Seth Stohs

It is inexplicable to me how Trevor Hildeberger is still in the Midwest League.

Could have been a scheduled day off. I'm sure some will speculate that it means he's on his way to Milwaukee to join the Twins.

I had the chance to edit this for Jeremy, and I think it's fantastic. He is able to provide a lot of very interesting details on all 40 Twins draft picks. Whether they sign or not, it's interesting to read about them. Jeremy spent a lot of time on the phone the last few weeks talking to people on all sides, and it shows in here!

Today we conclude our series ranking the Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks. (At the bottom of this list, you’ll find the previous articles) The major league draft is one way for teams to add talent to their organization. However, it is not a perfect science. Unlike other sports, the trek to the big leagues can be a long and winding road. With that, let’s look at the Top Ten Minnesota Twins First-Round draft picks:#10 – 1972 – Dick Ruthven – RHP With the eighth overall pick, the Twins selected Ruthven out of Cal. St.-Fullerton. He chose not to sign. He was then selected by the Phillies with the first overall pick in the January draft of 1973. He signed and made his debut that April. In his career, he played for the Phillies, the Braves, the Phillies again and the Cubs. He combined to go 123-127 with a 4.14 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. He won 15 or more games twice in his career and was twice named an all-star. MLB WAR: 18.6. #9 – 1983 – Tim Belcher – RHP Twins fans will have to try their best as they read this to look past the fact that the #1 overall pick of the 1983 draft chose not to sign with the Twins. In the 1984 January draft, the Yankees took him in the first round and signed him. He was traded to the Dodgers and in September of 1987, he made his big league debut. He went on to play 14 years in the big leagues. Besides the Dodgers, he pitched for the Reds, the White Sox, the Tigers, the Mariners, the Royals and the Angels. In other words, he played for everyone in the AL Central except the Twins (and Cleveland). In his career, he went 146-140 with a 4.16 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Nine times he won ten or more games in his career, with three 15-win seasons. MLB WAR: 26.2. #8 – 2002 – Denard Span – OF With the 20th overall pick in the 2002 draft, the Minnesota Twins selected an outfielder from Tampa, Denard Span. He signed with the Twins, though he had a football scholarship offer too. Span was raw and it took him some time to work his way up the system. In 2008, he had a big spring training but the decision was made that Carlos Gomez would be the team’s center fielder. Less than a week later, Span was in the big leagues. As a 24 year old, he hit .294/.387/.432 (.819) and finished sixth in rookie of the year voting. The next season, he hit .311/.392/.415 (.807). The next season, his production fell and in 2011, a concussion cost him most of his season. He returned solid in 2012, but after the season, he was traded to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Alex Meyer. In 2013, he hit .279 and led the league – for the second time in his career – in triples. In 2014, he led the National League with 184 hits and batted .302. He is currently hitting .308 for the Nationals. In his eight-year career, he has hit .287/.352/.395 (.747) with 186 doubles, 55 triples and 37 homers. He has also stolen 149 bases. MLB WAR: 23.7. #7 – 1997 – Michael Cuddyer – SS With the ninth overall pick in the 1997 draft, the Twins drafted a high school shortstop from Virginia named Michael Cuddyer. He debuted with the Twins late in the 2001 season as an outfielder. For the first few years of his big league career, he played all over: third base, second base, first base, left and right field. Almost everywhere but the position he was drafted. In 2006, he was moved to right field and he took off. That season, he hit 41 doubles, 24 homers and drove in 109 runs. In the Twins late-season run to the playoffs in 2009, Cuddyer led the way. He hit .276 with 34 doubles, seven triples, 32 homers and 94 RBI. A lot of that production came late in the season. He made his first All- Star Game appearance in 2011. Following the season, he signed a three-year