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  1. mikelink45
    Put the pitchers as number 1 and 2. Kiriloff and Larnach will look good in the lineup, but they also need to wear gloves. Royce has lost his number one position in my mental list - his bat has really regressed and it is disappointing to see. I cannot see him challenging Polanco or Arraez at this point.
  2. mikelink45
    I cannot support Cavaco this high - despite his draft status he has to show me something before I would rank him - the same with Sabato. Lewis Thorpe is too high for me too. He has been a disappointment so far and I know he follows the trend of many young pitchers with his arm troubles, but I do not seem higher than a fifth starter. That means that in my highly questionable opinion only two of these players belong on the list at this level.
  3. mikelink45
    everything about these negotiations is unpredictable. Just the process they are going through is discouraging.
  4. mikelink45
    I am bewildered. Even in the juiced ball era pitchers are the most valuable commodity. The reduced minor leagues still need good arms and also good fielding. Unless MLB is just going to be a series of home run derbys I am not a fan of the current strategy.
  5. mikelink45
    This NYT essay is a good look at Manfred and the morass we are in. I am really sad about the current status of my favorite sport and Manfred and the Owners are really disappointing. No one forced them to sign massive contracts or even offer them. They are their own worst enemy. Now the players are mad, the new talent could not be drafted and the fans are ignored as though we do not matter.
  6. mikelink45
    I have been trying to think of how to rank the baseball commissioners and Rob Manfred is quickly dropping down the list. I think about Bowie Kuhn as the worst, and Bud Selig as a joke for his all star gaff. Judge Landis started strong, but kept Blacks out of MLB for too long. Happy Chandler seems to be the best. Ford Frick was a bozo when it came to the Maris season. Eckert avoided the real issues of his day Ueberroth accomplished the raising of the commissioners salary. Fay Vincent and A Bartlett Giamatti really loved baseball and would have been great if they lasted.
  7. mikelink45
    here is what Keith Law has to say on the Athletic: UNC first baseman Aaron Sabato (1) is a draft-eligible sophomore who got himself into the first round with huge exit velocities and a brief track record of patience and power. He’s a below-average defender at first base, and there’s a good chance he ends up at DH, but he should have the bat to be valuable there. Alerick Soularie (2) is a young junior at Tennessee, turning 21 next month, who’s had success in the SEC despite an awkward swing that sees his back side collapse. He can’t play center and doesn’t project to the power for a corner. Marco Raya (4) is an undersized right-hander from Laredo, Texas, with average velocity from a high slot and a max-effort delivery. Kala’i Rosario (5), a high school outfielder from Hilo, Hawai’i, has big raw power and impressive bat speed, driving the ball well in spite of a very early stride and weight transfer, and if he hits enough to get to that power in games he’ll have a chance to be a regular in an outfield corner. Sabato could come up very quickly, but there doesn’t seem to be a ton of upside here.
  8. mikelink45
    i remember it well - it was terrible. we were so mad and to think we would lose Carew and keep Griffith.
  9. mikelink45
    I really liked this summary and I hope you consider doing this for the last 5 draft classes.
  10. mikelink45
    I suspect that we did not know that MLB was going to give us an option of having a DH at all nine positions in the batting order.
  11. mikelink45
    so once again I look at the draft and wonder - who are they? Then I read the summaries and wonder why they were chosen. So I will wait and see.
  12. mikelink45
    I have questioned cavaco and his ranking on the TD board, but otherwise Wallner is the only one who has generated any buzz for me.
  13. mikelink45
    MLB is never going to compete with NFL and NBA drafts.
  14. mikelink45
    Ho hum. Who needs a glove? Who needs a position? Nine DH's and boy will that be fun.
  15. mikelink45
    Great recap - and another reason why the MLB cut of minor league teams, minor league players and draft rounds seems crazy.
  16. mikelink45
    As I said in another posting - I know nothing about the players being drafted so check in five years from now, but having said that I am really disappointed in this pick. Let's see what we have for 1B and DH in the future - Sano, Rooker, Larnach, Kiriloff, Garver or Jeffers just to name a few. Give me middle infielders and pitchers. Even trade value is low as we heard with Morrison and Cron there is a glut of these types. Gleeman and the Geek kept talking about how easy it was to find a Cron type player. I look at the arm, the fielding, the running and think that is a pretty low bar for the first round.
  17. mikelink45
    What is really fun is the fact that Rosario was MVP for the team. For all the Rosario bashing and the admitted fact that he was a weak MVP compared to many in this series, still he has been the most his cumulative WAR - 10.7, Kepler 11.5, Buxton 9.8 means our three OFs has essentially evened out over the years and we are not yet at that point where we can celebrate their accomplishments as we had dreamed. Add that to poor FA performances, Sanos injury and surgery and Berrios was the best story of the year.
  18. mikelink45
    This is why I do not follow the draft - who knows - think about it. Trout was passed by 24 teams - not just the Twins. Yelich was passed over by 22 teams. I do not know these players and obviously MLB doesn't either. The lottery is not easy to predict and that is why they used to need so many rounds in hopes that someone would work out. Now we have skipped all the extra rounds and the percent of washouts will continue, but those who might have made it will never be known.
  19. mikelink45
    So true - we are at a point where the super rich only want to be richer. Connie Mack had to sell his players to stay afloat, but never wanted to leave the game. Pohlads were willing to participate in contraction. George Steinbrenner was a pain, but he wanted to win, he cared about the team. Now they are faceless and indifferent to all but the bottom line.
  20. mikelink45
    I see a lot of Terry Ryan apologists - it is an inexact science. The scouting director made the choices. Well here are the teams that did well - and you might be as shocked as I am to see the Twins in the top five! Wow - https://www.mlb.com/news/5-mlb-teams-with-most-1st-round-draft-success-c235346730 Here is what they say - "5) Minnesota Twins: 168.7 WAR 24 picks (average slot of 15th), 13 with positive WAR The Twins hit it big with 2001 No. 1 overall pick Joe Mauer, who finished his career with 55.3 WAR -- all in Minnesota. Michael Cuddyer, Denard Span, Matt Garza and Glen Perkins all enjoyed their share of big league success as well, and Aaron Hicks and Kyle Gibson continue to produce. The speedy Byron Buxton (No. 2 overall, 2012) anchors the organization's more recent selections, with more help potentially on the way from the likes of prospects such as 2017's top overall pick, Royce Lewis."
  21. mikelink45
    And if the scouting director failed so did Terry - that is how it works in management
  22. mikelink45
    I have never been able to get excited about the mlB draft. I have no idea who any of these players are. Unlike NFL the MLB has so much less coverage and the players have so little exposure, then there is the truth that it takes 3 - 5 years before the player is ready for the majors in most cases. I know they are trying to make it more of an event and TD is doing its part. So my personal strategy will be to wait three years and then look back.
  23. mikelink45
    terrible - as I read these different essays I am having to reevaluate Terry Ryan. His reputation as a scout is damaged by his drafts and his trades and signing.
  24. mikelink45
    Painful - I believe I feel a tear dribbling from my eye. Thank you for the September lineup, it relieved some of the pain. I do have to question Terry Ryan's reputation as a scout - when I look at the washed up and helpless players he signed and traded for it really damages his reputation. I agree with DocBauer - he should not have come back a second time. His heart was not in it and he really did the team no favors.
  25. mikelink45
    Send this to the moguls of baseball - the owners have to make this happen and they do not show any sense of urgency.
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