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    For someone who's his size, at this point I'm guessing 6'4 and at least 220lbs (not his last listed at 6'3 180 on milb), he moves well around the bag. When I saw him in GCL 2015/Extended Spring 2016, he didn't have eye popping range but at least moved well laterally to his glove side. On the bag, he provided a big target while scooping at a modest rate and providing a plus arm at first. At the plate, he challenges ABW for the longest homeruns I've seen hit on the backfields whether in batting practice, intrasquad, or game play. What I've always liked about him is that he seemingly has an approach at the plate, he's not afraid to take a count deep looking for his pitch. He looks like he's finally starting to look leaner and getting some of that "baby fat" the scouts call it off
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    Awesome to see he graduated from college, all too often these guys do not. Degree in Criminal Justice and minor in Psychology, not bad. Pretty sure, Gamez is the first minor leaguer that've got to watch hit and pitch in the same minor league season. Watching Juan at the plate in the GCL, he wasn't bad, he just wasn't that good, a really long stroke. Defensively, he looked good behind the dish. I was able to see Juan pitch, his velo was good in the low 90's from what I recall, he has a short arm action which probably goes to all the years of throwing like a catcher. Video of Gamez pitching: https://youtu.be/PvzRjuvb1Mc?t=1m44s Video of Gamez hitting: https://youtu.be/RJFqozDMDeU
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    Cabbage is still growing, he's already added more muscle and weight since joining the Twins. That is likely to continue and if you use the "old scout thinking", his dad is extremely muscular and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. My worry at the end of the 2015 season and even more so after the 2016 season is that he's very inflexible physically and that's self admittingly. He has already had a lower back stress reaction as well as hamstring issues at his age, kid needs start doing some Yoga and Pilates!
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    The kid just lead a sock drive for the Sox 4Homeless Drive. So he has a good head on his shoulders, not too many HS kids can say that. Plus he follows me on twitter so the kid has good taste too!
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    Haven't seen it mentioned in here yet but on the Fangraphs Podcast yesterday, Eno Saris states that De Leon was agreed but the second prospect was the sticking point and the Twins wouldn't come off of wanting Cody Bellinger also in return. He then hypothesized that Willie Calhoun instead of Bellinger would seem like a suitable return. Whether the Twins took less we will see. I said it about a month ago and still feel the same way, just do the DeLeon and Calhoun and be done with it. Calhoun can hit there is no mistaking that, it's just whether he can stick at 2B or has to be moved to a less demanding position.
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    You got them all to sign in a day?? I didn't get mine til after Spring Training last year, got a few of them to sign. I'll probably finish up last year's before starting up on this year's book! But I will tell you the players LOVE to read about themselves and friends. I can't count the number of days where my book would disappear off the bleachers and guys like Fernando Romero, Miguel Guzman, Johan Quezada and Yorman Landa would have the Handbook sifting thru the player recaps and stories. Even the opposing teams love it, Red Sox prospects Michael Kopech (now a ChiSox) and Michael Chavis spent a whole game going thru the book and afterward were asking where the book was on them.
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    In his first listings, I'm pretty sure they had him at 5'9 or 5'10. I have all the old Instruct and GCL rosters over the past few years, I've been meaning to scan them in for comparisons but you can see weight and height difference over time. Someone like Gordon when he first came up to where he is now. The Twins are very good about getting those rosters out, more so than any other club in the GCL.
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    Yeah, he's definitely grown the past year or so in height and weight. He's no longer the 5'9 Squints Palledorous (Sandlot reference for those who don't know).
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    Technically, but not technically. Are they US citizens? Yes. Do they get to vote for President? No but they have primaries. It's actually a pretty bad situation in Puerto Rico economically. They are 70 billion in debt to the US, have an unemployment rate 2.5 times the U.S. average, a 45 percent poverty rate, nearly insolvent pension systems and a chronically underfunded Medicaid insurance program for the poor.
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    Reports on Miguel Diaz via BA: Diaz missed a lot of time in 2015 with an avulsion fracture in his pitching elbow, but he returned to action before the season ended and his stuff was every bit as good as before–a lively 93-95 mph fastball and solid secondaries. He was the #25 Brewers prospect heading into the 2016 season: Diaz landed firmly on the Brewers' prospect radar in 2014 with a strong showing in the Rookie-level Arizona League. Despite his smallish size, he showed a big arm with a fastball consistently in the mid-90s and a high strikeout rate. The Brewers expected more big things in 2015, but Diaz suffered an avulsion fracture in his pitching elbow before getting out of spring training. He had surgery in mid-March and didn't get into a game until the end of July. Still just 21, Diaz has time to get back on track. When healthy, he features a live, loose arm with an explosive fastball that gets on hitters in a hurry. His No. 2 pitch is a slider he throws in the high 70s and keeps hitters off his heater. He has worked on a changeup that needs refinement and more differentiation in velocity from his fastball. Diaz throws from a high three-quarters arm slot and at times has issues repeating his delivery. The Brewers would love for Diaz to see time at low Class A Wisconsin in 2016 to see if he can develop his changeup and remain a potential starter.
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