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  1. Seth Stohs
    This is a very cool five minute video story on former Twins 1B/MVP Justin Morneau. In it, he discusses loving both baseball and hockey. His opportunities in hockey. Why he wore #33, and what superstitions he had. He also admits something at the end, saying that he can talk about it now that he's not with the Twins anymore... I'm guessing Twins brass won't be surprised. Ha! Hasn't been a Twins player for a while, but Morneau will always be a Minnesota Twin! Click here to watch this video.
  2. Seth Stohs
    Doc Fair article/letter. I think that it is fair. As others have mentioned I wouldn't be able to tell another person what to do or not do. He's 2 1/2 years from the concussion. There have been some improvements health-wise. In the article, it talked about doing more eye exercises and other neck exercises. I hold out hope that he can improve. Again, anyone who is expecting him to get back to the .320/.400/450 level... well, that's on them. But he was a league average player with this going on. Maybe this will help. Maybe not. But he's earned the opportunity to find out. Your story about the '80s concussions/run bell thing was great. I remember the use of smelling salts to kind of bring a player back to, sometimes in games, more often in practice. Maybe take a couple of plays off and "get back in there." Gotta be "tough." For me, that was in the '90s. Then again, I probably wasn't a great high school football player because (besides lack of talent, height, etc.) I could read through coach-speak. Some guys eat that coach-speak up, but I just heard it and thought some of it was silly, over the top. Same thing on the injuries thing... Get back out there. Be tough. Get Up! Good times!
  3. Seth Stohs
    Since this started about Doug Bernier, I'll remind people that he likely got no signing bonus, maybe a couple hundred dollars. Those minor league salaries are most accurate, with some variance. These guys make far less than minimum wage. They are paid to play baseball. Yes. But it is their profession. It is their job. Also, the MLB team pays minor league salaries, not the minor league owners. Sorry to lump a bunch of responses together.
  4. Seth Stohs
    I don't think it would be a bad thing for him at all.
  5. Seth Stohs
    I don't understand why there has to be blame. We don't know what Molitor or those in the front office knew. Not sure it would matter. Joe said there have been good and bad days.
  6. Seth Stohs
    Correct. This isn't new or surprising information. It was expected. Good days and bad days. Only really new info is the plan to wear glasses.
  7. Seth Stohs
    I'm not implying he'll win another batting title. I'm just saying that it's possible he's not completely done and can return to being a .300 hitter.
  8. Seth Stohs
    Again, hard to complain about any of these rankings.
  9. Seth Stohs
    Is anyone watching this on MLB Network tonight? Feel free to update us on who is in the top 50.
  10. Seth Stohs
    I don't think expecting a 32 year old with 10 years of big league catching (plus minor league and amateur) should be expected to hit .330. Especially now that offense is so depressed. However, Morneau won a batting title in his third year after his concussion, and Denard Span competed for a batting title in his third year after the concussion.
  11. Seth Stohs
    It would have gone up because following that season, he became a free agent, at which point there are no real rules.
  12. Seth Stohs
    I'm going to agree with you. Buxton, Berrios and Kepler are givens. Just depends on what BA decided to do with Park. They have included players from foreign professional leagues in the past, so he could fit in there.
  13. Seth Stohs
    I would assume that as well.
  14. Seth Stohs
    Injuries can't be predicted... I mean, we can almost say that injury can be expected for most players at some point... maybe health can't be predicted. But when going into prospect rankings, I don't know the right amount of weight to put on injury risk. Before Kyle Gibson was hurt, he was ranked 1, 2 or 3 in the system. He had Tommy John, and I don't think that really should affect his prospect status a whole lot ... I maybe dropped him to 4 or 5, but only because a few other guys moved up. I have Lewis Thorpe and Fernando Romero approximately where I had them a year ago.
