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  1. nater79a
    Seth- I think youngpadawan was referring to the profile that Nick wrote on Gonsalves thinking you wrote it: "If he can put in a full season and maintain his performance in High-A, he'll surely vault into the Top 10 next year and maybe even the Top 5."
  2. nater79a
    I hope that if Pelf wins the job out of spring it is by a decisive margin. If it's razor thin, we'll be hearing one of two things (if not both) by fans in Twins Territory: 1. Pelfrey only won the job because of his big salary and the Twins want to recoup some of their investment. 2. The Twins should have gone with the younger options (May or Meyer) since they are the future.
  3. nater79a
    I almost hope big Pelf can win the 5th starter role out of spring training just to see Twins fans' heads explode.
  4. nater79a
    Yes, the Phillies would need either Buxton or Sano in a deal. I'm sure they would want at least 2 top-10 type prospects that are on the doorstep to the big leagues.
  5. nater79a
    The South Siders might have a few issues with their infield. Gillaspie and Sanchez don't inspire a lot of confidence. Perhaps Micah Johnson, one of their top prospects, can come in and shore things up at 2B. Not sold on their bullpen either; think Robertson could be one of the biggest FA busts from this off-season. That being said, hard not to like their rotation especially if Rodon comes up and pitches well. Let's go with a record of 84-78, 3rd place, 5 games back of the Tigers.
  6. nater79a
    I like Wheeler also. Probably more than most folks here at TD. The guy suffers from "Hey, he's 6-8 so how come he doesn't throw 96 mph" expectations. He lives in the 90-91 velo but the guy just knows how to pitch! Anyway, I digress since he's not in Seth's list here. POT- player off topic!
  7. nater79a
    It'll be interesting to see what the Twins decide to do long term with Tyler Duffey; keep him as a starter or convert to a reliever like he was at Rice. Don't know if the Twins take into consideration the organizational depth or long-term contracts in the major league rotation when making that decision. With the improved change-up he showed last year it would seem he has a good 3 pitch mix that would play well as a starter. Personally, I would hope he remains in that role to hold his value either in within the organization or externally in a trade.
  8. nater79a
    How do you count 12 pitching prospects higher than Reed or Duffey? I've got Meyer, Berrios, Stewart, Gonsalves, Burdi, Thorpe, Rogers & May. Am I missing someone?
  9. nater79a
    I'll go with Arcia (assuming he stays healthy). 30 HR are not out of the question. May would be a close 2nd. Hard not to be impressed with his September last year after a slow start in August.
  10. nater79a
    . I was just about to say the same thing, Jeremy. Think a team like the Tigers would love to have each of these guys in their system? Absolutely.
  11. nater79a
    I think the Tigers have one more year in them. Win the division with 89 wins. Also, agree with those who think the window is closing on the Tigers. With their farm system in shambles it won't be long before time catches up with them.
  12. nater79a
    Any team desperate enough to bring in Kendrys Morales to try and inject life into a moribund offense is in serious, serious trouble. 80-82 record, 4th place in the AL Central.
  13. nater79a
    Yes, I see no reason to bring in Hunter if not for the specific reason of mentoring Hicks-y (and also Buxton). I also read that Rod Carew has been working with Aaron in the last few days. That tells me the Twins have their mind made up.
  14. nater79a
    My thoughts exactly. SOMEBODY has to lose when the AL Central teams play each other. Should be a lot of parity. I've got the Twins at 78-84, in last place. BUT, only 11 games behind the Tigers who will win the Central with 89. Also, will predict the Royals to have the biggest slide....4th place at 80-82 (two games clear of the Twins).
  15. nater79a
    Joe Benson...hmmm.
  16. nater79a
    Anybody figure out how to filter this by team instead of scrolling through? I did notice Jason Adam at #242 (trending up). This is my shocked face .
  17. nater79a
    Wonder how far Jorge Polanco would be outside the top 10? Probably in the mid-teens would be my guess. Nice to have a couple decent prospects at SS. Hopefully, both Gordon and Polanco can stick there.
  18. nater79a
    Starting pitching is the most important thing. Nolasco needs to rebound and Gibson needs to be more consistent. Also, we need to play better against the AL East & West. As Nick said, the Twins have often been competitive against the AL Central. Outside the division is another story.
  19. nater79a
    I think when the top 100 is revealed on Friday we'll see Sano fall into the teens somewhere and Buxton fall to #3 behind Bryant and Carlos Correa. Still not bad for either of them considering their mostly lost seasons last year.
  20. nater79a
    Cedar Rapids will be a really good test for young Nick. IMO, the jump from rookie ball to full-season low A ball is one of the toughest jumps to make within the minor league system. Really need to be in good condition, both physically and mentally, and it sounds like Nick Gordon is.
  21. nater79a
    Gallo has crazy power, so I'm not surprised he's ranked ahead of Sano. But Sano is definitely right there with him. Doesn't help that he missed all of last year.
  22. nater79a
    That's what I think also. I'm still targeting 2017 before we are a full-fledged championship contender. Get Buxton and Sano up here at some point this season to get their feet wet. Then in 2016 Buxton and Sano will need to go through the normal adjustments that all young players have to endure...pitchers finding their "holes" and then re-adjusting to that. 2017 should also be when we see the fire-balling bullpen guys ready to help out in a big way...Reed, Burdi,and Z Jones. Two seasons from now Berrios is hopefully entrenched in the rotation. Maybe add one of the big name free-agent starters from this next off-season's deep pool and we'll be ready to rock.
  23. nater79a
    Any particular reason Max dropped to the 9th round? Sounds like he is at least average to plus in all five tools. Maybe he didn't always flash them consistently enough at Bradley.
  24. nater79a
    I find it hard to believe that the insurance company found this "elective". Did the insurance company watch Milone pitch last year? If it affects your life and your livelihood it should be covered, right? And what if Milone decided against this elective surgery and still didn't pitch well this year because of it? Wouldn't think the Twins would be too happy about that.
  25. nater79a
    Looking at Thrylos' picture above... that Aaron Slegers is one tall drink of water!
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