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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I would say that they fully expect to sign the top 10 plus a lot of the senior college guys in the later rounds. I'm hoping they can get one or two of the prep guys signed.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Don't have a problem trying. He was quite lights out as a reliever. That said, I suspect Berrios will head up shortly and Oliveros will go back to the pen. Meyer has been doing better lately too. It could be just to keep the spot warm for him.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Sounds like Ryan will be busy flipping some of the lesser talents for international dollars.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Baring an injury or some major regression, Walker strikes me as a no brainer to hit the 40 this fall. That's fine as he'd be starting in AAA and have 3 options. Plenty of time for him to figure things out and get the occasional call up. The mistake would be adding him now and then optioning him.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Well, the truth is out there Agreed that production matters. I don't think anyone disagrees. The question at hand is how that production will translate at the ML level. I think you assume it will continue (or at least, that's how it comes across). Most of the prospect folks on this site are pretty excited about Walker (myself included). The real issue is whether or not he can be productive at the ML level, and most of us don't see that issue as solved. Sure, he can hit a mistake pitch a country mile. But those mistakes drop significantly as you move up the chain and the ability to exploit a hole in his swing or entice him to offer at pitches he has no business offering on go up as well. Walker would likely K in 40-50% of his at bats at the ML level with no walks to go with it. That's not good.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I could definitely see something like that. It sacrifices development for win now, but not a bad option. I agree DH has been, but I also think at this point it belongs to Vargas. He was hitting well right before his demotion and was destroying AAA pitching in albeit a small sample. I think he deserves the right to earn the job. If he doesn't, then by all means, platoon if they are still doing well. Otherwise, I'd probably let Arcia back at it when he figures things out.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Unfortunately, the season isn't 7 weeks long. And while I suspect (and agree) that Sano will be in AAA shortly, I have no problems with this approach. As for the HOF straw man arguments, I think they stop when people stop saying 'hey, this worked for Pujols' or 'hey, this worked for Randy Johnson' therefore it should work for our player. Not quite sure how you view that as a straw man. It's really a terrible idea to base development decisions on how a hall of famer progressed. There are tons of people that look really good in the minors. Many never make it to the majors. This has nothing to do with them being 'fragile little flowers' (speaking of straw men...) but rather what makes sense for their development. I think the mistake here is underestimating just how much development needs to go into a player between their draft/signing and their major league debut.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    They ignore a ton of context. Players don't put up the same numbers season after season. They usually struggle for a couple years before figuring out the majors. Have some good seasons in their peak, and decline as they get old. That doesn't account for things like injuries. Mauer's career isn't indicative of his future performance at this point b/c he's in decline. Plouffe's career numbers aren't indicative of his future performance in large part b/c of his struggles when he first came up. Sano's career numbers only indicate potential, and are most definitely not a benchmark that we can use to predict his ML career. I want Sano in the majors too, but right now, there really isn't a spot for him. There's no way he should be replacing Plouffe. Like it or not, Mauer isn't moving back to C, and DH is (rightfully) Vargas' for now and probably Arcia after that, both of whom have stronger cases for the position.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Me thinks that generally comparing prospects to hall of famers isn't wise. Most teams don't have an HOF potential guy just sitting in their pipeline. While Sano and Buxton look like they could be perennial all stars, I think it's wise to bring them up when they are ready and not after a few hot weeks in a small sample. As for Sano, he's not going to be able to be that 2 WAR player unless the team were to dump Mauer, or Sano could somehow figure out how to play C, CF, or SS.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't remind him riling up the troops. Seem to remember Cory Koski doing a 'Kyle Loshe on Ron Gardenhire's door' impression on some poor clubhouse chair a few years back. It was just the trick. They brought in Hunter for this type of fire. Let's see if it turns things around.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Sharknado
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, one look at his voting record should cement that. He's no Ron Paul. Heck, I don't even think he's a Rand Paul.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Pretty sure the hard cap is lower than 6M, isn't it? I know they can go over it without penalty, but that seems high. On the flip side, if as they suspect there's going to be an international draft in two years, now would be the year to just blow it up and do a Cubs/RedSox. With that said, if this tail spin continues, I could see them shopping Milone and Pelfrey (though the way Pelf is pitching, he might bring back a prospect) for some extra dollars. I really wonder what a near ML ready back of the rotation arm like Pat Dean would get. There's no room for the guy with what's coming up and what's already there.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    For the record, it's allowed. Whole articles are bad, snippets like that are fine. I should note that out of courtesy, you should link to the article.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm guessing they had a deal in place with Jay in advance. I wouldn't be surprised if the savings is a bit more than 200k. It's quite possible they put guys like Jay/Allard against each other and picked the one they knew they could get a decent below slot deal.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Anything over a certain amount (100k I think) counts against the draft pool, so that only works if you go underslot for someone else.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Mciver, Anthony U San Diego (CA) LHP L/L 5S -- 6'5" 210lbs DOB: 04/08/92
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Problem with walker is not the extra 10ks, it's the trend he's set the last 3 years. he needs to lay off pitches he cannot hit (or figure out how to hit certain pitches in the zone, not quite sure which).
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Murray, A.J. Georgia Tech (GA) C R/R SR Watch Now 6'2" 215lbs DOB: 04/04/93
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Mimicing the Cards here. They love getting good college hitters from decent baseball schools.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Stashak, Cody St. Johns (NY) RHP R/R JR -- 6'2" 180lbs DOB: 06/04/94
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    They are org filler at this point, so not too concerned. If the bat can play up, they'll get a job somewhere, even if it's a trade to another team, so I don't necessarily mind.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Wiel, Alexander Vanderbilt U (TN) 1B R/R SR -- 6'3" 225lbs DOB: 01/11/93
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    11 320 Camacho, Kerby Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy (Puerto Rico) C S/R HS 5'10" 176lbs DOB: 11/24/97
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    of course, if you use that to bring them up before they have polish, then you put yourself in the same situation. I highly doubt Meyer outperforms his AAA numbers in the majors last year. If anything, that walk rate rises and MLB hitters destroy him.
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