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  1. Bob Sacamento
    They'll hopefully get his military commitment deferred but it could cost the Twins. What BA says about him:
  2. Bob Sacamento
    Yeah they are all HS guys so I'm not expecting more than 1 either. Still it seems the Twins might have saved a little money on Miranda although Baddoo might cost that savings, similar to what they did last year with Blankenhorn and Cabbage.
  3. Bob Sacamento
    Yeah everyone trying to ruin my Baseball Christmas stay on topic, BTW PMed the 3 of you my reply. Up next, I want to see one of the guys I got to see tryout for the Twins drafted: Luis Curbelo, Nick Derr, Henry Matais, Bryan Torres, Fransisco Thomas, Josh Winckowski, JC Flowers. Curbelo and Flowers should go off the board today.
  4. Bob Sacamento
    Really nice pick with Ben!! Another prospect I'll get to keep tabs on in GCL. I literally got pictures with 10 guys at WWBA and the Twins have taken 2 of them. All they need to do is grab Luis Curbelo, Nick Quintana or Tyler Fitzgerald and I'll have a trifecta.
  5. Bob Sacamento
    Spy I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm just basing it off of countless encounters with him personally as well as other fans I've talked with thru the years. During ST there was a group of 5+ old time Twins fans (couple of TDers) standing around just sharing stories of their interactions with Kohl, lets just say nothing nice was said. I have said this when comparing his attitude as to Gonsalves: On the other hand, Kohl comes off as very abrasive, distant, keeps to himself, if you can get one word out of him that's more than most.Just his personality, I don't fault him but it does make it really hard to root for him (one of the very few in the organization). Of course I said this almost a year ago today, Wow lot of worried peeps over Kohl Stewart who is pitching at High A and won't turn 21 until after the season.Don't be, he's looked good for being one of the youngest players in the league and his .337 BABIP shows that he's been unlucky thus far.He's been working off and developing more his secondary (change and curveball) than just his fastball.If he stays the entire season in Ft. Myers it's not a bad thing, consider this a learning season.The K rate will go up from 4.17, just don't expect a 9 or be upset if at 21 he starts the 2016 season in High A either.
  6. Bob Sacamento
    Exactly, from what I've seen in the couple of years around the Twins lower level teams, they seem to put a bigger emphasis on drafting good character/moral guys than most organizations do. The exception being Kohl Stewart.
  7. Bob Sacamento
    There goes Kirilloff and I have a new best friend in the GCL. OF first off but 1B is his likely future.
  8. Bob Sacamento
    Like Nancy Reagan said in the 80's "Just say no"
  9. Bob Sacamento
    I say Dunn but wish it was Manning. Dunn fits the profile of what they've been looking for and has a fallback of relief.
  10. Bob Sacamento
    At this point with what is off the board, I think the Twins are going with Dunn. But absolutely love the BoSox pick of Groome and now the Rays pick of Lowe
  11. Bob Sacamento
    Just some geeky numbers for ya. So far Statcast has shown there is a formula for hitting homeruns, and any baseball with an exit velo of 105+ mph with a launch angle between 20-30 degrees has a 99% chance of being a homerun. I believe the lowest angle for a HR happened last year, that was 105+ mph exit velo has been Stanton at like ~13 degrees which is essentially a laserbeam.
  12. Bob Sacamento
    Romero is one of my favorites as I've spent the last year sitting on the bench with him, asking him when he's throwing, how's the arm. Kid is a prankster and the life of the party, he also shows off some swagger or confidence that others might mistake for cockiness. Here is video from Romero's last start in EXST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaPQ5AbVKvg
  13. Bob Sacamento
    Off field issues could mean so many different things. Is that he's a standup dick? Didn't stop the Twins from taking Kohl Stewart. Is it that he was suspended for 30 days by New Jersey Baseball because of school registering issues? Is it recreational drugs? Is it his work ethic? Is he dumb as a box of rocks? etc.
