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  1. gunnarthor
    I'm looking for a Machado. No reason whatsoever for us to accept that ownership can't be on him.
  2. gunnarthor
    The game seems to be changing so low on-base, high power guys might be more valuable than we thought a few years ago. I'm not sure. I hope Rooker pushes his way into the Twins lineup quickly though.
  3. gunnarthor
    Nicely done
  4. gunnarthor
    I think I need some more success at the upper levels before I'd rank him this high. But hopefully the Twins push him a bit and he continues to improve.
  5. gunnarthor
    One of my favorite guys. Really hope he has a big year for us.
  6. gunnarthor
    It's always too early to give up on a prospect. If you remember, we had a young prospect back in the day that was tearing up the lower minor leagues and even had a decent half season at AA. But when he played the next year at AA he missed a large chunk of time and hit .237/.277/.396. He had his pop but his BB/K numbers went to hell. The next year, the 23 year old started in AAA but he was even worse - .242/.280/.379. A lot of posters had given up on him. But Eddie Rosario turned out ok.
  7. gunnarthor
    I really like Rortvedt. He was extremely young for his league and position. In fact, he was the youngest catcher in A+ ball last year with that many at-bats. The Twins have been pushing him a lot since they drafted him. He could be a 21 year old catcher in AA.
  8. gunnarthor
    I had to drive from Worthington to Mankato last night. It was not a pleasant drive. The roads had white out conditions and i didn't get home until 10 pm. Working from home today.
  9. gunnarthor
    I don't get that at all. Vlad, as a 19 year old, struck out 38 times and walked 37 across AA/AAA. He actually walked more in AAA than he struck out. He's a generational talent. I would bet a huge amount of money that he'll be a hall of famer. Tatis spent the entire season in AA where he struck out 109 times and only walked 33 times. He's a year older than Vlad. He's a great prospect but I think Vlad is an entirely different universe than anyone else.
  10. gunnarthor
    What does Klaw say about Balazovic? His numbers in A ball were solid - esp his strike outs. IIRC, he was a high riser on draft day and the Twins paid overslot for him. Scouts saw the potential in him. I can't find the thread but I remember posting some pretty encouraging scouting reports about him last year. That 2016 draft is going to rival the 2012 draft for us.
  11. gunnarthor
    Yeah, it seems strange that we aren't willing to pay for Grandal but we'd then be willing to get rid of Kiriloff for Realmuto. That's a huge loss and I think the FO probably values Kiriloff very highly since he's an obvious replacement for one of our OFers who gets too expensive.
  12. gunnarthor
    If I'm Buxton or Sano, I'm betting on myself and won't sign a longterm deal after last year. If I'm Berrios, I'd sign a fair longterm deal but I'm not sure the team will offer a fair one. Rosario and Kepler probably make the most since of the core guys since they've both been steady for several years so both sides probably have a decent guess of their value and upside.
  13. gunnarthor
    The other obvious question is, if the Twins are willing to move Kiriloff, is Realmuto the best target for him? Could we get a potential better starter instead to pare with Berrios? But this still requires the FO going all-in and signing Machado.
  14. gunnarthor
    I'd do this only if the Twins were going all-in. Trading for Realmuto by itself seems like a half-step. But if the Twins were going to sign Machado as well, then yes, do it.
  15. gunnarthor
    I think as the Twins flail about and finish in the 82ish win total again it's good for us to all remember that ownership choose not to support the team even after years of low payroll. I hope no one shows up to TF this year. I loathe the Pohlads.
  16. gunnarthor
    There won't be another shut down. McConnell had told Trump that he couldn't keep the GOP senators in line much longer. Pelosi kept the Dems in line and they won't break. Senators in purple states and up for election in 2020 were pretty nervous. McConnell can't let them get dragged into another shut down.
  17. gunnarthor
    So two drafts and two trade deadlines and the new FO has so far managed one top 100 prospect. Get out the pitchforks. Obviously, that's not quite a fair critic of them - Enlow, Rooker and Larnich were all solid picks, and the trades added solid depth - but let's hope we start seeing some big breakouts this year. I'm still very high on the group of 2016 second rounders, for instance.
  18. gunnarthor
    Screw that guy. It was me!
  19. gunnarthor
    I think it's the opposite. Injuries happen but at one point, pipeline had given a 60 grade to Buxton, Sano, Meyer, Stewart and Berrios. And right behind them were guys like Gordon (#37 after his draft year). The high upside of that group of players was pretty impressive. Injuries hampered Meyer (that one really hurt) and Burdi while the top three guys have all had pretty good high water marks in the majors already. And also on those lists were guys who become solid regulars like Rosario and Polanco. Right now, today, I don't think the Twins have that kind of upside. Now, those players can play themselves up into that role but you have to do a lot of squinting to get their. Looking at that 2014 list and Lewis might get placed at #3 and Kiriloff would slip in around 4-7 range. Graterol would be 9.
  20. gunnarthor
    That was me!
  21. gunnarthor
    On pipeline's list at the end of the year, the three other Twins with FV 55 grades were Graterol, Gordon and Gonsalves. Larnach and Javier were the two 50s with probably the biggest upside and were sandwiched around Rooker. If 55 is the cut off, I'd agree that the list will only have Lewis, Kiriloff and Graterol. I'll be interested to see how they measure our top 30. The team seems to have a lot of depth in the 45-50ish range but not a lot of high end depth like we had a few years ago.
  22. gunnarthor
    Nice tweet. I wanted us to draft Wright but I had a serious fan-crush on Adell.
  23. gunnarthor
    Both are great but I want Machado badly. Harper will end up at first base/DH in a few years (I think).
  24. gunnarthor
    Cone was a one and done despite playing 13 years in NY. It wasn't regionalism. It was a crowded ballot and narrative. Johan deserved a longer look, no doubt. Poz wrote a nice article about him during the run up last year. Doc simply had more great seasons than Johan - Johan had arguably 5 HOF caliber seasons (a season above 5 WAR) - 2004-2008. If you want to argue his best season with the Mets was worthy, 199 ip, 4.7 WAR, that would be six. Doc, on the other hand, had 8 seasons where he topped 5 WAR (02-03, 05-06, 08-11) and another season where he threw 225 innings and finished 5th in Cy Young voting. WAR isn't the end-all, be-all stat but Johan is #100 all-time among pitchers while Doc is #42. Both won two Cy Youngs but Doc got jobbed twice (02, 11) while Johan got jobbed once (05). Doc, to me. was a clear HOFer. Johan was a bubble candidate who I think should have gotten in and deserved more consideration.
  25. gunnarthor
    The character questions/concerns about Machado are BS. I'd love to have this guy on the team. I think he'd take pressure off of our younger guys. I think he and Cruz would help Sano and Buxton reach their ceilings. I think signing him tells the team that the FO and owners are backing this group of players. The last few years our highest paid player was Mauer. Enough said.
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