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  1. gunnarthor
    Fairly amusing. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/trevor-may-tommy-john-right-arm-leg.html
  2. gunnarthor
    I was a bit surprised by this move. Twins designate both Wimmers and Melotakis. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/twins-designate-alex-wimmers-mason-melotakis.html Melo had some pretty good minor league numbers. I wonder if he'll be taken by another team.
  3. gunnarthor
    We did make a purchase of HP in the low 50s. I like the dividend even though it might take a while for it to get back up where it was a few years ago.
  4. gunnarthor
    Ugh, Urias might have shoulder problems. He's only 20 and was a really exciting arm for the Dodgers last year. He wasn't great in 5 starts this year but this would suck. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/adrian-gonzalez-back-injury-retirement-julio-urias-shoulder.html
  5. gunnarthor
    They drafted a few guys late that they could sign for overslot amounts and use the rest of the money. I'm not smart enough to say player ranked 102 is better than player ranked 152 on BA'd draft board. I just want them to sign the extra guys with the money.
  6. gunnarthor
    I do hope we use all our money plus the 5% over amount. But that would require the Pohlad's to spend money so ...
  7. gunnarthor
    Yeah, our offensive nucleus is very good. I'd like to see Kepler and Buxton step up more but I think it'll happen. Not sure when.
  8. gunnarthor
    I think this ranking looks pretty good. Both Gordon and Lewis will be top 35ish prospects next year. That's kinda cool. I've warmed up to Lewis. I really wanted a pitcher but Lewis really is the type of guy that the Twins have drafted for so long. Toolsy HS batter. And it's nice to see Gordon hitting well in AA. Now that Trea Turner's OBP is below .300 perhaps we'll have less second guessing of that pick.
  9. gunnarthor
    Maybe. He had options of going back to school. 600k is around #91 pick and BA had him listed as #95. Seems reasonably fair.
  10. gunnarthor
    (Moderator's note: video contains profanity) And this happened https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/877916375209181184/video/1
  11. gunnarthor
    I wanted to be understated.
  12. gunnarthor
    This blew my mind. The Orioles have given up 5 or more runs for 17 straight games which ties an AL record that was something like 70 years old. Even in the PED era, no team managed that feat. That's unbelievable to me.
  13. gunnarthor
    Fister is probably done but he's not that far removed from being a 4+ WAR pitcher. I'd take a flier on him.
  14. gunnarthor
    A decade or so ago on the old ESPN message boards, fans were done with Justin Morneau. He had over 1000 ML at-bats by May 2006 and an OBP around .310 and an OPS+ below 100 from a power hitting position. Fans were calling for us to trade him for Ty Wiggington, who had hit 8 HR for Tampa early that year. Buxton's been a very good player at every level. He struggled on a nearly historic level to start the year to the point that part of it had to be mental. After those first 15 games, he's been about league avg for a CF in avg and obp but low on pop. His defense is adequate. As fangraphs noted, let him play. He's been yanked around a lot the last few years from injuries and demotions. The FO was right to let him stay in the majors. His talent will win out.
  15. gunnarthor
    Damn it, I suck. Yep, you're right. He came back and made 5 starts in low A and then was promoted up to A+ for 11 more starts.
  16. gunnarthor
    After starting 2-49, he's been hitting roughly .250/.330/.375 w/31% k-rate and 12% walk rate over his last 49 games. He needs to improve those numbers but those are certainly serviceable offensive numbers.
  17. gunnarthor
    Probably not. Berrios, Buxton, Sano, Kepler etc are all pretty young. Last year, Stewart and Gonsalves were two of the youngest guys in AA. Romero was promoted straight to AA after recovering from surgery. Barring injury, our guys seem to be promoted after a half season or so if their performance dictates it.
  18. gunnarthor
    Other teams rarely release guys that are pitching well.
  19. gunnarthor
    Nah, he'll sign.
  20. gunnarthor
    Man, I'm really scared that the GOP will end the ACA and people with pre-existing conditions are going to get ****ed. I figured if Ossof won, the GOP would think twice but now, I think we're in real trouble.
  21. gunnarthor
    I'm ok with Gee. It's a cheap low risk move. He might be able to string together a few solid starts for us.
  22. gunnarthor
    The bridge with Meyer was destroyed when Molitor sat him for 10 days and gave him one start with a quick hook. He went down to AAA and didn't pitch again with some sort of "injury." But as soon as we traded him, he was good to go again. I liked the guy but it didn't work out here. If we hadn't traded him, Boras almost certainly would have filed a grievance in the offseason about his service time, claiming that his injury happened in the majors. It just would have been more toxic crap and one more extremely upset and unhappy pitcher. He needed a change of scenery.
  23. gunnarthor
    That was the logic as I understood it. Didn't say I agreed with it. That draft director has been replaced. I'll also point out that many people outside of the Twins have long had very high opinion of the Twins scouting department, including Keith Law, who has argued that the scouting department just needed an analytical approach to their reports. That's very similar to what Falvey said going into this draft. And the draft gurus have said the Twins had the best draft this year.
  24. gunnarthor
    Our former draft director thought that college fireballers were a good bet for two reasons, keeping in mind the high failure rate of guys taken in those rounds - 1) less mileage on their arm and 2) if they can't be converted to starters, they can still be used in the bullpen. The Twins went hard on that philosophy in 2014 although Burdi was a legit pick for a second rounder. Most mocks had him going in the first round.
  25. gunnarthor
    How about pitch framing as a part of the solution? Last year, Santana wasn't getting the corners so he'd have to pitch back into the zone more, where opponents can get better swings on the pitch? I have no idea if this is right but I would guess that if pitch framing is a thing, one added benefit would be to enlarge the zone and Santana has been very good with his command in the zone (to my layman's eyes). That doesn't mean he's not afraid to walk a guy either. I think a different thread posted an article from fangraphs (?) that showed Santana's approach against Rangers' slogger Joey Gallo and how he kept peppering certain areas and didn't miss those spots.
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