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  1. gunnarthor
    Probably depends on what their scouts are saying. If he's still hitting 95 a team might take a flier on him in ST to see if they can "fix" him. Only cost them 50k.
  2. gunnarthor
    Didn't we? Am I mistaking my trades but didn't we turn him into Nunez and eventually Mejia?
  3. gunnarthor
    Settle down there, kiddo. There are a few options with Stewart. Let him learn at the AA level despite his struggles, send him to a lower level which he has previously mastered or cut him. The last option isn't happening, nor should it. Of the two others, I'd prefer to let him stay at the level that is challenging him so long as it's not an injury/mechanical issue. The Twins don't have an option of building a time machine and redoing the draft.
  4. gunnarthor
    Sure, but Josh Beckett was arguably the biggest ass on the planet when he went #2 overall. The only way attitude hurts is if it makes the player not listen to coaching or creates a bad work ethic. If those two issues are ok - and every article I've read about Greene suggest this wouldn't be a problem - you ignore attitude concerns. Compare Greene with Seth Romero, arguably the second best lefty in the college group. Romero's make-up issues - rumors of drug use, bad conditioning and not listening to coaches - might very well drop him out of the first round. Those are problems. If Greene or McKay or Wright don't check those boxes, you don't worry.
  5. gunnarthor
    I'm leaning against Greene and for the college arms - McKay or Wright - but his attitude has nothing to do with it. I'm sure Greene and Buxton and Mauer and any other player good enough to go 1/1 or thereabouts out of high school has a HUGE ego. Some hide it, others don't. But what I've read of Greene's work ethic (and Jordon Adell's as well) is really exciting. I think, barring injury, he'll be a very good player. But I'd go a bit safer with the college arm and take some upside HS arms later.
  6. gunnarthor
    Wow, very impressive. I'd like to see him get to AAA (or the majors) this season. His ability to take a walk is something we like.
  7. gunnarthor
    Maybe but it's not really relevant. Stewart is not Urias. But he's not Appel, Bickford, Ball, Kolek etc either. There were seven HS arms taken in the first round of 2013. Only Stewart, Kaminsky and Ball have managed to make it to AA yet and Stewart is the youngest. He could still be dominating in A+. I don't know what's wrong with him. Klaw liked him enough to include him in his top 100 and there are probably a few people in our organization who think he's capable of being a good pitcher. They have to figure out what's wrong. If his stuff just isn't good, he's done. If it's something else, hopefully they can identify it and fix it.
  8. gunnarthor
    Well, an injury might explain some of his struggles. One poster on here has argued that Stewart has bad mechanics which limits the effectiveness of his stuff and could cause an injury. -shrug- Who knows. Right now he just has to pitch better.
  9. gunnarthor
    Barring an injury or mechanical thing, just let him continue. He's young and he's already dominated the low minors. Even if he has to repeat AA next year, he'd be young for the level.
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  11. gunnarthor
    Again, keeping in mind that I'm just some idiot on the internet, HP has sunk below 60/share. HP is a big oil rig company that we owned for about a decade and its growth allowed me to pay off a bunch of student loans, so I really like it. Very nice dividend as well. I'm not sure if we'll re-buy it but we probably will and it's worth watching.
  12. gunnarthor
    Shopify is having itself a day.
  13. gunnarthor
    Or, the Twins are 0-3 against Cleveland and 12-8 against the rest. Narrative.
  14. gunnarthor
    Narrative.
  15. gunnarthor
    The AL Central has represented the AL in the WS for three straight years so I think we should probably wait a bit before claiming it's mediocre.
  16. gunnarthor
    Nico Goodrum is 25 years old and hitting .235/.284/.426. I'm not sure he's the UI of the future.
  17. gunnarthor
    Really encouraging start by Romero. Great to see that.
  18. gunnarthor
    Who was the other season ending injury?
  19. gunnarthor
    Yeah, it's early but there hasn't been much good news in the minors so far this season. I suppose Gordon and Berrios both look good and Burdi and Melotakis have yet to give up a run but that's about the end of the good news. Fortunately, we have a lot of season left to see some improvements.
  20. gunnarthor
    With Stewart, unless there's a mechanical problem that different/better coaching can fix, I think you just leave him in AA and let him sink or swim. He's still young. He can repeat AA next year if needed. But we know he can pitch in the lower minors so leave him be.
  21. gunnarthor
    Man, Gordon is really looking nice with the bat. Hopefully he continues to do this all year. I really like the increase in walks.
  22. gunnarthor
    Nice to see Burdi and Melotakis striking out some guys in AA. Hopefully they can get to AAA or the majors this year.
  23. gunnarthor
    Very cool. Depending on what/who would be able to drop to us at 35, I'd be ok with Smith.
  24. gunnarthor
    I thought the Twins would send him to AAA and let him have one more shot at starting but they took him north. So, that's his role. I agree with Mike that he should be used in a Goosage like manner.
  25. gunnarthor
    Ended up buying Pfizer. Feel kind of dirty but took a shower and I'm ok now.
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