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The last couple years the Twins have been way worse the 2nd half and they already have a worse record at this point than they did last year so they will probably have a worse record than last year. Right now we would have the 5th pick and are 1 game ahead of MIL and CHW, so if we are even worse in the 2nd half I could totally see us having the 3rd pick or maybe even 2nd if we are really bad.

What are you/you guys talking about? BJ did not "Crush" when he entered the minors. Yea he was pretty good(.882 OPS) but his number in 139 games weren't amazing, and he got worse in 106(.769 OPS) games the next year even though he was on the same team. So please tell me how that is crushing? And its not like AAA is the best minor league level lol, look at collabello. And Young in Tripple A had less than an .800 OPS in over 130 games... So what are you talking about?

Hey man Im totally with you, I have been saying this all year. The teams that stay bad for long periods are the ones that are stuck in neutral, they aren't horrible but they aren't good. You either want to fight for the playoffs or be one of the worst teams in the league and get a top pick(ESPN anchors and other sportswriters say this all the time). And considering most of the players currently on the Twins wont be here in several years and we have no shot at the playoffs we might as well get another top 5 pick. We need pitching in our system in the worst way so lets get another top arm. BAL, TEX, PIT, SF and WSH are just several teams who are good now because they hit rock bottom for several years and got their teams best players because of it. Of course it doesn't always work out that way but if the Twins want to be a WS contending team they need to get as many top prospects that can all come up within several years of eachother. Because lets be honest the Twins cant/wont spend as much as NYY or LAA in FA and trades to buy themselves into the playoffs.

Man a lot of you guys are disappointing me, let me tell you why its insane to compare duos like BJ Upton/Young and Hosmer/Moustakas to Buxton/Sano . What have Buxton/Sano done throughout their lives that Upton/Young and Hosmer/Moustakas didn't? Buxton/Sano have dominated every league they have played in, they have been dominant in baseball at every age in every league. They put up big numbers everywhere they go, something the other 2 pairs didn't do. All 4 of the players from those 2 pairs weren't nearly as dominant in the minors(Especialy in the first couple years) as Buxton/Sano. Most top 10 prospects that become busts are those type of guys that kinda come out of nowhere later in the minors(Not really out of nowhere but kinda). The Guys like Mauer and Trout who dominate right away in the minors are the ones who become stars. Buxton and Sano are both gonna be great, especialy Buxton. Seriously you have to look at a players track record from there first year in the minors.

Lets be honest the Twins aren't gonna make any trades and if they do it will be a bad trade that leaves us all wondering what happened. If they do make a trade it will be one of our only decent players for a low level prospect that wont amount to anything. Its the Twins way.

Buxton has been amazing in FT Myers and should move through the Minors quickly. I think we will see him sooner than we thought. Sano on the other hand is really struggling, I thought he was turning it around a little bit ago but he is still hitting around .200 and isn't improving much. Im sure he will turn it around soon but if he doesn't he might see Buxton join him on NBR. And when is Alex gonna be back? But it is awesome to have the the number 1 and 3 prospects in the league, when was the last time a team had the number 1 and another in the top 3? Cant wait til they are on the team.... Next season maybe???

How on Earth isn't Bautista one of the starters? WOW that's one of the biggest snubs. Among AL OFers hes 2nd in WAR and 2nd in OPS, so how is he not a starter? Some people who vote don't understand baseball and its really annoying. And you cant look at last seasons 2nd half, that's just dumb. People have good seasons and bad seasons, and when they have a bad season the start of the next season is a fresh start so why should they be judged on last season in this seasons AS game?

Typical Twins signing, they take the cheap route. I mean they have cut 40+ million in payroll the last few years so they have saved a ton of money so why not spend all of your pool and then some ot get one of the top 5 players?

You would think the Twins would be all over the top INTL prospects considering how much payroll they have cut the last few years? I guess its typical Twins to sit around and let all the real talent go.

I see what your saying and I agree a prospect is far from an established major leaguer let alone one of the games best like they are hyping Sano and Buxton up to be, but I think McCarty was a bad example. His minor league hype was like Moustakas' and Hosmers, they had a high chance of being a bust. But yea I agree, dont know why I got so irratated when you used McCarty as an example lol. My B.

Theres another article written yesterday about buxtons tools but you have to be a customer, has anybody read that article? Im really getting sick of sports sites because you have to pay for all the good articles now. Its total BS!

Please tell us what Dave McCarty has to do with Buxton and Sano lol? I dont think you remember him, he was never ranked higher than 16th by baseball america and he didnt even put up close to as good of numbers in his first couple minor league seasons as Sano and Buxton. McCarty wasnt dominant at every level he played like Sano and Buxton, just like Hosmer and Moustakas who weren dominant at every level. Usualy the guys that all of the sudden become great in AA and AAA dont pan out, the guys that have been great their whole life are the ones that do pan out. All im trying to say is you cant compare Sano and Buxton to a guy that wasnt even close to as elite of a prospect that Sano and Buxton are.

Any chance the Twins get a top 5 INT propsepct? You would think they would be all over the top guys because of what Sano is doing? I mean us getting Sano was nothing less than an act of god. Maybe that sparked the Twins into having the mindset that Intl prospects are just as good as draft prospects, maybe better so why not spend the money while they are young?

Not trying to be a D bag but PR is part of the US, its not a Latin American Country.

Im not a casual fan so I was wondering what you casual fans on here think? Is Morneau the new favorite? I know too much about baseball to not realize Mauer is by far the best player on our team. I understand that Morneau could now be the favorite because the casual fan likes RBIs, they dont understand OPS and WAR. So if theres any casual fans in here whos your favorite?