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  1. laloesch
    I get what you are saying, but when an organization is so deficient in one area at all levels you SHOULD have that at the top of your wish list of drafting priorities. I'm not saying every pick should be a college level starting pitcher, but it should have been the first couple of picks in my opinion in this years draft because there were plenty of good options available worthy of top 5 picks. No amount of spin can make Lewis a consensus 1:1 pick (which he's not).
  2. laloesch
    You gotta give up something to get something. Who are they going to give up to get a quality third starter and a couple of relief pitchers? It will come at a premium cost too as we are inching up on the all-star break. No. This team is not there yet. Not without giving up Dozier and other pieces and that may still not be enough.
  3. laloesch
    They better MacGyver the rotation and bullpen this offseason as well because they used their top two picks on a toolsey SS with a questionable bat and an OF who will likely end up as a DH. Their third and fourth round picks are pitchers but both high school age. No help there.
  4. laloesch
    Completely disagree. Overused cliche. As has been proven the last couple of games against the Indians and all of last season the Twins DESPERATELY need pitching, pitching AND MORE PITCHING. Drafting Lewis does nothing for this organization for the next 4 to 5 years and by then Sano, Kepler, Buxton, Berrios, etc. are all hitting free agency and knowing this organization they are not going to keep this core together. Sorry, I just can't agree. Should have gone with a college arm with the #1 pick and supplementary pick as well. I could have accepted rolling the dice on Greene because of the potential upside too.
  5. laloesch
    I agree whole heartedly.
  6. laloesch
    Excuse me? You better take a long look in the mirror and read up before telling someone to be smarter! Yes the Twins did want McKay at 1:1, that was there first preference. Now you may not like that and it seems to have your knickers in a twist, but i've read multiple reports including one on baseball America stating as such. Yes, they wanted him badly at 1:1 but were not willing to pay him slot. Don't like the message, don't read my post, but it is true like it or not Alarp. The rest of your post is pointless. I don't care what they are trying to save in later picks by paying under slot with the 1st pick. At 1:1 that is not the pick to be skimping on in order save money for later signings.
  7. laloesch
    Your opinion is not valid because the site owner says so ....so there!
  8. laloesch
    They refused to pay McKay slot and that was THE GUY they wanted.
  9. laloesch
    True, but the wrong ones. They drafted a reliever and attempted to turn him into a starter. The other is a type one diabetic (big red flag for any athlete) and to be honest Stewart was over hyped and never lived up to the scouting reports from day one.
  10. laloesch
    That's not my point. I didn't say that i wanted Greene as the #1 either.
  11. laloesch
    I'm not drinking the cool-aid. This has been a squandered draft so far in my opinion. I understand Falvey and Levine not trading Dozier or Santana last season (the offers just weren't right). That said, not addressing an obviously inferior bullpen in the offseason was strike one, wasting a 1:1 pick on Lewis and the wasted supplemental pick is a big FAT strike two. What i see so far? A new front office that can't close a deal during tough negotiations. Regardless of whether or not the Dozier DeLeon trade would have been right for the team is moot, they weren't able to secure additional pieces via negotiation and close a deal. Same thing with McKay. Obviously that was they guy they REALLY wanted yet they refused to go over slot or at slot and couldn't get him on board yet the Rays were able to do so. Just wow! What does this tell you about Falvey and Levine? Can't close a deal?! I'm not impressed at all.
  12. laloesch
    I strongly second this.
  13. laloesch
    Amen and 100% right. Big opportunity missed here to grab a top college pitcher that could have helped the rotation soon while they still have the core of Sano, Buxton, Kepler, etc. intact.
  14. laloesch
    wow. i'm dissapointed with this selection. For a team so devoid of top pitching prospects this move is puzzling.
  15. laloesch
    This is a difficult question. We are on the edge of contention, but still have obvious woes in the starting rotation and bullpen. Truth is Santana at 34 is likely peaking and it will only be downhill from here. Plus he's under contract through 2018 with a club option year in 2019? To me if the right deal came along i would trade him but only if it's the right deal.
  16. laloesch
    The one conclusion I'm drawing from this discussion....I really want to see Trevor May pitch again in a Twins uniform as a starter. Let's all cross our fingers that he experiences a timely recovery and successful rehab. This young man gets it. He understands strategy versus blowing guys away with pure speed. That is the difference (besides a few MPH on his FB) and guys Pressley & Deduno. Gibson should also take note as well. You have to have a strategy and approach to keep hitters off balance and eliminate predictability. Pure stuff will only get you so far.
  17. laloesch
    I would take two or three more of these in a heart beat. Doesn't have to be an official "ace" to make this team a world series winner (although it does help).
  18. laloesch
    Yes, like anything else one thing can lead to another if repeated. Catastrophic is a buzz word in this scenario, not reality.
  19. laloesch
    This is not unique to the Twins, I don't care what anyone says.
  20. laloesch
    Catastrophic? Comeon... Catastrophic would be something like a brain aneurysm, stroke or TBI. But a concussion is mild compared to many brain injuries.
  21. laloesch
    He would get comments about his weight on any ball club. Staying in shape is part of the game in any sport.
  22. laloesch
    No way he gets 10/$350 million as a first contract.
  23. laloesch
    I just don't see the Twins offering Scenario #1 as a first contract. They are too cheap to do that.
  24. laloesch
    I thought I read somewhere that he was completely fed up with the Twins staff and was no longer listening to the coaches. Not sure if that's true or not, but he might want out and this is the way to do it.
  25. laloesch
    My mistake, should have said organization development time. Although does it really matter at this point? They are all part of the same machine.
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