deal with the Rockies. He was an All -Star in 2013 and won the Silver Slugger. He led the league with a .331 batting average. This past offseason, he signed a two-year deal with the Mets. In his 15-year big league career, he has hit .277/.345/.462 (.807) with 326 doubles, 42 triples, 193 home run. MLB WAR: 16.5. #6 – 1993 – Jason Varitek – C The Twins used the 20th pick in the 1993 draft on Torii Hunter. One pick later, the Twins selected Jason Varitek, a highly-touted catcher from Georgia Tech. As you know, Varitek did not sign and went back to school. A year later, the Red Sox drafted him with the 14th overall pick. He debuted with the team with one at-bat (a hit) in 1997. He stayed up for good in 1998 and was the team’s primary catcher through the 2008 season. He was credited with being one of the team’s big leaders as they won a couple of World Series titles. He was an all-star three times and won one Gold Glove and one Silver Slugger award. In 15 seasons with the Red Sox, he hit .256/.341/.435 (.776) with 306 doubles and 193 home runs. MLB WAR: 24.3. #5 – 2004 – Glen Perkins – LHP Two picks after taking Trevor Plouffe with the 20th overall pick in 2004, the Twins kept it local, selecting Stillwater grad and University of Minnesota alum Glen Perkins. He had been the Big Ten’s Pitcher of the Year that season. He worked very quickly up the Twins minor league system and debuted in September of 2006. He split time between the big leagues and Triple-A in 2007, pitching 19 games out of the bullpen for the Twins. In 2008, he made 26 starts for the Twins and went 12-4 despite a 4.41 ERA. He struggled in 2009 and spent a significant amount of 2010 in the minor leagues. Out of options, Perkins moved to the bullpen full-time and has been one of baseball’s best relievers ever since. Since that time, he has posted a 2.61 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP and struck out 314 batters in 286.2 innings. He has been an all-star the last two years and was on the mound to record the save for the American League team at Target Field in the 2014 game. He is certainly on his way to another All-Star appearance in 2015 as he is 23-23 in save opportunities. MLB WAR: 9.3. #4 – 1984 – Jay Bell – SS With the eighth overall pick in the 1984 draft, the Minnesota Twins went with a prep shortstop from Pensacola, Florida. They signed Jay Bell and he spent that summer in Elizabethton. He played the 1985 season at Visalia before he was traded to Cleveland with three other players in exchange for Bert Blyleven. On September 29, 1986, a 20-year-old Bell made his major league debut, ironically against the Twins. More ironic, his first major league hit was also his first major league home run… hit off of Bert Blyleven (who would likely tell you that he was the winning pitcher in a Twins 6-5 win that day). Bell was a part-timer with Cleveland for a couple of years before being traded to Pittsburgh where his career took off. From 1990 through 1996, he was a leader and stabilizing force for some very strong Pirates teams. He spent 1997 with the Royals before spending five seasons with the Diamondbacks. He ended his career with 72 games in 2003 with the Mets. His best season was 1993. He hit .310/.392/.437 (.830) with 32 doubles, nine triples and nine home runs. He was an all-star and won the Gold Glove and the Silver Slugger. He went to his second and final All-Star Game in 1999 for Arizona. MLB WAR: 36.9. #3 – 1989 – Chuck Knoblauch – SS The Twins used the 25th overall pick in the 1989 draft to select Chuck Knoblauch, a shortstop from Texas A&M. He moved very quickly and was the Twins Opening Day second baseman in 1991. That was a great year for “Knobby” and the Twins. He won the AL Rookie of the Year and was an instigator near the top of the Twins World Series championship lineup. He spent seven seasons with the Twins. He was an all-star four times. He won two Silver Slugger Awards. Despite being an excellent fielder, he won just one Gold Glove because he played in the same league as Roberto Alomar. In his time with the Twins, he hit a combined .304/.391/.416 (.807) with 210 doubles, 51 triples and 43 home runs. He also stole 276 bases. He played great, but the Twins were really bad. He requested a trade and following the 1997 the Twins traded him to the Yankees in