I was on-board the Angel Morales hype train after he hit .301 and had 15 homers as an 18 year old in E'town, and followed it up with a respectable showing as a 19 year old in the Midwest League.
Prato has some swagger: https://www.theuconnblog.com/2019/6/2/18650040/watch-uconn-huskies-baseball-anthony-prato-predicts-clutch-home-run-in-ncaa-tournament more https://www.theuconnblog.com/2019/5/31/18648021/watch-uconn-huskies-baseball-shortstop-anthony-prato-makes-incredible-diving-catch-ncaa-tournament
Not so bold prediction: one of the guys the Twins draft tonight will be ranked 200 or greater by BA, Fangraphs, MLB, or any of the other popular sites.
Looks like the Tigers got a good one in Casey Mize, last year's #1 overall. His AA stats so far: 7G, 5-0, 1.21 ERA, 44.2 IP, 28 H, 9 BB, 40K. Combined with high A earlier this year: 11G, 7-0, 0.89 ERA, 70.2 IP, 35 H, 10BB, 65K.
There was talk recently of the Baldelli effect, keeping the Twins loose and rested. I think Buxton is the poster child for this - he looks so relaxed and appears to be having lots of fun out there, and the team is reaping the benefits. 40-18??!!
Nice headline article on Travis Blankenhorn over at MiLB.com: https://www.milb.com/milb/news/toolshed-twins-blankenhorn-turning-offensive-game-around/c-307329332 More middle infield depth!
I was watching the Red Sox on NESN via MLB app earlier this week, and the subject of the Twins popped up. After general agreement that the Twins look good, Eckersley and Remy got into a discussion of "when do you really know what kind of team you really have?" In their opinion, mid-May was too early. Their thought was that by mid-June, you have probably got good idea of what you have. Makes sense to me. Seattle and Boston have re-aligned in the last couple weeks to come closer to where they belong. The Twins have only gotten better as the season has progressed, and have banked wins against the best in the AL, so hopefully the wheels won't fall off in another month.
Classic small sample size, but through 4 games Nick Gordon is doing quite well: .421 BA, 1.108 OPS, 4 2B, 3SB. It would be nice to see him reposition himself as a top prospect.
Hah, nice find. Just after Trout and Harper, ahead of Machado, and at #16, our friend Jake Odorizzi(#24 Aaron Hicks, #28 Kyle Gibson, #36 Miguel Sano). I liked this passage: Destiny.
Interesting facts of the day: Baltimore has used 23 pitchers already this season, plus Chris Davis. Their team ERA is 6.37. The Twins staff is bedrock in comparison.