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  1. gunnarthor
    I would imagine we'll see a lot promotions in the next two weeks.
  2. gunnarthor
    Actually, Barnes made the fangraphs guys list at #96. http://www.fangraphs.com/scoutboard.aspx
  3. gunnarthor
    I don't think there's a "wrong" answer. Years ago, we got crushed by the housing bubble and it was really, really bad. We nearly lost everything and we're pretty well to do. So I do think there's a lot to say about not having to make mortgage payments. We own our house outright and it's great. Not having debt is a real weight off your shoulders, esp if you're worried about your income streams. There is some positives in low interest debt, of course, as others have mentioned but your money doesn't grow uniformly. Just because the stock market will probably give you a better return than the interest rate over the next 30 years doesn't mean it will over the next four years. And if you can kill debt in what you think will be a down period where your money wouldn't have grown anyway, do it.
  4. gunnarthor
    Twins take Derek Molina, another JUCO guy. Not on any lists. -shrug-
  5. gunnarthor
    Article on Bailey Ober. Basically, he's very tall. Had a great freshman season but followed up with TJ and uneven seasons since. Mechanics and durability are issues. Probably a bullpen guy if he ever makes the majors. http://www.postandcourier.com/sports/college-of-charleston-s-bailey-ober-prepared-for-whatever-happens/article_5bb3a3c2-4bdd-11e7-bee1-3f56ce66635c.html
  6. gunnarthor
    It's finally working.
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  8. gunnarthor
    Nope, neither is BA's draft tracker.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. gunnarthor
    I almost bailed on Shop at 86 but decided I'd hang onto it. Not sure that was the right thing but ...
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. gunnarthor
    Agreed, I'd like to see the Pohlad's go over by 4% but that might be pushing it.
  17. gunnarthor
    Seems like they're pretty close. Whatever savings they had on day one went almost exclusively to Enlow.
  18. 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.
  19. gunnarthor
    Who was 14? Enlow? That's pretty good. I might have to reevaluate my anger.
  20. gunnarthor
    Klaw had de la Torre on his overall list at 51? Wow.
  21. gunnarthor
    Isn't he still recovering from TJ?
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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