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  1. gunnarthor
    I don't think there's a "wrong" answer. Years ago, we got crushed by the housing bubble and it was really, really bad. We nearly lost everything and we're pretty well to do. So I do think there's a lot to say about not having to make mortgage payments. We own our house outright and it's great. Not having debt is a real weight off your shoulders, esp if you're worried about your income streams. There is some positives in low interest debt, of course, as others have mentioned but your money doesn't grow uniformly. Just because the stock market will probably give you a better return than the interest rate over the next 30 years doesn't mean it will over the next four years. And if you can kill debt in what you think will be a down period where your money wouldn't have grown anyway, do it.
  2. gunnarthor
    John Sickels also made a point that sometimes teams draft guys knowing they won't sign them but it helps to create that relationship for the next year (or three years down the road).
  3. gunnarthor
    I hope the Twins can find a way to sign Spicer. He's 126 on BA's big board, 143 on mlb's. Minor league ball had him #56 among RH pitchers. Not great but, he's something.
  4. gunnarthor
    I like Grossman. He takes "professional" at-bats and I think that helps a lineup by letting others see more pitches, having pitchers waste pitches and (mostly) by getting on-base himself. He's solid. I like him as DH for now and the occasional 4th OFer spot. I still don't like Vargas and I'd rather have the Rosario/Buxton/Kepler OF most of the time.
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    7 or so
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    Twins take Derek Molina, another JUCO guy. Not on any lists. -shrug-
  7. gunnarthor
    Article on Bailey Ober. Basically, he's very tall. Had a great freshman season but followed up with TJ and uneven seasons since. Mechanics and durability are issues. Probably a bullpen guy if he ever makes the majors. http://www.postandcourier.com/sports/college-of-charleston-s-bailey-ober-prepared-for-whatever-happens/article_5bb3a3c2-4bdd-11e7-bee1-3f56ce66635c.html
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    It's finally working.
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  10. gunnarthor
    Nope, neither is BA's draft tracker.
  11. gunnarthor
    Rodriguez was #400 or so on BA's list so he's probably not taking much more than 100k. But he is another Puerto Rican bat. The Twins certainly have been covering that island lately.
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    I suspect he and his adviser floated that amount to all the teams drafting at the top and hoped one would accept it. Rays did so they told Twins, Padres and Reds that McKay won't sign for less and those teams let him slide.
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    Also, yes, I'd take Schwarz if my area scouts believed in his bat. I don't think he's a catcher so he has to hit. But if he can, nab him.
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    I figured the Twins had about 2m saved after day 1 and they used about a million of that on Enlow. And that doesn't count the 5% they can go over. The rest of day 2 was fairly even with some senior signings at 8-10 that could be used on de la Torres, if needed. So, I *think* we should be able to make one more fairly big grab today. maybe a guy like Kyle Hurt. I guess we'll see who we take in round 11. Looking at mlb.com's list of best left, there are a lot of HS arms that were ranked 100-150. Pool for pick 100 was 500k. There have to be a handful of guys who the Twins scouts know will sign for that amount or even less - good athletes who sucked at school and don't want to go to college or might even be academically prohibited because of low ACT scores or something. In any event, I'm hoping for a few HS guys with upside today. We'll see.
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    I almost bailed on Shop at 86 but decided I'd hang onto it. Not sure that was the right thing but ...
  16. gunnarthor
    There are a few players I'd like to snag today. My guess is that we have enough money to snag at least one. Garrett Mitchell, the HS OF from CA, Tristen Beck, Standford's sophomore pitcher and Tanner Burns, etc. So maybe they saved money knowing that someone would be available in round 11 although not necessarily knowing who.
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    Lewis was the top shortstop on everyone's board and probably the #1 position player on everyone's board, depending on how you viewed McKay. Greene was a back end of the first round guy at short. Lewis is a great pick in the same way Buxton and Gordon were. I just wanted pitching. But he is a stud and absolutely the type of guy the Twins had targeted for decades.
  18. gunnarthor
    Yeah, I wanted Wright for the reasons Mike is saying. I also know that goes against the maxims of don't draft for need and take BPA etc, etc. I'm a fan, I'm not rationale. But pausing a bit and just looking at this draft, I really like it. I think that Juco third baseman might be a bit more than filler. We got two college arms who are strong on command/control - moving away from Deron Johnson's flame thrower approach. Enlow was one of the guys I wanted at the outset. There's some nice players in this draft.
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    http://m.mlb.com/news/article/236343488/mlb-draft-5-teams-who-did-well-on-day-2/?topicid=151437456 Callis mentioned that the Twins "cleaned up on day one" and then "Minnesota crushed the Draft again in rounds 3-10 on Tuesday. It began by grabbing the top player left on the board, Louisiana prep right-hander Blayne Enlow ..... the Twins grabbed five Top 200 players on day two: Enlow, Clemson left-hander Charlie Barnes (fourth round, No. 149), Chipola (Fla.) JC third baseman Andrew Bechtold (fifth, No. 142), Puerto Rico high school shortstop Ricardo de la Torre (sixth, No. 190) and Central Arizona CC lefty Ryley Widell (seventh, No. 190). Barnes is a cerebral pitcher with the Draft's top changeup, while Widell also has a quality change." One of the writers on minor league ball also mentioned that the Twins were "killing it" Nice to see that kind of praise considering that many of us weren't thrilled with the draft, at least at first.
  20. gunnarthor
    I thought he'd sign for closer to 3m so it seems likely that the Twins might be able to do something more tomorrow.
  21. gunnarthor
    http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/asking-brian-dozier-about-his-missing-home-runs/ Fun article on fangraphs about why Dozier thinks he has fewer HRs this year.
  22. gunnarthor
    Agreed, I'd like to see the Pohlad's go over by 4% but that might be pushing it.
  23. gunnarthor
    Seems like they're pretty close. Whatever savings they had on day one went almost exclusively to Enlow.
  24. gunnarthor
    I have to say, as much as day one confused me, I really liked our day two draft. Enlow was a guy I thought we could take at 35 but might have been gone by then, so he's a first rounder in my head. I liked both the college pitcher picks even though neither profiles as an ace. I think de la Torre might surprise us but it's a good gamble pick and the juco third baseman also has some upside. And it seems like we've cleared enough space to nab at least one more well regarded HS prep arm (or Tristen Beck if we have more money than I thought) tomorrow.
  25. gunnarthor
    Who was 14? Enlow? That's pretty good. I might have to reevaluate my anger.
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