exchange for Eric Milton, Cristian Guzman, Brian Buchanan and Danny Mota. In his four years with the Yankees, he developed the inability to throw the ball accurately from second base to first base. He DH'd some and played in the outfield. In those four years, he went to four World Series and the team won three titles. He spent one season with the Royals before his career ended. In his 12 year career, he hit .289/.378/.406 (.783) with 322 doubles, 64 triples and 98 home runs. He also stole 407 bases. His post-career has been filled with turmoil. Despite being one of the greatest Twins players ever, he is not in the Twins Hall of Fame, though he was supposed to be added in 2014. MLB WAR: 44.6. #2 – 1993 – Torii Hunter – OF With the 20th overall pick in the 1993 draft, the Twins drafted Hunter out of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was very athletic and toolsy, but very raw. He debuted with a pinch-running appearance in August of 1997, just after he turned 22. He got into six games in 1998. In 1999, he played 135 games for the Twins and posted a .689 OPS. It has been well documented that he was sent back down to Triple-A in 2000 because of his struggles. It’s also used as an example of not giving up on prospectswhen they struggle because when he came back, he came back strong and has been up ever since. He won his first Gold Glove in 2001. He went on to win seven straight with the Twins. He became famous when he robbed Barry Bonds of a home run during the 2002 All-Star Game. Following the 2007 season, he signed a five-year, $90 million deal with the Angels. He played in two All-Star games and won two more Gold Gloves and his first Silver Slugger. He spent 2013 and 2014 with Detroit. He played in the All-Star Game in 2013 and won a Silver Slugger Award again. In the offseason, Hunter returned to the Twins on a one-year contract. He will turn 40 next month. In parts of 12 seasons with the Twins, he has hit .271/.324/.466 (.790). In his 19 big league seasons, he has hit .279/.334/.463 (.797). MLB WAR: 50.7. #1 – 2001 – Joe Mauer – C The Twins earned the first overall pick in the 2001 draft by being the worst major league team in 2000. They had a difficult decision to make. Would they take the sure-fire, top-of-the-rotation Mark Prior from USC, or the local, prep catcher? The Twins went with Cretin-Derham Hall star Joe Mauer. Mauer gave up a football scholarship to Florida State to sign with the Twins. He moved quickly up the Twins farm system and debuted with the Twins on Opening Day 2004 as a 20-year-old. He hurt his knee in the opening home series and played in just 35 games that season. He hit .294/.372/.411 (.783) in 2005, his first full season. And then he took off. He won his first of three batting titles in 2006 when he hit .347. He won his second in 2008 (.328) and 2009 (.365). He went to his first of six All- Star games in 2006. He won his first of five Silver Slugger Awards in 2006. It was also the first of four times in which he finished in the top eight in MVP voting. 2009 was his greatest year, and frankly, one of the greatest seasons in Twins history. He hit .365/.444/.587 (1.031) with 30 doubles, 28 homers and 96 RBI. Along with future Hall of Famers Mike Piazza and Ivan Rodriguez, Mauer put up offensive numbers from a catcher that had not been seen in a couple of generations. Not only that, but he was also very good behind the plate. He won three Gold Glove awards. And, though advanced stats for catchers may not have been available at the time, he's been proven to be a terrific pitch framer. Concussions forced a move to first base before the 2014 season. His production has dropped precipitously in the last season-and-a-half. However, in his nearly 12 years with the Twins, he has hit .316/.397/.455 (.853, 131 OPS+). He has 323 doubles, 24 triples and 726 RBIs. MLB WAR: 46.4. So there you have it, a ranking of the top Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks since the Rule 4 draft began in 1965. It is an interesting list on its own. It would be interesting to compare the Twins list to the first-round draft picks of the other Major League organizations. My assumption is that it would look pretty similar. Please feel free to discuss. Part 1: 31-53 Part 2: 21-30 Part 3: 11-20 Click here to view the article

