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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Good bye Butera...
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Personally, I think he vastly overplayed his hand. I've gotten the impression that he's been doing everything he can to maximize his payday, but in the end I think he did too much. Supposedly, Houston was talking to him yesterday. I don't know what they were offering, but they could have said 5M, which is more than he'll get with us. I suspect the Twins were talking to him to, but for 3Mish. I get the he can always go to school, but turning down a guaranteed 3M or something along those lines to sit behind a top rated QB for two years and have another one sitting behind you during your one shot isn't a wise choice.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    The 5% is roughly 700k. Not sure what you mean on the first question... they have enough slot money left to sign everyone else at slot with an additional 700k to throw at someone. I for one would hope that their first two picks go under slot a bit so they could target a guy like Serrano, but from the sounds of it, he's going to play with his dad and come back in 3 years with a shot to be a top 5 guy...
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I think there's more upside here than people realize. He was a potential first rounder at the beginning of the season but didn't really live up to the hype. Perhaps Twins scouts saw something they could fix and unlock that talent... I don't know. I'd have preferred Kyle Serrano (far more upside), but given the signability concerns, I can see what they did... that and no one drafted him so he may still be there in round 3... That said, given the org need for pitching, a guy like Eades can move up the chain much quicker. That too has value, especially to a team lacking enough pitching to fit with the next wave. I wouldn't call him a back of the rotation arm just yet. He could blossom into a nice 3 type guy. He wasn't my first choice, but this is hardly a bad selection.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I kind of hope they make a play for Serrano. I suppose if he's unsignable, that won't work. Their second round pick is a college guy, so I'm not sure what leverage he has. He may be Boras represnted, but that doesn't mean nearly as much as he's lacking the top tier talent that other Boras clients have. The Twins have about 700k that they can add to any pick. If they can get their first two to go a bit under slot, then they can still throw well over a million at him... That's my hope at least.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm really hoping Manaea falls there and we get him... That's probably a bit unrealistic as unless his asking price has dropped to 2M, I don't see us snagging him. That said, I'm not sure I get the Boldt love. He's a decent prospect, but with injury concerns and this strikes me more as a homer pick. If not Manaea, Kyle Cerrano might be a good pick... I know they brought in a guy a couple weeks back I liked there too... His name is escaping me though.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    You're welcome. EDIT: cannot spell.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Now if only we could trade Rochester for Indianapolis... I could see a lot of Twins AAA games then.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    May on the other hand had a pretty good game. One run in 6 innings with 6K and 2 BB.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    43 carries a 1.2M bonus... I'd think that dollar amount could still entice a lot of high upside highschoolers.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Right choice.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    so much for draft cast.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I hope you don't have any students with the names Gray, Appel, Mark, Jonathan, Stewart, Kris, Khol, etc.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    If Houston takes Appel, I see no shot at the big 3.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    leverage. They don't want to pay slot.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Not sure how we stole Sano. His agent came to us and asked for 3.15M. Billy Smith said he had to authorize it, but if he got a yes, the agent would agree not to shop it elsewhere... Nothing wrong with that.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I suspect a team like the Yankees might try to take him with a sandwich pick and possibly grab a safe college guy that will go under slot to pay him, but I suspect Manaea is going to fall, and could very well fall out of the first. There's quite a bit of talk about that.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Except that he was an international signing... Ironically, it was the Twins that found him... The Marlins snatched him away.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    3 of the best 4 players are pitchers. And there's a big drop off after that. I've been a huge fan of drafting a pitcher, but Appel, Gray, and Stewart go 1-2-3, then I think Bryant is the right choice. Will I be disappointed? Yes, but not in the Twins... That's just how the chips fall.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    There needs to be a 40 man decision on him this year, so I think he gets promoted to NB shortly. He's been playing well. Defense is good as it is. Given that you don't have to have a great bat to play CF, he might find his way up as a 4th OF or potential trade bait if his bat continues to perform at AA and AAA.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Reasonable, yes. It is not a guarantee though.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    If Chris Anderson is there at 43, I suspect there will be a lot of rejoicing in the minor league forums... just don't see that one happening.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Since she hasn't posted back, I tend to agree... though if she had, I was going to warn her that you might steal her avatar and photoshop a TC on it somewhere.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    If Appel fell to them at 4, I'd take him... I'll be very disappointed if the Twins don't end up with one of Appel, Gray, Bryant, or Stewart.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    If Appel is there, I think we should take him. He's one of the two best players on the board, and there's other good reasons. For one, he has little leverage and if he wants to be in MLB, he may have to accept slot or even a bit below. What's he going to do if the Twins say 4M and hold? He slid once before and turned down a pay day. He might get a bit bigger one, but he's also moving into a tougher 2014 class. You dance with the devil enough, and you will get burned. Second, if the Twins don't sign him, they get the #5 pick in a much deeper draft next year along with whatever pick they earn this year.
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