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  1. Dman
    Grabbing too many guys with potential hit tool problems. To me that doesn't bode well as those guys typically can't do well enough to make it to MLB. I liked the past two drafts better when they went for players with good hit tools and more average to slightly above average measurables. If you can't hit the best you can be is a utlity player. Not getting a good vibe from this draft so far. Too much risk for me.
  2. Dman
    Sure would be nice to know what the Twins see in some of these picks. So far it looks more like they are looking for good defenders and not as worried about hit tools. Sure hope they are getting things right in their evals.
  3. Dman
    I give up, man. The guy is not even in the top 200. Not sure why he had to be picked there. Well I am usually wrong about these picks so will just hope it is a good pick.
  4. Dman
    Kind of disappointed was looking for some pitching there to balance things out. Wallner great power and arm not much else for tools. Hope there is some money savings there. Would rather they go after guys with better hit tools. Looks like they are going high risk high reward this year.
  5. Dman
    I agree with you he was my pick there as well that 60 hit tool just feels like can't miss, and yet how many times do I chastise the FO not taking a risk on guys with high end tools. They look pretty good after taking Jeffers where they did last year. I don't think it was a horrible pick but it was a riskier pick IMO. I am excited about this kid and hope the FO found a diamond in the rough here. Also would be nice if they could save some bonus pool money as well.
  6. Dman
    yeah he recently popped up. He could be better than all of them he might have a higher ceiling than Stott or Carroll but I feel like his floor is much lower with the suspect hit tool. How many times do you see great athletes that just aren't that good at the plate, Kid is young and made strides I just think there is more risk in this than the others.
  7. Dman
    Wow this guy better be good because there were some good players there.
  8. Dman
    Stott is the highest rated by fangraphs and others will he be the pick or will they go against the grain and come up with someone different? They could go with Carroll as well.
  9. Dman
    I think the Twins go with Langiliers or Carroll if they are still there. With such good hitters likely on the board I don't see them going with a pitcher but since high end pitching is the weakest area in the system maybe they will surprise me. Taking pitchers early has been unkind to the Twins in the past. The only success story I can think of is Kyle Gibson. I take that back they also took Garza in the first but traded him. Also they have been good at finding hitters in the later rounds so maybe they take a chance on high end pitching with the first pick anyway? If Stot or Jung are there I could see them picking one of those two as well. There will be some good players left when we pick I guess it just depends on what kind of deal they cut to get one of the better players in that range.
  10. Dman
    Call me a worry wart but after we lost that first game big to Tampa I was worried the wheels might come off. I thought Tampa's pitching would slow our offense down and I felt they had the better starting pitching staff going into this series and the better bullpen. Taking three out of four from them really makes me feel better about this team. It was nice to see our offense put lot's of pressure on their pitchers and for the most part continue to do damage all series long. Even going up against good pitching this offense can produce. Also I felt the team played really good defense and did not give Tampa extra outs. At any rate I am really, really happy they took this series to help take some of the worry out of me.
  11. Dman
    Nice to see the offense have a good day today. Just short on a few fly balls that turned into doubles. Everyone got a hit except the leadoff man Kepler. Can I Just say that I don't have much faith in our pitching and yet they continue to do well. Going into this series I wasn't sure we could play with the big boys but with the win today we have held our own against the good teams we have faced so That bodes well.
  12. Dman
    Yeah I should have said signed but the Twins did PICK him over other IFA's so I used the word pick. He never was fat but I had heard things about him needing to watch his conditioning I assumed that meant not to get too heavy or that there was at least a concern he would get too heavy. As for slow MLB.com had him as a 30 runner to me that is not that fast but maybe they made a typo? Never said he had a bad K rate just that he was under 20 percent with a good eye. Below is MLB's scoutng report on him. Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 55 | Run: 30 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 45 The Twins signed Diaz out of the Dominican Republic in 2013 for $1.4 million, then watched him struggle a bit during his pro debut in the Dominican Summer League in 2014 and again in the Gulf Coast League in 2015. Things really started to click in the Appalachian League in 2016 and he made a successful move to full-season ball that included a Midwest League All Star nod in 2017. He didn't back that up with a strong performance in the Florida State League in 2018 and a fractured right thumb sidelined him in late July. Diaz's value lies in his offensive potential from the left side of the plate. Over the past two seasons, he's shown an ability to make consistent contact and drive the ball to all fields. He has tremendous raw power that he is still learning to tap into and it has been really encouraging that he has kept his strikeouts low and hasn't sold out to try to hit the ball over the fence. A below-average runner, Diaz will be a first baseman only and should be capable enough to not be a liability there. As long as Diaz continues to watch his conditioning and continues to refine his approach at the plate, he should fit the profile of a run-producing first baseman in the future. He'll play all of the 2018 season at age 21.
  13. Dman
    I never liked the Diaz pick. Thought he would be a fat, slow, swing and miss 1st baseman. I am very impressed at what great shape he appears to be in and the way he is hitting the ball is even more impressive. HR's are hard to come by in the FS league and he doesn't appear to be having trouble. He has a good eye at the plate as his K rate is just under 20%. He doesn't walk much but making contact is just as important as walk rate and he can barrel up the ball. Congrats to Lewin on proving my assumptions wrong and having a Fantastic month of May.
