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  1. Dman
    Personally I am fine if they don't get this done. I don't want them to overpay for a guy that they control for three months for a team that is highly unlikely WS bound. Let another team overpay.
  2. Dman
    Odds are the Braves will get the better end of this deal. Hopefully I am wrong.
  3. Dman
    I said at the break if they would go 500 over the next month they should stand pat. Santana and Dozier can be traded in the off season as well as the deadline. I think it is too dangerous for the front office to sell while we are around 500 and in the race for the division and a wild card spot. I think we have young arms that can come up and solidify the pen. Our starting pitching isn't great but has held their own this last week. They have Colon and Gee to plug in for now and could maybe use Gonsalves and Romero yet later on as well. I think they need to just keep going with the team they have.
  4. Dman
    I don't think anything happens for Granite until the trade deadline or an injury. It is hard to trade position players at the deadline but if a team gave up something good for Grossman that would be ideal as Granite slots best in that role. I think rotating and platooning that outfield while not giving up defense is a better long term strategy. Also Granite works well as a late inning pinch runner to steal a base. Lots of people on this board and scouting reports don't think he can be an everyday player as his OPS is weak for MLB. Granted it is at 900 right now but there is a lot of season left and I don't think he has had a MILB season with even an 800 OPS. I am a big Granite believer and I think ultimately he proves the skeptics wrong but I think we will have to wait until there is room on the roster before we see him.
  5. Dman
    I am shocked. I gave the Twins no chance in this series. When they won the first one I was like awesome they won't get swept. When they won the second one i thought they got lucky. I expected them to implode today and they got the sweep. Just stunning. It is as if the baseball gods were against Cleveland as they had opportunities is these games but just never really converted. Well it is game on now.
  6. Dman
    I know small sample size and all but they should move Albanese to Cedar Rapids and move Whitefield up to High A. Then both players could be better challenged.
  7. Dman
    Granite is under rated. The Twins need to find a buyer for Grossman and then Granite slots nicely into his role. When you think about it Granite is much more versatile than Robbie and while his OBP won't be as high right away he should still get on base at a good clip, play good defense, steal bases, and be used as a pinch hitter or runner, he is also Buxton insurance. Granite can do more for less. If he works his way into a starting role all the better but he makes for the perfect 4th outfielder as well. I think we need to start a free Granite campaign.
  8. Dman
    Looks like you were right yet again. I don't see the logic but I am not gonna get my undies in wad over it either. Hoping he does really well for us. We could use another right handed power bat.
  9. Dman
    While I agree that relationships are important I am not sure how much that applies to Rooker in this situation. Three Fourths of the guys he is going to "bond" with down there aren't likely to make it to his level. They also aren't going to change his swing in Elizabethton either. I think the value to going there is low. Given his age, playing against tougher competition as soon as possible is far more important. I think Kieth Law mentioned there are already a handful of guys his age in MLB already. His draft stock was lowered because of his age. I think the team that takes him needs to be as aggressive as possible to get him from point A to B. Yep two weeks in E-town won't hurt him but again I am not seeing an incredible benefit to sending him there either.
  10. Dman
    I agree with you. If the best college hitter can't make it past Elizabethton they can't believe in him that much. Cedar should be the lowest he goes with an early chance at high A so that he can possibly start in AA next year. This guy isn't 18. He is older and talented. He can handle it.
  11. Dman
    Yeah what Gordon is doing at his age in AA is very impressive. His power seems to be coming on as well. I think the Scouts might have to rethink this one. I think he is going to exceed initial projections. Time will tell.
  12. Dman
    I agree with you. I really thought the new regime would go for fast moving pitching to try and help this current wave out. Instead they seemed to pick players with high end tools and projection. So while they did a nice job there is no real immediate help on the horizon with this draft. So with the results of this draft the only way to help the current window would be trades and there is no guarantee they get a deal that works for them or that they have the players to get what they need. I guess if all else fails then they wait for wave two to arrive. Then we should have some valuable players to trade like Kepler, Sano, Polcanco, Buxton maybe others. With younger options to fill in like Gordon, Palacios, Whitefield,etc. We should have money to keep some core talent while younger talent rises. Will be interesting to see how things play out, but I am starting to doubt they can turn things around soon enough to help the current team.
  13. Dman
    Loss like they are looking for pitchers with plus secondary pitches.
  14. Dman
    While I can't say I understand the plan there must be one as Falvey seemed stressed about making sure the whole draft was successful not just the first few rounds. They must be looking for and identified the type of players they think will be successful. While there might not be a ton of great names left every year it seems several teams draft High Schoolers in the later rounds like 30 and beyond but don't have the pool money to convince them to sign. Maybe they want more lottery picks like that. You could take Rooker as an example. They picked him at 38 but couldn't get him to sign. I don't know what the plan but there has to be one. If they got the first pick under slot and then the senior sign Rooker will be lucky to see half the money for his slot and the Canadian should be under slot too so there should be money to play with. What they end up doing with it is hard to say at least right now.
  15. Dman
    So is the long term plan here to switch the window for true contention? All these picks are young guys that need 3 to 4 years to develop. So I guess we trade some of the stars we have in the making while we wait for the pitching to arrive? Because you know we ain't buying pitching so we are likely going to have to trade for it and pitching is expensive.
  16. Dman
    Why are we reaching fro Leach?
  17. Dman
    If the Twins do get Carlson. They would likely need to come up with 1 to 1.5 Mil as he was slotted for somewhere between 15 to 20 to get picked. Hope they saved a lot on that first pick but then they would have two highly rated 1st round picks.
  18. Dman
    If they get him that would be a big get as they don't have him far from Baz in the rankings. I had heard Carlson might fall some as so,e scouts didn't trust his arm. We'll see.
  19. Dman
    BA has a nice write up on Lewis. They don't seem to think it was a horrible pick.
  20. Dman
    So McKay loses 1.6 Mil or more depending on what he signs for. If it is true I wonder what the Twins offer was and if he regrets not taking it.
  21. Dman
    Boras always screws us. This just can't be good. I hope to heck he becomes an all star but right now I don't see how this helps us in the short term.
  22. Dman
    It looks like we are going to have to trade for pitching if we want more depth there. We already have a lot infield talent in the system as it is.
  23. Dman
    If they were going to go High School I would have gone with Gore. Either he wouldn't deal or there is something there they don't like. Never saw Lewis pick coming. Thought they would go McKay for sure.
  24. Dman
    If the Twins don't take McKay at number 1 it looks like he could fall to pick 4 or 5. My guess would be his side is more willing to deal (take less) at number 1 because he could be out 2 million or more if he falls to number 5 which it looks like he could. Also some scouts still think McKay might be the best player in this draft. If the Twins can save money to spend later on HS talent that falls or if they can make a deal for someone who wants to slide that would make sense. Also there is fallback if he doesn't make it as a pitcher he can hit. He has some interesting versatility as a pitcher in that he could be a late inning pinch hitter because he can hit home runs and has a good eye at the plate. I question just how good of a pitcher he can become in MLB mainly based on his velocity. If the Twins do like him they must be OK with what they have seen as from what I have read they see him as a pitcher.
  25. Dman
    Personally I like Gore for best potential over anyone else. There is risk there though and it might take him longer to get to MLB than Wright. Unless the Twins get a sweet heart deal I think they have to go with Mr. Wright.
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