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  1. gunnarthor
    ? Isn't every prospect on social media?
  2. gunnarthor
    I wonder if there's anyway for the Twins to get Patrick Corbin from Arizona. He's #5 on their rotation (it's pretty loaded) behind Grienke, Robbie Ray, Zack Godley, Taijuan Walker and even maybe Shelby Miller if/when he's off the DL. They just made a move for Steve Sousa but might need/want a bat or just a way to dump Yasmany Tomas and his salary. Not likely that the Twins can add salary but maybe there's some kind of conversation to be had.
  3. gunnarthor
    Lewis is really the ultimate "Twins" pick. Just a tool shed waiting to be unleashed plus all the intangibles you'd want.. As surprised as I was that we took him over some of those college pitchers, it really isn't surprising that the Twins wanted this kind of guy. Obviously we just have to see him play this year but he does seem to have it and could, like Mauer and Buxton, end up being the #1 ranked prospect in all of baseball.
  4. gunnarthor
    mlbtv just did a quick thing with Peter Gammons this morning and they showed Sano hitting. He doesn't look fat by any means.
  5. gunnarthor
    You forgot to mention that Severino was also knocked out of the wild card game. Sale gave up 9 runs in 9.1ip in his post season. And Kluber was even worse, with an ERA approaching 13 in his two starts. Greinke gave up 7 runs in 8.2ip. Berrios and Santana were a solid top of the rotation last year. They can be again. I expect Berrios to make a step forward this year. But realistically, Santana pitched like a front of the rotation starter last year.
  6. gunnarthor
    Twins are at 112m payroll for this year. Lynn or Cobb would push us above 125. I'd be very surprised if that happened. But I agree that adding Lynn would re-evaluate the offseason a lot.
  7. gunnarthor
    And those offensive lineman run faster than you. Athletes have changed. The days of the Jack Clark sluggers is done. Sano is over weight, I don't think anyone is arguing against this. I think there is some serious disagreement over how much he's overweight and how much that affects his play on the field. Since he's recovering from a leg injury, added weight isn't surprising. I suspect he'll be lighter by the end of ST. I don't think his weight has been negatively affecting him.
  8. gunnarthor
    Go and look at old posts about him when he was called up in 2015, played no third base and darn near hit us into the postseason. We all knew that his time at third was limited and we were hoping that he could wait until Mauer was gone to make the move across the diamond. Nothing's changed. He was fine last year. He'll likely be fine by the end of ST this year. He just needs to hold down third base for one more season and then the Twins can make their changes. That has likely always been the plan. His weight is an issue only if it affects him on the field and so far we haven't seen that. I'd also remind you that he missed all of 2014 to TJ surgery and worked his ass off to remain a great hitter. I'm not worried about his work ethic.
  9. gunnarthor
    You're over valuing Gonsalves a bit ....
  10. gunnarthor
    He's a big guy and conditioning is always going to be an issue. I'm not surprised he added some weight since he was rehabbing a leg injury and it's tough to lose weight when you're limited on how much you can walk. Still, he looked serviceable at third most of last year, and as big as he is he's still a heck of an athlete. And his major value was always going to be that bat. Even if he's only a DH, his bat will more than make him worth it.
  11. gunnarthor
    Faedo dropped a bit last year so maybe he will too. But college arms like his probably don't make it to 20 without a flaw or lower ceiling.
  12. gunnarthor
    Is he a reliever or a starter? The comp I read was to Lee Smith.
  13. gunnarthor
    Well, I'll give the FO some credit for the bullpen upgrades. And Pineda could end up being a sneaky good acquisition that'll help next year. But we're really going to need Berrios to take a step forward and Santana not to regress too much ...
  14. gunnarthor
    I would think so. Obviously, blood lines are pretty important in sports so that does help Gordon but that wasn't why he was drafted so highly. But even if he was just a fourth round pick, he'd be pretty highly regarded (and perhaps some of the negativity wouldn't be there since, like Gonsalves, he'd be an overachiever). Right now I think the main negatives come from people who are reading the stat line too much and ignoring the scouting reports we're getting. mlbpipeline has him as the #10 shortstop in the game and they aren't as high on him as Klaw and BP are. Pretty much every review has him as at a minimum a starting level regular player. That's a pretty good prospect.
  15. gunnarthor
    Just got around to noticing this but mlbpipeline has their draft top 50 up. Twins pick 20, 60, 75 and 95 early. According to minorleagueball's draft scout guy, this draft is very high on prep arms. They also had a report up on Div II players. It's really early but some of the prep arms - like Mason Denaberg - sound pretty exciting and a few will slip to the Twins. I haven't seen how much draft pool the Twins have but with an extra pick (#75) they'll have some wiggle room to maybe pay a bit over slot.
  16. gunnarthor
    Just based on proximity to the majors, I think I probably have him ahead of Lewis (although Lewis' upside is much higher). In some ways, Gordon is a blah prospect. He doesn't do anything elite but he does enough of everything that I think he'll end up a strong starting shortstop for several years. If Polanco turns back into a pumpkin, Gordon will take over and play well, I think.
  17. gunnarthor
    really late to this thread but the trade seems pretty decent to me
  18. gunnarthor
    I'm not too worried about the 40 man spot. Pineda can move to the 60 day DL and we have a few arms yet that could be removed without much fuss. Hughes probably ends up back on the DL or some sort of agreement and retires.
  19. gunnarthor
    Well, if you like xFIP, he was about as good as Berrios and Gibson last year ... Honestly, he might be a bit better with a better OF defense than he was in Detroit. Not sure that'll be enough to fix the rest but he gets strike outs and limits the walks. He gives up too many home runs (that'll be a problem at TF) but Detroit had some truly bad outfields behind him as well. He had something like a .350 babip last year.
  20. gunnarthor
    2.5m? Wow. That puts payroll at about 107m. I would imagine the FO is using him as a stop gap until Gonsalves and Romero are ready or to hold the fort until Santana comes back. I'd be stunned if he makes more than 10 starts for us. I think this also means we're unlikely to land Lynn or Cobb.
  21. gunnarthor
    I believe he also takes forever to throw a pitch. https://deadspin.com/john-lackey-should-be-in-jail-1819503434
  22. gunnarthor
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=archech01&t=p&year=2017
  23. gunnarthor
    Not sure. It's certainly not an insult. Remember, before he tore up his knee, Kubel was an elite prospect. The Twins were going to let Jones go to start Kubel before the AFL accident. Prospect wise, Kubel was a 12th round pick that kind of blew up on the rankings at age 22 when he went from AA to the majors. Kubel had pretty good k/bb numbers although his power came and went before that. He was probably a touch overlooked (12th round picks tend to be) but he might have been listed as a "sleeper" or so. Kiriloff is ahead of him on pedigree but a healthy Kubel like outcome isn't too far off, I'd think. Both can probably hit for average and power with decent on-base ability. Kiriloff is probably a better athlete and faster. (I think a better comp might be Cuddyer even if he was a right handed hitter).
  24. gunnarthor
    Yep, that's how I feel. I lost all hope after Sandy Hook. **** the NRA.
  25. gunnarthor
    Fangraphs has a small thing on this as well. I'm hoping McCann at SI will write up something but nothing yet. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-the-nunez-lawsuit-could-be-trouble-for-aces/
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