'For me, I wasn't caught off guard as much, but I am very excited and very appreciative of the opportunity.'While Lewis isn't the household name that Hunter Greene, Brendan McKay and Kyle Wright were to most fans, he has been a huge prospect for quite some time. He has played with Hunter Greene, as he noted, on USA teams 15U and 18U tournaments. In fact, earlier in the day, Lewis called Greene (who went second to the Reds) and Jordan Adell (who went 10th to the Angels) to wish them luck. Lewis is a bright young man. He graduated a couple of weeks ago and acknowledged that he gets 'A's and B's." He's a very confident kid. When asked if he emulated or patterned his game around any players, he named some pretty impressive shortstops. "For sure, I had a couple. Carlos Correa is one. Derek Jeter and Francisco Lindor. If you put those three guys together, I feel like you'd get a mixture of Royce Lewis." He continued, "But I know that I'm a very different player than all those guys, and I expect to play differently and act differently than those guys." I remember sitting at the Cedar Rapids Kernels press conference before their first game as a Twins affiliate in 2013. Byron Buxton was asked about his weaknesses. He sat and thought, and thought. A bit later, Travis Harrison responded, "He does a lot of things really well." Likewise, Royce Lewis does a lot of things well. He's got tremendous speed, and should develop some power as well. Asked about his weaknesses, Lewis said, "As far as weaknesses go, I feel like I don't have any at this point." Honesty. But he did add more to the comment. "It's just about perfecting. Of course, every kid thinks highly of himself." Speed is probably his biggest tool at this point. "Speed can be used for everything. Defensively. Offensively. It helps with range. It helps you get a couple of extra base hits when you hit if off the end of the bat. Speeds been there since Day 1. That's my favorite tool because it's always there and it never leaves you." Asked about his power potential, he said, "That's kind of like a little tidbit. I haven't even grown into my man strength yet. I just turned 18 last week. Being young like this, it's pretty amazing to know that I still have a lot of potential to tap into. He has a lot of heart. His first comments to the media involved his goal being for his team to win. They came up just short in their season-ending tournament, but winning is a big part of his game. "As Draymond Green says, 'Heart wins over anything.' At the end of the day, I feel like I have more heart than many of the kids and players out there." Lewis also talked about his mental approach of the game. "I'm looking at four to five plays ahead. The approach at the plate is changing pitch to pitch. For me, it's maturity. My mom says it a lot, I'm a lot older than most kids." And Lewis is also a leader: "Treating everyone equally. We're all equal, no matter who is better at what sport, or who is the smarter kid in the classroom. As a leader, I try to treat everyone equal. I'm not above or below anyone. We have a lot of fun. For me, I try to lead by example. With all my teammates, we have so much fun together. We compete hard together, and I can't wait to meet my new teammates in Minnesota. Lewis has never been to Minnesota and says, "I hear it's pretty cold, sometimes. We'll see when I get there. I can handle the weather no matter what." Lewis has a commitment to UC-Irvine, a school and coaching staff that was impressive to him. When asked if college was out of the question, he responded by saying, "No, not at all. I mean, I don't know what's going to go on. I'm just going to let Mr. Boras and the guys up in Minnesota handle that. We'll see what happens. I do know that I'm locked in either way. It's a win-win for me, so I'm happy." One Twins employee told me recently (about Lewis), "His makeup is everything a fan base could wish for out of their franchise talent." Royce Lewis is immensely athletic, a trait the Twins have had tremendous success with developing. He's got room to grow, but he also has some of those intangibles that can't be measured. In other words, he's the complete package. Next steps? Get him signed and let him start the long process toward the big leagues. Click here to view the article

SAntana, Hunter and Cuddy (as well as Morneau, Mauer, Nathan, Radke and others signed long-term extensions before free agency so the Twins were able to keep them around a bit longer. Ortiz's $2-3 million arbitration decision was not based on money at that time... Couldn't stay healthy in the Dome.

Gordon would likely stay #1 if the Twins take McKay or Lewis... Could go either way regarding Wright. Greene would be #1.

From Passan (via twitter): "There's a strong sense the Twins are down to two choices with the No. 1 pick tonight: Louisville LHP/1B Brendan McKay and HS SS Royce Lewis." https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/874301769530191872

Remember the deadline for drafted players signing is July 15th. So players could be signing right up until then. They'll likely start signing within a few days. As Cody said, promotions are going to start happening with the All Star breaks and team's first halves. For instance, the Miracle were eliminated from a first-half playoff spot, so Dereck Rodriguez got his promotion right away then (though he told me he still will play in the FSL All Star game, but he won't pitch for the Miracle anymore). There should be several more promotions from CR to FM and FM to CHAT and CHAT to ROCH in the next two weeks. And yes, there will be some guys released from Extended Spring Training before the short-season leagues start.

Interesting that the Twins could go with Wright at 1.1... but he could also fall as low as 6... though everything I've read says that he wouldn't get past the Braves at 5. So close to Carlson here...

Baseball America posted version 4.5 of their mock draft earlier this morning... http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/2017-mlb-mock-draft-4-5/#IiR3k8SDW50VykVB.97 Another vote for Brendan McKay... That's been kind of the direction of the rumors since Friday.