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  1. gunnarthor
    Rodriguez was #400 or so on BA's list so he's probably not taking much more than 100k. But he is another Puerto Rican bat. The Twins certainly have been covering that island lately.
  2. gunnarthor
    I suspect he and his adviser floated that amount to all the teams drafting at the top and hoped one would accept it. Rays did so they told Twins, Padres and Reds that McKay won't sign for less and those teams let him slide.
  3. gunnarthor
    Also, yes, I'd take Schwarz if my area scouts believed in his bat. I don't think he's a catcher so he has to hit. But if he can, nab him.
  4. gunnarthor
    I figured the Twins had about 2m saved after day 1 and they used about a million of that on Enlow. And that doesn't count the 5% they can go over. The rest of day 2 was fairly even with some senior signings at 8-10 that could be used on de la Torres, if needed. So, I *think* we should be able to make one more fairly big grab today. maybe a guy like Kyle Hurt. I guess we'll see who we take in round 11. Looking at mlb.com's list of best left, there are a lot of HS arms that were ranked 100-150. Pool for pick 100 was 500k. There have to be a handful of guys who the Twins scouts know will sign for that amount or even less - good athletes who sucked at school and don't want to go to college or might even be academically prohibited because of low ACT scores or something. In any event, I'm hoping for a few HS guys with upside today. We'll see.
  5. gunnarthor
    I almost bailed on Shop at 86 but decided I'd hang onto it. Not sure that was the right thing but ...
  6. gunnarthor
    There are a few players I'd like to snag today. My guess is that we have enough money to snag at least one. Garrett Mitchell, the HS OF from CA, Tristen Beck, Standford's sophomore pitcher and Tanner Burns, etc. So maybe they saved money knowing that someone would be available in round 11 although not necessarily knowing who.
  7. gunnarthor
    I thought he'd sign for closer to 3m so it seems likely that the Twins might be able to do something more tomorrow.
  8. gunnarthor
    Agreed, I'd like to see the Pohlad's go over by 4% but that might be pushing it.
  9. gunnarthor
    Seems like they're pretty close. Whatever savings they had on day one went almost exclusively to Enlow.
  10. gunnarthor
    I have to say, as much as day one confused me, I really liked our day two draft. Enlow was a guy I thought we could take at 35 but might have been gone by then, so he's a first rounder in my head. I liked both the college pitcher picks even though neither profiles as an ace. I think de la Torre might surprise us but it's a good gamble pick and the juco third baseman also has some upside. And it seems like we've cleared enough space to nab at least one more well regarded HS prep arm (or Tristen Beck if we have more money than I thought) tomorrow.
  11. gunnarthor
    Who was 14? Enlow? That's pretty good. I might have to reevaluate my anger.
  12. gunnarthor
    Klaw had de la Torre on his overall list at 51? Wow.
  13. gunnarthor
    Isn't he still recovering from TJ?
  14. gunnarthor
    I'm ok with Barnes. He was 108 on BA list. Good secondary stuff and understanding of how to pitch. That's not bad.
  15. gunnarthor
    I think Rooker should be a fairly fast to the majors guy. I assume he'll start in A+ this year. That means, unless he fails, he'll be in AA next year and the Twins haven't been shy from bringing guys up from AA. He might have to hit a lot if he's only a DH but his hit tools seem pretty good.
  16. gunnarthor
    He started 2-49 in his first 15 games. In his last 41 games, he's hitting .254/.331/.369 .700 OPS. His k-rate in that period has been 30% and his walk rate is about 10%. He needs to walk more but he's been improving.
  17. gunnarthor
    Yes Mike. I know people didn't say suck but most people got that context. I suppose I should have used dunces? Would that have made you feel better? "Our scouts aren't dunces"? Seriously, the way you try and hijack and deflect because people didn't use the exact wording that you wanted is pretty off putting especially since you weren't even in this conversation. How many times do you write "Where was X written" or "show me where X was stated." Learn context man.
  18. gunnarthor
    I won't condemn the pick but a 5'8" shortstop? I'd pass.
  19. gunnarthor
    I think we have to remember a few things. First, Falvey and co reviewed our scouts write ups on many players over the last decade of drafting before this draft and apparently they trusted them enough to go with Lewis - the scouts guy - over the analytics guy - McKay. So this idea that the Twins scouts suck doesn't really hold up. Klaw has been pretty positive about them for years as well. I do think changing the draft guru from Deron Johnson to Scott Johnson can be pretty effective b/c it'll change the scope of what we're trying to do (less focus on fastballs), I suspect our scouting reports on players has always been pretty good.
  20. gunnarthor
    Dude, stop trying to calm me down. I got angst and your thoughtful prose is killing it.
  21. gunnarthor
    I remember that movie, I was swooning more over Julia Ormond though
  22. gunnarthor
    So, my assumption was that Lewis and McKay were being played off of each other for the savings and the Twins went with Lewis. But just a few minutes after we drafted Lewis, Jon Heyman - a mouthpiece for Boras - said the Twins won't be saving money on the pick since he's the best position player since Bryant. So maybe the answer is Boras is screwing the Twins. "You told us you'd consider taking 6m!" "Yes, and now we're down considering it and we'll sign for 6.7m." I dunno. That at least makes sense.
  23. gunnarthor
    If they draft Burns to start off the third and get Enlow in the 11th round and sign him, this draft starts to look a little better.
  24. gunnarthor
    I did want a college pitcher over Lewis but that is partly me being wrong and drafting for need. Lewis seems to be a pretty good prospect so ... still, I don't like bring Boras into our clubhouse.
  25. gunnarthor
    But three underslot deals to start the draft? The good players will be gone by the time we start offering them money.
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