Interesting name, I'd think. First thought I had was Zach Granite. I know Jeremy's got an intriguing name/comp for him too.

You'll just have to come back and check...

We may have too, if we would have decided our rankings 2 weeks later than we did.

Johnny Ard?

Two Twins affiliates had players representing the Twins in their league All-Star games. Adam Brett Walker won the Southern League home run derby before the game with 13 home runs. Four Lookouts batters played and three of their pitchers got into the game. The Cedar Rapids Kernels had three pitchers work in the Midwest League All-Star Game. A day after the GCL Twins played their first game of 2015, the Elizabethton Twins made their season debut. They had a couple of big, powerful performances in the game. Continue on to read everything that happened in a busy day in the Minnesota Twins farm system.TRANSACTIONS Following the Midwest League All Star game, Jeff Johnson (The Gazette, Cedar Rapids) announced that the Kernels were to be receiving LHP Brandon Bixler who has been out all year with a hand injury. Also, they will be receiving LHP Luke Westphal from the Miracle. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Pawtucket 5 Box Score The Red Wings managed just four hits and a walk against Pawtucket on Tuesday night and yet still remained in the game. Greg Peavey made his Red Wings debut. He gave up four runs on nine hits in 6.1 innings. He struck out five without allowing a walk. Ryan O’Rourke came on and walked the one batter he faced. Lester Oliveros came on and gave up a hit to the batter he faced. Caleb Thielbar came in and got out the batter he faced. However, with two outs in the seventh and the bases loaded, the rain came. Just over an hour later, the teams returned to action. Cole Johnson came on and got a line out for the third out of that inning. He gave up two hits and a walk over the final 1.1 innings, striking out one. Wilkin Ramirez and Doug Bernier each hit his sixth double of the season. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Southern League All Star Game Box Score The Chattanooga Lookouts were well-represented on the Southern League North Division team, which toppled the South Division All Stars by a score of 9-0. Before the game, Adam Brett Walker won the Home Run Derby, launching 13 home runs. Here is how the Twins/Lookouts players did in the game: Jose Berrios struck out two in a scoreless second inning. He gave up one hit. He was credited with the win.DJ Baxendale pitched a perfect sixth inning.Zack Jones got the final two outs of the game, one on a strikeout.Miguel Sano batted fourth and played third base. He went 2-5 with a double.Adam Brett Walker batted fifth and played left field. He went 1-5.Max Kepler batted sixth and played in right field for the first half of the game. He went 0-2 with a walk.Jorge Polanco entered the game late as a shortstop. He went 2-2.MIRACLE MATTERSFt. Myers 2, Palm Beach 0 Box Score The Miracle managed just seven hits and two runs in this game, but on this day, it was enough thanks to a strong start from Kohl Stewart and nice work by the bullpen. Ryan Walker went 2-4 with his second double and one of the two RBIs. Engelb Vielma, a day after getting three hits on his 21st birthday, went 2-3 with his fourth double and the other RBI. Kohl Stewart improved to 3-4 and a 3.62 ERA with six shutout innings. He gave up five hits, walked three and struck out five. Corey Williams came on and got four outs, giving up just one hit. DJ Johnson came on and got the final five outs for his first save of the season for the Miracle. He struck out two. KERNELS NUGGETS Midwest League All-Star Game Box Score The West Division lost 5-0 to the East Division in the Midwest League All-Star Game. Three Twins/Kernels pitchers got into the game. Felix Jorge – pitched a perfect third inning, with one strikeout.Jared Wilson - recorded the first two outs of the 8th inning. One on a strikeout.Trevor Hildenberger – got the final out of the 8th inning on a strikeout.Cameron Booser – Got the first out of the 9th inning, but he left with the bases loaded. The next pitcher allowed all three runs to score, credited to Booser.Trey Vavra was also named to the team, but he was unable to play.E-TWINS E-NOTESElizabethton 9, Bluefield 5 Box Score Elizabethton opened its season on Tuesday night against the Bluefield Blue Jays. They opened with their first win of the season. Austin Diemer was drafted late in the 2014 draft. He starred in this game, going 3-5 with two home runs and four RBI. Tyler Kuresa went 1-2 with three walks; the one hit was a home run, his first since the first week of the Cedar Rapids season. Rainis Silva went 2-4 with a walk. LaMonte Wade was 2-4 with a walk, a triple and two RBIs. Sean Miller hit a triple in his pro debut. Dereck Rodriguez was given the start for the E-Twins. The right-hander went 5.1 innings and gave up just two runs despite ten hits. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out four. C.K. Irby went the next 1.2 innings. He gave up three unearned runs on three hits. He walked one and struck out two. Jose Abreu walked one and struck out one in two scoreless innings. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 5, GCL Orioles 1 Box Score In their second game of the season, the GCL Twins picked up a win and a lot of pitchers made their first appearances of the season. Randy Rosario, who had Tommy John surgery last April, started and gave up two hits over three shutout innings. He walked none and struck out five. Callan Pearce came on. He gave up four runs on no hits. Of course, he walked four batters. Hector Lujan walked one and struck out one in his pro debut. Williams Ramirez struck out four over two scoreless innings. Moises Gomez struck out one in a perfect inning. Johan Quezada gave up a hit and a walk, but no runs, in a scoreless ninth inning. Luis Arraez went 3-4 with a double and two RBI. He stole a base as well. Brian Olson went 2-2 with a walk and a double. Roni Tapia was 2-4 with a stolen base. A day after his first pro hit, a triple, Travis Blankenhorn recorded his first double. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Kohl Stewart, Ft. Myers Miracle Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Austin Diemer, Elizabethton Twins WEDNESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Pawtucket (6:05 CST) – LHP Taylor Rogers Chattanooga – All Star Break Palm Beach @ Ft. Myers (10:35 CST) - TBD Cedar Rapids – All Star Break Elizabethton @ Bluefield (6:05 CST) - TBD GCL O’s @ GCL Twins (11:00 CST) – TBD Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Tuesday games. Click here to view the article

