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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    That's easy, psionic powers.... read minds, alter them... way too much fun.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    The stats say otherwise. 1st round HS pitchers flame out at the same rate as 1st round college pitchers, with lefties being some of the highest flame outs... The HS pitchers that succeed tend to be better overall.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    They traded them b/c they have a surplus at the position and got reasonable value back for them. I'm quite fine with that. Span I suspect will improve. I've never been high on Revere.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    He has lots of pictures out on the net... This was one of the few that wasn't censored.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    It should be the big 4... Arcia gets no love.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    1. Jonathan Gray (one can hope) 43... Sean Manaea (sadly quite possible now, no idea if he'd sign) 78. Brian Navaretto 110. Carlos Salazar With the exception of something like Gray falling or Manaea being there in round 2, I hope the Twins stock up on high upside highschoolers.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    The big reason why you need multiple top of the rotation guys is that injury/ineffectiveness will bit... period.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    If the Twins are drafting 3 and 4 sure, but getting stewart and Bryant in this draft would be pretty impressive
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  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Actually, the 25 year old CF had quite a bit of upside. That's why people are upset. Whether the Twins had any chance of unlocking it at this point is the real question.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I hope it's a trend for guys like Mauer, Parmalee, and Hicks.... Wish I could add Plouffe and Morneau to this list. For the rest, I'm not as concerned.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Stewart V Bryant would be a tough choice. Stewart V Gray is a no brianer, sorry Kohl.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I doubt Appel holds out at number 2, truth be told. He'd have cost us the full 5% more, no question. Even if he did, we'd be looking at 3 and 5 this year. The big issue I take with your post is the risk aversion to pitching. The problem is that to be successful, you have to have good pitching. This system is pretty void in that right now, and it's going to be a big issue for the next wave if they don't bring in more high upside talent. The problem with developed high upside talent is that it's impossible to get past AA and very expensive to get prior to that. They have a shot to add a Bundy, Tallison, etc. to their farm for the cost of the signing bonus, and they'd be silly not to do that. I get that there's risk, but this is where too much risk aversion can cripple a franchize, because the reward is higher too. They have to get some pitching. My personal strategy for this draft would be to draft one of Gray/Appel/Stewart and stock up on the strenghts of this draft, which is highschool pitching and catching. This draft seems fairly deep in those areas and they happen to be needs as well. We have enough cash that I think we would be able to sign some of those guys, regardless of who we take at 1-4.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I voted Stewart, though I'll admit that Bryant is quite the consolation prize. I'd be more concerned about the Twins hitting like Detroit the second half of the decade and having a pitching rotation that's at best average.... That team will win a lot of slugfests, but get bounced from the playoffs (or not even make it)... Pitching wins games.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    The hardest decision I'd have is if Appel and Gray are gone and it's Bryant vs. Stewart. Both have pretty high ceilings, though Bryant carries significantly less risk. I'm hoping COL is infatuated enough with him that if Houston takes Moran, we will be chosing between Appel/Gray and Stewart.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I was referencing an article posted earlier where the Twins were never mentioned. I do hope you are right. That money is use or lose, so they may as well spend it and stock pile the farm system with anyone that has a reasonably high ceiling.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    I've kind of wondered how it is that guy who's consistently throwing 60% of his pitches for strikes is walking that many guys. Seems odd. I'm wondering if this is a sudden thing where he loses control, or if he's getting less disciplined hitters to wiff at the high stuff.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    1.780 OPS thus far (SSS I know)... Back before Ramos got traded, we saw something similar. He started the year in AAA and was absolutely dreadful. He got traded and suddenly looked like his old self. I really wonder if he was being told only to swing at certain pitches... who knows.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Once in a blue moon I see Verve in the minor league forum... Haven't seen JWE though.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Hmm... Sig bet?
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Do Vervehound and JWE still post here? They'd oblige for sure.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd buy whatever she's selling.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    IQ is about the same too.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    True, but which on it's face is of more value. I'd argue that a pitcher, while pitching once every 5 games, has far more control on the outcome of the game than a hitter does over a 5 game period. While you cannot necessarily compare them apples to apples, it has more to do with what type of player they can be.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    It's likely less subjective to the Twins, but it's still very much a subjective measure. If it wasn't, there would be a lot less busts.
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