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  1. gunnarthor
    Generally, no. That's beyond me. I expect that the Twins have scouts and mechanics are a big part of what they are looking at. If they think someone is a future TJ, they'd (hopefully) note that in their reports.
  2. gunnarthor
    Man, Mark Appel. Remember when everyone thought Boras was nuts for not letting him sign with Pittsburgh because he was taking away his earnings on the back end? 28 AAA starts with an era over 5. I asked a few days ago about this Davis guy and lo and behold, he's really hitting. Hopefully that continues. He's been hurt and he's a little old for the level but he's on a nice run. I'll echo everyone else's thoughts on Thorpe, about time and hopefully he gets back on track.
  3. gunnarthor
    Yep, the reality is, we're probably not getting the best player from the draft at 1/1. It'll be someone else. So don't worry about it. Get a guy who you know will be a solid ML pitcher and don't overthink it.
  4. gunnarthor
    I used to be a McKay guy but I think I've come over to Wright. Sometimes, we overthink things and nitpick. Wright's got stuff, size and comes from a great school. He's known he'd be a ML pitcher for years now and seems to handle everything well. Take him, save a few bucks and get someone who is falling.
  5. gunnarthor
    Thanks for doing these Seth. I won't be at the book signing but it was nice of Klaw to talk to TD.
  6. gunnarthor
    I don't like the Jay move either and I wonder if it was something that the player and agent pushed a bit more. Relief pitchers get paid a lot nowadays and if he is a knock-out reliever, he'll reach FA a lot faster than if he was a starter since it'd take him longer to reach the majors. But it's done so ...
  7. gunnarthor
    Nice article. It'll be interesting to see how some of these guys in the rookie leagues play this year as well.
  8. gunnarthor
    I'm not sure that's right, Mike. McKay has been listed as top 10 as both but Greene, to my knowledge, has not.
  9. gunnarthor
    Is one of the two (McKay/Wright) considered a ground ball pitcher or fly ball pitcher or are they both about normal?
  10. gunnarthor
    Yeah, the overall record this year might be anywhere between 75 and 85 wins depending on luck but the emergence of these young players is the more important thing. I really wish May hadn't gotten hurt. I'd have liked him to get 30 starts this year.
  11. gunnarthor
    Yeah, I don't think any of our positions are in danger, long term, so we're going to ride it out but hold onto our cash a bit longer. I'm kicking around selling Shopify since I doubled my money in six months but I'll probably let it ride, too. There might be some good buy positions in a few months. If I was more of a gambler, I might short a few things but I'm not, so I won't.
  12. gunnarthor
    Looks like Burdi is getting his one inning at a time thing. I don't think Wimmers would take innings from him or Melo. I think Wimmers and Bard are about the same place as 'prospects' go so I don't really care if one or the other goes.
  13. gunnarthor
    Thanks Mike, I'm just reposting it here. Colin 1:50 LaMonte Wade is slashing an impressive .330/.465/.486 in AA with even more impressive plate discipline. Is it still assumed he'll never have the power to be a MLB regular and more of a 4th OF? Eric A Longenhagen 1:51 I wouldn't say "assumed" but that remains the general opinion. You can find scouts who just think he'll hit enough to play a bigger role than that, though. Just not for power. So if Wade can be a solid avg/on-base guy, even with no power, he could be a nice Span-like guy in a corner? Too bad he's a lefty, we could use another RH OF bat.
  14. gunnarthor
    Have any of the baseball gurus - Klaw, Sickels, Callis, etc - made recent mention of Wade?
  15. gunnarthor
    Wright or McKay. Whichever will sign for less.
  16. gunnarthor
    Another nice game from Wade.
  17. gunnarthor
    Wow, Wade has a really small strike zone
  18. gunnarthor
    I think that's what the FO was worried about. ML hitters won't chase and he'll be in bad counts and/or walk a lot of guys.
  19. gunnarthor
    I'm really excited to see how a guy like Castro can help Berrios. Not just with pitch framing but keeping him settled and calm. I wish his first start wasn't against Cleveland, though. That's a pretty good team.
  20. gunnarthor
    Yeah, I know Burdi missed a season but he is 24. I think the Twins should strongly consider bringing him to the majors to see what he has.
  21. gunnarthor
    In all honesty, it's extremely stupid. Unless you know more than what normal, "Motley Fool" readers or Barron subscribers know, you're making a pretty big risk. And I think you're older than me so you should be a bit more conservative with the money. You'll need it when Trump destroys our social security/medicaid/health care.
  22. gunnarthor
    Considering NVIDIA and Shopify, I'm not sure you should be complaining.
  23. gunnarthor
    We've promoted from AA to the majors quite a bit so I'm ok with them in AA. Burdi has 11 innings above A ball and missed almost an entire year so I think it's fair for him to spend two months or so in AA. But at a certain point - and I think we're coming close to it, they should get sent to the majors and then, if needed, sent to down to AAA.
  24. gunnarthor
    Yeah, Burdi and Melotakis should get to the majors fairly soon. Neither are that young anymore. It's only been a few innings combined in AA so I get that they need some more seasoning but I hope we see them by the break.
  25. gunnarthor
    Put it this way, would you want the Twins to take a rule v flier on Tyler Kolek under similar circumstances? But we probably have a few months before we have to worry about this.
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