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  1. gunnarthor
    nada
  2. gunnarthor
    Yeah, that bugged me too. I noticed that the violence this season has been toned down. The violence we've seen is more like the traditional 'action movie' violence as opposed to the rigid scary violence of the first few seasons. Not that much blood and guts. More heroic and "fun" as opposed to gory and nihilistic. The Stark sister sub-plot is beyond dumb though.
  3. gunnarthor
    Insane. That team is loaded.
  4. gunnarthor
    That was my thought, at well.
  5. gunnarthor
    These things are hard to do so bravo but I'd have Baddoo, Miranda and Bechtold all in the top 20. I might put Baddoo in the top 10. Barnes is also too low. Chargois, Littell and Burdi are too high.
  6. gunnarthor
    Kepler's been getting a bit better, too. This young OF really could be something as soon as next year.
  7. gunnarthor
    Even Keith Law has said he wouldn't use FIP for minor leaguers.
  8. gunnarthor
    I think Gonsalves start on Monday (if it happens) will begin to answer that.
  9. gunnarthor
    I've gone back to this but as a prospect, his reviews were generally pretty positive. But one of the few critiques that stuck with me was that he was 'too nice' - sorta old school talk for lacking something. I'm not sure if it was based on nibbling (that minor league hitters would still bite on) or refusing to pitch inside or just a very calm demeanor but ...
  10. gunnarthor
    I figure his arbitration would get him around 4m or so? That Twins are closer to the 105-110m payroll than most think so saving that 4m and using it elsewhere is probably the better answer.
  11. gunnarthor
    I doubt it. I suspect they promoted him because he's been pretty good since returning from the DL.
  12. gunnarthor
    Good for him. Hope he continues to impress.
  13. gunnarthor
    I'd like to see Garver or Park be given the DH spot for a month or so. Garver could be a 5th OFer type as well. Granite should be the 4th OFer.
  14. gunnarthor
    I think if you're going to look at the draft, it helps to look at in some context. From roughly 95-2007 our draft was run primarily by Radcliff and Ryan, both had strong scouting backgrounds. That period didn't have limits on signing bonuses and the Pohlad family was extremely cheap. During the 2001 draft, the Star Tribune mentioned that Carl thought he owed baseball a duty to fight back against the rising cost of draft signing bonuses. So I think it's important to remember that the Twins had budget handcuffs during this period. That said, they drafted pretty well and, along with some smart trades, put together a nice decade of ML competitiveness. From 08-2011, the same financial limits were in place but now it was Bill Smith and Deron Johnson. Those drafts didn't work out. Lots of reasons why but they just didn't work out. From 2012-2016 two things happened. First, and most importantly, the bonus slotting system was put into place. That was huge. A guy like Buxton couldn't demand 8m now. And Ryan replaced Smith. Johnson remained in charge of draft (although I'm positive Radcliff had some input at least in 2012). Those drafts, IMO, have been solid to great. The drafts that have been the strongest were the ones where the Twins had multiple picks early - 2012, 5 picks in the top 75, 2016 4 picks in the top 75 - and the weakest were the drafts with less options - 2015, 1 pick signed in the top 75. And now in 2017 onward, it's Levine/Falvey/Sean Johnson. Loved the draft but way too early to tell.
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    Meh, that's overstated. They had four high picks (ignoring this last draft since it's too early to make a real call but the early return on Lewis looks good), Buxton, Stewart, Jay and Gordon. The last three are still in the minors. Gordon is a highly regarded prospect by everyone. Stewart is a HS arm, which is the riskiest pick you can make so I'm not sure we should be too upset about it. As mentioned above, Jay is the only controversial pick (and his arm injury is worrisome). But 4 top 6 picks in four years isn't expected to give you a 100% hit rate, especially if three of them are HS guys. Generally, I think the drafts have added about the amount of talent you'd expect - although the draft strategy has left something to be desired - but there has been some bad luck on injuries as well.
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    Sidebar: Interestingly, right after the Civil War, Southerners didn't hold Lee in quite the same heroic fashion some do today. There were complaints about his military strategy and his loss at Gettysburg - particularly Pickett's Charge. But the lost cause myth came out and put the failure at Gettysburg on his subordinates - mainly Longstreet whose post-civil war career saw him support Grant and join the Republicans.
  17. gunnarthor
    The 2015 draft was so dependent on Jay. No second round pick b/c we signed Santana. Our other second round pick doesn't sign.The next player taken in Blankenhorn. 2014 is probably my least favorite draft, at least on how we did it. Gordon was the guy I wanted but then we went really heavy on relief pitchers and that hasn't really gotten us anything. Obviously if Gordon and two relievers have successful careers, it's a good draft but I think I'd consider us lucky. 2013 was my favorite draft strategy draft. A couple high upside HS arms (Stewart, Gonsalves) along with a couple 'safe'-ish college arms (Eades and Slegers) and three catching prospects you could throw at a wall and expect one to make it (Navaratto, Garver, Turner). I think the 2016 might push the 2012 draft for best draft in recent years. No Buxton in that draft but several guys I think can be top 100 prospects and solid MLers. I loved that draft.
  18. gunnarthor
    Bryant was a legit top 3 pick. Schwarber was a top 10ish pick. Rooker was not that type of draft prospect. Look at what other recent college hitters taken around the same pick are doing.
  19. gunnarthor
    I believe mlb.com's rankings have him last among the potential top 5 guys. But they're all in the same tier.
  20. gunnarthor
    Well, good luck to him.
  21. gunnarthor
    A lot of people have romanticized this idea of the "Lost cause," a way to look at antebellum south as a good period that just happened to have had slavery. That's the image that these monuments are trying to project and to protect. A view that, so happens, wasn't in line with the actually history.
  22. gunnarthor
    Not the most optimistic interview for those who were hoping ownership would increase payroll.
  23. gunnarthor
    Yeah, what the heck? I'm going to be really pissed if they shut him down for a couple months, let him pitch and then have him have major surgery that pushes him back to 2019 to pitch again.
  24. gunnarthor
    I liked the logic of the Benninghoff pick. I don't know if he'll make it but it's a nice gamble. Good luck to the kid in coming back.
  25. gunnarthor
    Actually, that's not a bad idea. A year out, some of those picks are looking really, really good.
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