  15. Seth Stohs
    Jorge was arguably the most consistently good starting pitcher in the organization. Gonsalves and Berrios were better, and are better prospects, but Jorge had a really good year in Cedar Rapids this year. As for the drafting of relievers, I think we need to let that play out for a few more years before totally judging it. Sure, Gutierrez didn't make it, but maybe Tyler Duffey makes up for that and more if he can be a solid mid-rotation starter. We saw the value of strong bullpens with the Royals and some other teams, and developing some of those types is important. There are some high ceiling relievers who could be ready in the next two years, so I don't think we can jump to calling that strategy a failure yet. Players/Pitchers of all types make it or don't make it from every draft.
  16. Seth Stohs
    I didn't have him in my Top 30, but he does have a chance to be a big leaguer. It's hard to read too much into Elizabethton stats, but he has great plate discipline and some power, and he can play CF... He played 1B his first two years at Maryland because they had another CF. Last year, he moved to CF, but he broke his hamate bone which cost him quite a bit of time. He likely would have been higher than a 9th rounder, many thought 3rd or 4th round. I mean, if you get a 3rd or 4th rounder to become a 4th OF, that's a great success... if a ninth rounder does, even more exciting, but I think there is a general belief that he has a higher ceiling than that.
  17. Seth Stohs
    My bad... yes, I agree with this statement.
  18. Seth Stohs
    Tonight on MLB Network, the folks from Baseball America - Specifically JJ Cooper and John Manuel - will be counting down Baseball America's Top 50 Prospects... This morning, maybe to tease tonight's show, they posted their list for prospects 51-100. Update this thread as BA announced their Top 50 tonight. Three Twins players were in that 51-100 range: #53 - Nick Gordon #80 - Tyler Jay #99 - Jorge Polanco
  19. Seth Stohs
    Yeah, not a lot of people seem to think that he will be able to transition to the big leagues well, and history would probably not disagree with them... but I still say let's let it play out for awhile. Let's see if he starts in AA or AAA... And let's be patient. He is a tremendous person and I really hope that he can make a few adjustments and make it.
  20. Seth Stohs
    Sure... and Berrios was #26 and Stewart was at #53, so yes... according to Keith Law, there is a better chance of Berrios becoming a #1 (or a star, or a whatever) than he thinks Stewart can be at this moment.
  21. Seth Stohs
    That's true. I'm not sure why people seem to think that's a bad thing somehow. I mean, that's one of the top 40 pitchers in baseball or so... that's pretty good. But, the numbers don't really matter. I look at it as he is a guy who, if he makes it and becomes what we think, will be a guy we'd be happy to have starting playoff games. Also, he's ranked #26 overall... that's not a slight at all... That means he would be the #1 prospect in many organizations. Law isn't slighting him at all.
  22. Seth Stohs
    Regarding O'Rourke, when he was brought up, he was used pretty much only against lefties, except in blowouts, and he pitched really well against them. Once they acquired Cotts as the 2nd lefty, O'Rourke was used sparingly, and just in blowouts, and he really struggled because he was facing mostly right-handers. They would just give him the ninth. So, I don't think looking at his overall numbers is too important. (at least in determining if he can be a LOOGY)
  23. Seth Stohs
    He's said that several times, so I'm sure he did. I've been told by a few people that Rogers went to the AFL and the intent was for him to work out of the bullpen. That didn't happen. Not sure why, other than the Twins already sent three other relievers (Burdi, Reed, Hildenberger).
  24. Seth Stohs
    I was talking about the Opening Day roster (Still think it's not a great chance)... But he didn't play in the AFL because they wanted to get him through last year healthy after missing two years. I think all bets are off for him in 2016. If he can throw a few more strikes, I think he will be up before Burdi... And Burdi won't/shouldn't be too long either, and the two of them could form an incredible duo!
  25. Seth Stohs
    I really like the inclusion of Luke Bard in Part 3 (#26)... He just missed my Top 30, but in the Prospect Handbook, I labeled him a Sleeper for 2016. He's missed so much time, but he's got such good stuff, and that velocity was definitely back late in the year. He could move quickly.
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