Thank you to everyone for participating and continuing to update your Adopt-A-Prospects. At this point, you can now start adopting Twins 2015 draftees. Of course, you can continue to select other players int he Twins system who have not yet been adopted and brag them up. Thank you!

Yeah, he just got the cast off his hand from a broken hand within the last 2 weeks, I think. They're getting him some ABs before he moves up to ET.

To be fair, results and process are two different things. Results have not been good, though he's been better again in the last week. We can't see the process. he was pretty messed up when he was sent down, so no surprise it's taking awhile. Still has the world of potential, and there have always been attitude concerns, but we should definitely not give up on him.

Kepler replaced Buxton on the Southern League All Star roster. He was also named Southern League Player of the Week for the 2nd time this year (we have a thread in the minor league forum with the awards). Batts has been really impressive. He's got a bunch of deception in his delivery that he could keep guys off balance.

He was very good last year, but he has definitely made some big strides, in my opinion, in 2015. He's taken that next step. He's a legit starting pitching prospect at this point, mid-to-back end of the rotation type.

I know, right... didn't work for Griffey, or McCullers, or so many others.

There are so many sides to the AB Walker discussion. At the end of the day, no one knows anything about what will happen in the future. Here are some of my thoughts. 1.) His production at every level has been remarkable. He is not "old" for the level at all - never was, and now really isn't. He is putting up very similar numbers as he moves up, which means that he is making some adjustments. Pitchers are better, but he's still putting up similar numbers. 2.) We've seen some of Byron Buxton's strikeouts in the big leagues. Big league pitchers are incredible. And a 40% K rate in AA likely translates to a 50+% K rate in the big leagues. There aren't going to be as many mistake pitches. 3.) There's no rush. He will be added to the 40 man roster after this season (and may get a Sept call up first). Then he has three years of options remaining. He should spend this whole season in AA, working to improve the K and BB rates. Then he should move up to AAA next year and make some more adjustments. Then he can get to the big leagues if and when it's earned and he's going to have to make a bunch of adjustments. The difference is that is the pinnacle. If he can adjust there, he could be tremendous. There are a lot of What-Ifs. I want him to make it because he is such a terrific guy and does have the productivity and power that can make us hope. I also want him to make it to quiet some of the skeptics who believe way too much frequently in some stats. (that said, I agree with some of that too) It will be interesting.

They've talked about Niko potentially being an outfielder at some point due to his athleticism and speed. He's practiced out there. Also, very possible that Buxton will be back there shortly.