  14. Dman
    I have to say when the Rays were up 3 to 1 I was thinking maybe we just can't compete with the East teams. I was glad when they turned it around and found a way to win. OUr players chased some horrible pitches, looking at you Rosario and Astudillo and yet those two both came through in the clutch. As long as our pitching holds this is going to be a special team. Stinks that Sano got robbed of a Home Run. I think Domes and Baseball don't really go well together.
  15. Dman
    I have no idea what the Twins will do this year. After the first ten picks or so though the next 30 players are pretty much rated the same so it just depends on how teams have those players ranked on their board. So we should be able to get two really good players and then some players that hopefully we can develop. I don't think this is a great year to save a ton of money early on if it means taking a lessor player. There are so many teams above us that can cut deals that it might be hard to find a deal anyway. If they can do it and still get the player then great but I wouldn't let that factor in a ton this year. There are going to be good players at 13 and the Twins will be one of the first teams to pick from the second tier of talent. I hope they make the right choice.
  16. Dman
    You think it is bad losing one game, wait until tonight when we lose another and start a losing streak. Then the other shoe will have dropped and panic can officially set in.
  17. Dman
    Perez seems to play with fire several innings every time he pitches. Lot's of times he has been able to work himself out of it but not tonight. Hoping for a better approach from him in the future. It is a tough way to start the series as you hate to just give a game away but it happens to all teams at some point. I hope we can compete with these guys at some point. If we can't beat the teams in the East then it doesn't really matter what our record is as we will be out in the first round.
  18. Dman
    That Jeffer's pick I didn't like last year seems to be paying off for the Twins. His numbers haven't been too far off of Larnach's this year and he was taken in the second round and plays the valuable catcher position. A bit disappointed in Keirsey and Helman this spring but it has been a down spring for a lot of our prospects. There is still time for these guys to adjust especially the high schoolers but this draft appears weaker than the last couple of years.
  19. Dman
    I am sorry now that I wasn't a believer but I had this game as a loss with Devin on the mound. Of course I couldn't have been more wrong, Devin was brilliant tonight and now we have our best pitchers ready for the Tampa series. He man handled that tough Brewers lineup tonight. I was shocked at the out come. I hope he gets another chance to prove himself. Very happy to grab a split with a tough NL team. Here's to hoping the bats come alive against Tampa.
  20. Dman
    Yeah Astudillo was supposed to balance that low OBP with power but it hasn't worked out that way. I agree with most posters that pitchers are giving him garbage to hit early in the count and he has been all too happy to oblige. It would be nice to see some semblance of plate discipline so that he can get better pitches to hit. For a guy who can hit almost anything he shouldn't be afraid to get to two strikes as he should be able to hit whatever else is coming. I think that if he can work counts more then he should get better pitches to hit. Heck don't be afraid to take a K watching strike 3 go by. If he can be more unpredictable I think he stands a better chance. I still like the turtle as a player. He plays the game with the right intensity but it might not hurt to have him go down to AAA and work on working counts in his favor a bit more.
  21. Dman
    I agree, I don't see them taking a risk on a high school pitcher when Jung, Stott or Carroll might be there. I also think they might try and cut an underslot deal for Langeliers if he falls that far. The first six picks feel like a lock. After that it seems to be anyones best guess as to what order the players will fall in. Personally I think a good bat will still be there at 13 and it will be hard to pass up. This year is going to be tough to gain much of an advantage with bonus pool money as Arizona and lots of other teams will have more money to make deals. so I wouldn't get too cute trying to do underslot deals. Just pay up if it means landing a solid prospect. We have a solid farm so no need to take lots of risks. Just go with your board and hope for the best.
  22. Dman
    So I kept telling myself I am going to be nervous about this team until we have at least a double digit lead in the division. I never expected them to get there this early. Now what am I going to fret about? What other standards of non belief can I find? It's a tough year for the typical Twins fan to wait for the other shoe to drop.
  23. Dman
    I know this a great offensive team but championships are won with great defense as well. Austudillo's throw out at second was a thing of beauty. Gonzalaz's run saving catch was fantastic. Those are the plays that make me excited for this teams chances. The Whitesox were never able to recover after making mistakes in the field and to beat this Twins team you can't give away runs. To some extent the Sox beat themselves today. The Twins also knocked another starter out before the 5th inning. This offense is so tough to face. Every guy can do damage. You can't pitch around players. I haven't even mentioned Gibson yet. What a crazy good job pitching today. The Sox have some tough batters and other than the one HR he gave up he rolled through that lineup. This team is starting to make up for all the miserable season I have watched the last several years. I just love watching this team play every day.
  24. Dman
    I don't know if the Twins will trade for a top tier starter or not but I am certain they will trade for pen help before the deadline. They have too many prospects to keep them all. Too many to expose to the rule V draft. They should use that capitol wisely and do some trading. The main weakness on the team is pitching. Come July they need to make some trades and I am certain they will.
  25. Dman
    I agree it depends on how motivated the seller is and what the market is for the player. Other than Sale it seems the going rate is a top 3 or 4 player and then a couple more around the top 10. Sherzer is a top of the league pitcher so definitely could cost more than that who knows. I think giving them our top three is a bit excessive though.
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