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Either that or they aren't happy with the way Berrios was developed and need to correct some things...

I won't argue that it would been wiser to apply it to new recruits, but in Jax's case, he remained at the academy after being drafted... His mistake if he wanted to go pro. This is the military. Recruits are nothing more than chess pieces to them, and they own you. If you don't like that, don't enlist. It's not a whole lot different than someone who enlists who decides they don't want to fight.

Given how bad Berrios was last season, I'm not sure this is the right reaction just yet. I don't pretend to be excited if Tepesch is the call here, nor do I pretend to know what exactly it was that would have made a batting tee about as effective as Berrios last season. What I do know is that something was wrong. Perhaps it was tipping pitches (certainly makes sense) or something else altogether, or more likely a combination of several things. One month in AAA, even it was spectacular, may not necessarily be the cure for all things that ail Berrios, and I don't think pushing him off the deep end is necessarily the answer either. I'm guessing the front office understands a bit more of what is going on here than any of us. Berrios wasn't a victim of luck last season that will 'normalize' once he's out there more. He wasn't ready. Let's face it, all we are doing is scouting the box scores. Tepesch may have worse stuff, but he also may have some of the finer points of pitching down that allows him a better opportunity to get major league hitters out now. We rightfully bashed the front office the last few years for yo-yoing guys around. This front office may be taking a more patient approach here and forcing Jose to work on some of those things that made it difficult for him to succeed last season, and you and I won't see that b/c it doesn't show up in a minor league box score. That's especially true if he's being asked to change a bad habit that he has had for several years. It's going to take some repetition to fix that, and the last thing he needs is to be thrown to the wolves before he's established a new good habit.

Love the top... what a month for Palacios.. Garver should have been in the top 6 over Whitefield or Weil... not disparaging what those two did, but if Gordon as a SS sits at 6, Garver as a C should be up there too, especially given that he hit better than all of them.

funny thing is that if I remember right, he was a bat first catcher when drafted.

The issue I see is more or less favoritism. I've spent enough time in the military circles (without serving I might add) to know that this IS a big deal. Kids in D1 schools are getting a free education because they are good athletes and are essentially making money for their schools (and when you think about it, they are underpaid). Kids going to WestPoint or the academies are getting a free education regardless of their athletic skills, and to do so, they made a service commitment to their country. There's a big difference here. All Mattis is saying is that they made a commitment and that they now need to honor it, whereas previous athletes could walk away if the pros came calling. It really is a slap in the face to everyone else in the military, not to mention that there are limited spots in those academies as well. WestPoint doesn't exist to train athletes. It exists to train officers. That is the mission.

I think this is the right answer personally. Plus, you suddenly have a very real possibility of a 10 WAR player if both sides click. McKay is pretty much my choice at the moment, in large part because he should be a quick riser, has pretty decent upside, and could potentially reinvent current thinking on two way players.

haha I was hoping for more detail...

and Mejia was already up in the majors... and melted down. I have to think it's Berrios' turn for now.

McKay has been mentioned as a guy who is very close to ready now... both with the bat and on the mound. Now if they draft Greene, you're going to be waiting a few years. McKay, baring injury, could possibly be fighting for a spot out of spring training.

Pretty much. Snipe is a common species here in Indiana... or so I've been told. Never shot one though. Quite elusive. Kind of like the Twins and playoff contention.

ah... makes more sense. Honestly, as a sports fan, I don't like it. As a tax payer, it's the right call.

My understanding is that this is not retroactive.... that's what the football version article noted.

The best part is that eventually there may be a Twins game being discussed.

No honorable mention for DRod... who I might add is having a fine season to date. Wonder if the Twins will push him harder given his age.

I'm not sure Sano would want to do a 7-8 year contract... He's probably going to want to hit FA in his late 20s. I'm guessing you're looking more at a 5-6 year deal.

definitely a guy I wouldn't mind at 35 or 37. If you get real lucky, he might be there at 3-1 based on that info. Not holding my breath there though. He's another guy though, being a college senior, that you might get under slot at 37 which could allow some of those mid-round picks to be used to snag some falling HS talent.

that's where I'd go with it too... I'd note that while a guy like Smith likely won't fall, there are definitely some mid-1st HS type guys that could be had at 35 and/or 37 in that scenario. The real issue is that you need to have a few of them lined up....

yeah, congrats... I'm guessing that means he knew he was probably one of the odd guys out on the new FO here. Good to know he lands on his feet. I'm guessing we will see more of this kind of thing happening over the next few months.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that there is probably a correlation between high BABIP and exit velocity. It certainly gives defenses a smaller window of opportunity to field plays off of his bat. Not sure if that's the case or not, but it sure makes sense. Yeah, a .450 BABIP isn't sustainable, but he could maintain a pretty high one as long as that EV remains high.

Anyone know when Gonsalves will be put in a minor league roster?

I'd caution you though. His defense isn't any better than Santana... Offense at least is looking to have some upside, but he may be a bat first utility player.

I get it, but with the rotation as it sits, getting more upside may be better 2018-2022.... Just my two cents. It's contending vs. pretending... I'm not sure where this team sits in that matrix presently. The good news is that the offense hasn't really gotten going just yet, but starting pitching is already walking a fine line between competent and falling off the edge of the grand canyon. The other problem with Santiago is that he's that guy that walks a very fine line. If there's a replacement ready at this point, I'd think this is a trade that makes sense.

I understand that Gibson hasn't been good, but they have 4 starters right now and just demoted Mejia. I think Gibson will be in the rotation for now, at least until Mejia gets a few solid starts in AAA and Berios doesn't repeat 2016 when he is (presumably) called up in a few days.

insurance!!!