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  1. bird
    It tells a lot about how uncertain these prospects are until they get a season or two under their belts of full-season play. Of the players you just mentioned, any one of whom could turn out to be a real player. Or more likely, not: English: three rankers out of 19 gave him a rank at all. #33 by both Gleeman and Twinkietown, #35 by Shane Wahl. Kuresa: two of the 19 rankers: #38 by thrylos and #45 by Shane Vavra: #59 by Shane The highest rankings any of the Cedar Rapids position players have gotten: Gordon #3 JJ Fernandez #19 Murphy #25 Larson #28 Navarreto #29 English #33 Kuresa #38 Granite #57 Vavra #59
  2. bird
    Thank you for that important correction. I was wrong when I said the Kernels were 5th out of 16 teams in OPS. This morning they're actually tied for 6th, .003 percentage points behind the 5th place team. My bad. I base my observations about the talent on a given team to a large extent on the rankings given out by those who claim an expertise. Like you, those dozen and a half rankers are hard-pressed to find much elite offensive talent in either A+ or A-. Gordon is the only player ranked in anyone's top ten. No other position player on either team has a top 25 ranking from more than two rankers. In each of our last few drafts, there has been a consistent balance of pitching and position draftees, so the lack of elite offensive talent can't simply be traced to the emphasis on drafting those hard-throwing relievers. My suspicion is that we're seeing a bit of a drought when it comes to American hitting talent. If we examine this year's draft thread, we'll see maybe a half-dozen offensive players being mentioned among the top prospects, and it's conceivable the experts are having trouble finding two dozen position players worthy of even a second round selection. It appears that hitting is a problem league-wide at the A level, and isn't just a Twins problem.
  3. bird
    It's true that both Fort Myers and Cedar Rapids have a lack of elite hitters, and it's showing up in the stats you chose to share about Fort Myers. However, the last time I looked, Cedar Rapids ranked 5th out of 16 teams in team OPS. The bright side for both teams is that their team ERA's are among the two best in their leagues, and we're talking about 12 teams in the FSL and 16 teams in the MWL. At Fort Myers, their three top position prospects, Garver, Vielma, and Goodrum, are all doing poorly so far. At Cedar Rapids, Nick Gordon is holding his own, JJ Fernandez is injured and Max Murphy has been anemic so far. They're not going to be explosive teams offensively, even if the guys mentioned here come alive and Minier and Diaz get promoted. It's not the "relief pitchers" that are shining at those two levels. The best performances have come from Hu, Eades, Sleger, Gonsalves, Jorge, and Bats, and none of them are converted relievers.
  4. bird
    We have no idea if the HBP was retaliatory, do we?
  5. bird
    Yeah, it would be one thing if they were so-so, but they both have performed miserably so far. Their talent will probably shine through eventually, but when I'm looking out my window at snow flakes, I'd love a day-brightener from our two best prospects.
  6. bird
    Hey, lay off Bill Smith. He was just doing what Gardy told him.
  7. bird
    Odd? Maybe. Predictable? Absolutely.
  8. bird
    Torii's scooter would be covered by his Medicare Senior Plan.
  9. bird
    As painful as it is to watch, I'd be inclined to leave things as is, but give Robinson much of the time in CF. That is, until Rosario and/or Hicks play consistently well both defensively and offensively for two months or Buxton dominates AA for two months. If that doesn't happen at some point in time during 2015, they're in deep doo doo.
  10. bird
    I am. Give me the details. ;-)
  11. bird
    Use a glove please.
  12. bird
    Arcia was trying to look cool by making a cute little waist-high basket catch. I agree that he's got eye-hand issues and is afraid of structures suddenly appearing out of nowhere, but it's his attitude and brain freezes, at the plate and in the field, that drive me crazy. Right now, I hate watching him in all aspects of the game. His three-strike AB was pathetic. Again. Right now, when this kid puts on his uniform, he gets dumber than a gerbil. He's wasting his enormous talent and it's 100% attitude IMO. If I'm managing, I leave him out there and hope he gets jeered, but he's my first meeting after the game. He gets told there's a ticket to Rochester in his in-box, and he'll stay there until he proves he can play like a professional, grown-up ballplayer. See you in July maybe, Waldo. It's up to you. Go get humble.
  13. bird
    That might be true if the Twins knew only as much as we do and based decisions like this on a 10-day slash line instead of on being around him every day and then doing the best thing for a promising prospect's development.
  14. bird
    Maybe the Twins should practice patience with players? I get so confused. The Twins aren't patient enough. The Twins don't promote fast enough. You can't have it both ways, to use the commenter's own criticism of Terry Ryan.
  15. bird
    It seems that Molitor really trusts Santana's raw talent. He basically acknowledged his struggles, but said "he might go 4 for 5 tomorrow". The guy I want to see excel at SS is Jorge Polanco in Chattanooga.
  16. bird
    Yeah, I agree with this. Ryan should have given us better than Pressly/Mastro/Hicks two years ago. This year? I don't really care much to start the season, just hoping that either Rosario or Buxton dominate for a few weeks and force a decision. I'd expect most of the young players-Santana, Vargas, May, Graham, etc- who will be part of the 2016 roster to take some lumps here, especially during the first half of 2015. Alex and Darin ticked me off, but I just can't get worked up about Jordan and Shane at this point.
  17. bird
    Or at least from someone who stayed at a Holiday Inn.
  18. bird
    Well, Gibby, bottoms up, and chase it down with previously owned gum from under your coffee table.
  19. bird
    I thought it was telling that Souhan proffered four options and none of them was to call up Rosario as the placeholder.
  20. bird
    Having access to advanced video has got to be way way way more important to coaches and players than advanced stats, especially in the minors, where most stats have more limited value and meaning. Right here among us TD'ers, we love Parker's video stuff. We learn something. On the other hand, at least for some of us anyway, our eyes glaze over when we see a recitation of a bunch of advanced metrics involving minor leaguers.
  21. bird
    At this point, it's six of one, half dozen of the other. Literally.
  22. bird
    Mat, thanks for making a difference in the community and for agreeing to converse here on TD. I'm now rooting much more enthusiastically for your personal and baseball success.
  23. bird
    nepotistic fiefdom. right. clear as day.
  24. bird
    Good point. Chattanooga is chock full of great prospects, and Berrios is a year younger than all of them. All the FIPS and ZIPS mean absolutely nothing. The kid is right where he should be. Let him dominate and grow up a little more. He'll be in the big time spotlight soon enough.
  25. bird
    Please accept my sincere apology if you found my post to be offensive to you. It was intended to be in fun.
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