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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    There's ceiling and there's likelihood to make it there (something that I suspect Kirilloff has over any of the pitchers). All of that factors in. There's also the whole slot thing which clearly the Twins were thinking about. I personally would have went with one of the pitchers here, but I also wanted them to play the slot game. It's quite possible the pitchers wouldn't play it (haven't looked up the other signings). It's also quite possible that they saw the talent they had at P in the low minors and don't think it matches up well to the talent they have at hitting in the low minors and so they wanted to round that out a bit more. I wanted to see a strategy that went out and got a bunch of HS talent. They did that, which makes me very happy about this draft. I'm not going to get too upset when they ended up with a HS OF at #1 whose ceiling is an above average RF (which isn't a bad ceiling) when I was hoping for a pitcher. In that type of thing, I will trust the scouts. Finding talent doesn't seem to be an issue in Minnesota. Developing talent is a different story, and I suspect we will see some pretty significant changes in that area very soon.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Assuming I understand how the 11th round signing works, we are about 200k over slot numbers. Kirilloff won't need to go that far under slot to even things out. What's the most we can go over without penalty?
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    If there's a lesson to be learned here, putting someone on the 40 man before they are ready for the show is a good one. Arcia was an early add (and let's face it, we all wanted to see him), but he wasn't ready. He burned up all his options which is the big reason why he's DFAd now. Not really defending the DFA, but I do think there's a lesson here about rushing prospects.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    My words to describe this would get censored by the site.... The PC answer... just an awful decision. I'd have optioned Kepler and let Arcia play every day, or optioned Park. Seriously, you just gave up on a potential impact bat, and they cannot even claim money was the reason. Just dumb.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    No adam's family?
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    quite possibly. Guys like Collett and Benninghof are insurance picks in case they get someone well under slot. Curious what Baddoo signed for, as that will be a good indicator of whether or not they can grab one of them.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    A handful of even decent starts before the deadline won't change his value I suspect.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I'll give Kohl a bit of a pass on the Ks in his first few weeks of AA. Nice to see him getting what is hopefully a lot of weak contact. He's really reclaimed himself as a prospect and if he sharpens his command a bit, I wouldn't be surprised if the Ks come back.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    I haven't checked that close of late, but last I did, Rosario has yet to take a walk. Has that changed? I don't mind him being aggressive, but ML pitching isn't going to throw him many good ones if he cannot lay off the bad ones.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I guess the question with Nunez really lies on whether or not he's going to be here when the team is competitive again. If the FO is not sold on Buxton, Sano, Kepler, Arcia, and the other young guys in AAA/MLB, then yeah, trade him. If they think this can be the next wave, then keep him unless you get a good offer. Otherwise, you're always selling.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    So are we posting to the death now or are we expecting the Twins game to do that for us?
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Maybe he just liked Major League?
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm quite the picky eater as well.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I do like Cider, but that isn't beer in my opinion.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    More into reds than whites. Whites are too sweet.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    OK, I seriously don't get this. Cody didn't sign with us b/c we came in and offered him less after his physical. It's well within his right to bet on himself, and I don't understand why we should wish that on him. Besides, given his performance his senior year, it was a good thing he didn't sign as we'd likely be calling him a bust right now.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    just looked him up. Not the worst pick. Probably a ceiling of a back end starter but his K and BB numbers improved in his 3 years at airforce. He did a good job keeping the ball in the park too.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    quite possibly. they may need to punt on a pick or two to make sure they get everyone from yesterday under contract.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I just never acquired a taste for it... not from lack of trying. I like my wines though.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    This is probably more addressing a weakness in the low minors. We have corner guys in the high minors galore, and several are very flawed in their approach. There's not much for decent hitting in the low minors right now.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    This times a million. Catchers are some of the hardest to get ready for the big leagues, and a lot of it is defense. Mauer spoiled us in many ways. I wouldn't expect to see him any time soon. If we're really lucky, he's in Cedar Rapids next year, but EST is a very real possibility.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    The kid is in high school. He won't be sniffing a major league roster for at least four years, and of the starting pitching available, you have higher floor quick to rise college guys with a low ceiling or higher ceiling slow to rise high school guys. The MLB draft rarely has a guy that can solve a team's need within the year. If they did, that guy usually goes in the top 5 picks.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    that's fine. They need ceiling, and the college ranks don't have a lot of it this year. I'm not going to be critical even though I'd have liked one of those prep arms at 1-15 b/c they went out and got ceiling. Sure, they didn't go get a Matt Manning, but every one of these guys could be an above average bat at their position. I like that a lot, and it really does veer away from their typical tendencies (drafting safe college arms in the 2nd round).
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Wasn't he considered a potential 1st rounder a few years ago? If so, not a bad guy to take a flier on, but then again, he's not being considered in the 1st now b/c he didn't do well against advanced competition. I'd be curious what the reason for that was.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I won't argue on turner. I'd note that Turner and Garver were both considered top college defenders (with Turner being the better defender). I haven't heard any indication that Garver doesn't have the defensive chops. I suspect he'll be better than Suzuki to be honest. He won't be Molina back there, but he should be at least an average defender. His bat is the question. he put up an .880 OPS on low A ball his first full year, but hasn't been nearly as good since. He got off to a horrible start in high A last year before heating up and finishing with reasonably respectable numbers (an OPS just shy of .700). That's not bad for a catcher. He got off to a much better start in AA this season, so I'm hoping that he figures it out later this year and posts an OPS north of .700. My biggest concern is that his K and BB rates have moved in the wrong direction as he's moved up the chain. BTW, just a note, but this is why we shouldn't put too much stock in Lamont Wade's numbers. I'm glad he's doing what he's doing, but the real test for him will be high A and AA. Garver is a good example on how a college player can beat up low A.
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