It was a busy Saturday night in the Minnesota Twins farm system. Four members of the Ft. Myers Miracle played in the Florida State League All-Star Game. Seven Rochester Red Wings posted multi-hit games in a big win. That game was started by Ervin Santana. Chattanooga got a huge hit in a come-from-behind win. Check out all of the details from the Twins minor leagues on Saturday night.TRANSACTIONS Following the Red Wings game on Saturday night, the team announced that they would be receiving RHP Greg Peavey from Chattanooga. Jason Wheeler has been sent down to Double-A. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 10, Louisville 1 Box Score Ervin Santana returned to the mound in a game for the first time since his final spring training tune-up. He is not eligible to return to the Twins for two weeks, but the rules allow for him to get a few tune-up, rehab outings in the minor leagues. On Saturday night, Santana threw 88 pitches for the Red Wings. He went 5.2 innings and gave up just one run on five hits. He walked two and struck out three. Lester Oliveros then walked one and struck out two over two innings in relief. It was his first appearance since his seven-day suspension for throwing at Austin Romine’s head. Cole Johnson got the final four outs without allowing a run. However, the Red Wings offense became the bigger story in this game. Doug Bernier was the only starter without a hit. He was 0-4. Actually, Danny Ortiz was the only player with just one hit. It was a two-run double. Reynaldo Rodriguez hit his 15th double and sixth home run. He drove in three runs. Argenis Diaz went 3-4. Danny Santana went 2-5 his second triple. James Beresford went 2-5 with his 12th double. Eric Fryer went 2-4 with a walk. Jose Martinez went 2-5 with his seventh double. Eric Farris went 2-4 with his fourth double. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 7, Jacksonville 4 Box Score Down 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh, Travis Harrison hit his second double of the night and it cleared the bases, giving the Lookouts a 5-3 lead. They added on and gained a 7-4 win. Harrison went 2-5 with his 17th and 18th doubles. Niko Goodrum went 3-5 with and his second double. Heiker Meneses went 2-4 with his sixth double. Max Kepler stayed hot. He went 2-3 with two walks. JO Berrios made the start. He went the first five innings and was charged with three runs. He gave up four hits, walked two and struck out three. He left after just 76 pitches. Jake Reed came on and struck out three in two perfect innings. Nick Burdi gave up an unearned run and a walk in the eighth inning. Zack Jones pitched the ninth inning. He walked one and recorded his tenth save of the season. MIRACLE MATTERS Florida State League All Star Game Box Score Four Miracle players represented Ft. Myers and the Twins organization on Saturday night at the Florida State League All Star game. · Alex Swim batted second. He started at catcher and then moved out to right field for the rest of the game. He went 1-4. · Chih-Wei Hu pitched a scoreless second inning. He gave up one hit and struck out one. · Ryan Eades pitched a perfect fifth inning. · Todd Van Steensel gave up one hit, but he got the final out of the eighth inning and the first out of the ninth inning. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 4, Clinton 7 Box Score Sam Gibbons had a rough start. He gave up four runs in the first inning, two more in the third and another one the fourth inning. In all, he was charged with seven runs (6 earned) on eight hits in four innings. He walked two, hit one and struck out three. Miles Nordgren came on and worked three scoreless innings despite allowing five hits. He walked none and struck out three. Mike Theofanopoulos gave up one hit but no runs in his inning. The Kernels responded with ten hits, but they were unable to work out of the early hole. Nick Gordon went 2-4 with a walk and his eighth double. Brian Navarreto went 3-4. Max Murphy added a late home run, his third of the season. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Jake Reed, Chattanooga Lookouts Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Travis Harrison, Chattanooga Lookouts SUNDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Louisville @ Rochester (12:35 CST) – LHP Pat Dean Jacksonville @ Chattanooga (1:15 CST) – TBD Ft. Myers – All Star break Cedar Rapids @ Clinton (2:00 CST) – RHP Jared Wilson Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Saturday games. Click here to view the article

Hurlbut's a good pitcher, touches 91, mixes really well, pretty good control. And as others have mentioned, left-handed. He missed almost exactly a year with the shoulder issue and didn't get much time in Ft. Myers. I was nervous for him following his first two AA starts, but he's been very good since.Certainly worth watching.

After his Cedar Rapids experience last year, Jorge has been very good all season. It's reminding people of why he was a top prospect before last year.

I think there's a decent chance that Wimmers will be called up in September. Depends on how he's doing but also how the Twins are doing. Kepler's been tremendous since the beginning of May. He plays good defense at all three outfield positions and at first base. Similar to Rosario, though Kepler will/should walk quite a bit more.Kepler has good speed, but he's also about 6-4, 240.