  14. Bob Sacamento
    Rumor has it he's asking for top 3 pick money so something close to ~7M if it's true
  15. Bob Sacamento
    With Groome already decommitting to Vandy and going to the Chipotle JC where he'd be allowed back in the draft in 2017, he's already posturing himself to get paid what he wants or come back next year for it
  16. Bob Sacamento
    Well you can bet the Twins scouts had tab notes on Sedlock dating back to last year as they scouted Tyler Jay pretty well who was also an Illini alum. Do you know who else is an Illini alum?? Me!
  17. Bob Sacamento
    Only problem is Quantrill hasn't really pitched in almost two seasons, as his last action was Feb 27th 2015. So you're going off of scouting reports from his Freshman year and 3 starts as a Sophomore. His makeup off the charts but his scouting report was good not great at that time, a good fastball and really good changeup but with a below average breaking ball not the best for a RHP. Just heard John Manuel throw out the Dewon Brazelton stuff comp on Quantrill. A few teams (Pads, Blue Jays) have had him in for tryouts and have been rumored to try and get a deal done.
  18. Bob Sacamento
    Next time I see Trey I'll tell him, he'll love the comp. I'm pretty sure Chipper is one of the guys he models after or at the very least is one of his favorite players.
  19. Bob Sacamento
    I've heard Buddy Reed's name mentioned the last couple of days with the Twins, still really raw but very athletic. Can't believe the draft is 24 hrs and nothing has been pegged down, draft is really looking like a crapshoot.
  20. Bob Sacamento
    I'm not a fan of his as I think he ends up in the pen but BA had this to say about him: thanks to a four-pitch mix that starts with a fastball that at its best sits 94 mph and ranges from 92-96 mph. His velocity and command have wavered a bit as he blew past his career high for innings. Hudson's hard curveball is plus on its best days in the 78-82 mph range, and he complements it with a an upper-80s cutter and solid-average changeup that help him combat lefthanded hitters better than in the past (.267 opponents average vs. .229 for righthanded hitters). Hudson's fastball command is below-par for the typical top-10 pick but his electric stuff could push him up into that range.
  21. Bob Sacamento
    I'm thinking they did, looks like a 2nd round talent instead of a 4th (although he was paid like a 3rd). The older he gets the more muscular he's going to be as well, he just needs to keep his flexibility as he already had a stress reaction in his lower back at the end of GCL. Told him yoga and pilates with lots and lots of hotties will help
  22. Bob Sacamento
    Oh I know he won't unless "injured" due to roster formation but he's looked lost most of this spring and it might be in his best interest to stay in GCL til he starts hitting and gaining confidence.
  23. Bob Sacamento
    I'm probably the biggest Cabbage fan here, great kid, great athlete. He's been hitting cleanup and in the heart of the order for the duration of EXST as well as playing a strong 3B. Kid has a beautiful lefthanded stroke and the further that he develops and matures he has 20+ homerun power. Here are just a sampling of some of the videos I've taken on Trey this Spring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5wSFfmoMI4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WWZmwsCaQc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRtwroyg-_E
  24. Bob Sacamento
    Thorpe having Mono likely means he won't pitch in affiliated ball and if he does it will be very little. I talked to Kolten Kendrick and his parents about him coming down from mono last year right before the draft and has taken him nearly a year to get back to feeling full strength. Cottontop Kendrick said he'd take a couple of swings and just be exhausted and he looked gassed in GCL last year but this EXST he looks like the kid the Twins had drafted. As for Thorpe, there is no reason to push him, he's still young enough it's not an issue but look for a really strong 2017 season out of Lewis.
  25. Bob Sacamento
    Right now he's holding the weight pretty well, he has a large frame/shoulders that's only going to get stronger the more he develops. As Seth said, he's a work in progress still at first, and he's been DHing alot this EXST. The power is legit, he's been getting better with taking pitches, working counts, his contact is still questionable.
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