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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    That actually would be a great question for Jack Goin if he were to post on it. I know all teams do it differently, and there's no question there's some strategy to it. I'd love to know the inner workings of how those types of decisions are made.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    not really a debate when a guy collects 5 hits.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, he's going to be a monster if he cuts down those Ks.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I don't see a problem with this. It isn't as though Allan has no input. He's one person though, a second set of eyes is almost always a good thing... at least it is in my profession.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    As much as I'd like Gonsalves, I think that would be a mistake.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't believe this is true once he's on the 40 man.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    hehehe... I cannot imagine trying to moderate the (legit) storm that would follow... I wouldn't call it Berrios being fine. He needs to face major league pitching though, and I'm fine with him doing that the rest of this season.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    No here as well. Wouldn't mind him as a bench role, but that seems a bit crowded.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Zach was thought of a bit higher than Nick anyways... and I don't really think Zach was an option based on where we were drafting. He was a first rounder... Nick wasn't... and for good reason. Nick has also been hurt most of the season.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    You're right. I'm confusing him with someone else, but I forget who now. We had some 23 year old striking out 9 per 9 in Rochester a few years ago that flamed out... But yeah, Gonsalves hasn't gotten love due to the ceiling, but that kid has gotten results most of his stops. He may be in MN at some point next year if he keeps this up.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I've got to think Gonsalves starts in AAA next season... His walk rate has jumped a bit in AA, but so has his K rate. He might be knocking on the door next year as an early 40 man add.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Sure, because Mark Sanchez deciding to play professional baseball would have elicited so much internet excitement. I didn't realize profootballtalk was "pro faith".
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    When hit squarely, energy gets transferred back into the ball. That's why your hand hurts when you don't make good contact with a pitch... you're absorbing that energy instead of the ball... just how much that extra tick matters, who knows. There's probably some sort of ratio...
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    It's a hard jump, and he's pretty young relative to the league. If you remember, that Gonsalves kid went from CR to FTM mid season last year and saw his walk rate double (2.45 to 4.31) and K rate cut if half (12.6 to 6.24). Those jumps aren't easy. He turned around this year and destroyed the FSL. Bottom line, given Jorge's age, I'm not worried, not this year at least. Next year will tell you if he's adjusted. He might need to spend more time there than Gonsalves, but given his age, that doesn't mean he's a bust... not yet at least.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, so far at least it looks like they may have found someone that everyone else underrated.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    ok seriously, at the end of the day, who really cares? If he can play, he can play. If he cannot, he cannot. His faith should have nothing to do with any of this. He's got a showcase coming up, some ML team might give him a minor league contract, and if they do, good luck to him.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Well my 2 cents on the original premise... I'd have been happy picking 1 overall, but as I said in similar threads last month, I wanted them to bring up the kids and let them play. If they do bad b/c of it, so be it. If they do well b/c they let the kids play.. great. so far, it looks like the guys coming up are better than the ones being replaced. I think that's good. 2017 may not be all that bad after all.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    In general, it also needs to be analyzed well after it took place. It's really hard to make any reasonable conclusions on any of the last few drafts given that most of the guys in them are still in the minors.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Wasn't me. I've got an alibi, unless of course your office is in Christianburg, Va.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    that sucks... rest it up and destroy AAA next season and get a call to the majors.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Can he pitch?
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I really hope Plouffe moves... that's probably the best shot at moving someone during this period. Someone might claim Suzuki too, so we might get something, but I would not expect much for either. Kintzler might also move, honestly of the names listed, I don't see any moving. Most will be the next GM's problem.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, not buying the conspiracy theory here. Pohlads are too cheap. If they wanted Antony, they'd have skipped the firm alltogether
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    No, but Delmon Young was... that ranking is not a reason to rush someone who isn't ready.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    collecting and keeping a major league pay check has it's own kind of pressure... the kind that makes someone press and develop bad habits, especially when they aren't good at things like pitch recognition.
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