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    Manaea might be there for round 2 at the rate he's falling. I don't think I'd take that risk at number 4. If one of Appel/Gray was there, it would be a tough choice between them and Stewart in my opinion. I'd probably take Appel/Gray as the upside is similar but both are closer to the bigs.
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    If it makes you feel better, I don't know 90% of these. I'm just using google for titles and adding a name next to it that kind of fits.
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    The chic Santana banged in the Met's clubhouse.
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    Hey Hey What Can I do - Any Twins rookie
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    Dear Kyle, That is what you are supposed to do with a baseball bat. Gardy
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    Cause Hicks won.
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    Aaron Hicks with a higher OPS than Rickie Weeks.
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    I take it this means that "Minnesota nice" is really a fictional concept, or was he a Brewers fan, because I could get behind that.
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    It made my eyes burn. Sadly, there's no image in the world that can cleanse the pallet of my mind.
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    The only real question is where it would go... and yes ye did.
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    I'd say pretty much the same thing about your avatar.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Does anyone else think that Michelle Bachman and Jamie Carroll are the same person?
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I think it's Stewart and not close. As others have pointed out, aces are typically found in the first round, and while Stewart might be a tad riskier than say Shipley or Moran, he's likely to be a much bigger impact player.
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    He'll be dead by then, and if 2106 is the goal, I think most of us will not be Twins fans anymore.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Lacking a brain and bat speed, yet Houston is considering him 1 overall?
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    I'm not sure this is just the Twins. Catchers have a high bust rate. I tend to agree though to avoid a catcher at 4. I do think the Twins should take a look at a high ceiling HS guys that they can move slowly through the minors with one of their later picks. I expect them to take at least one if the first five rounds. Mauer won't be catching forever, and there's no heir apparent (no offense to Pinto, but he needs to keep up the offense for at least one more year).
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Stewart over Gray... odd. Similar ceilings with one being a lot closer to the show. Kind of strange.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I get so sick of these discussions because BPA is incredibly subjective. Buxton was not universally considered BPA. Some looked at Appel, some Gausman, and apparently some thought it was Correa. It's one thing if everyone says "that guy is BPA" like Strasburg was a few years back, but beyond that, this argument gets really silly, as no one can even agree on what they value (such as pitchers being more valuable than hitters, etc) much less who is the best overall player. This is where need comes in. In this draft, there are 3 BPAs, that from what I can tell could fall in any order (I should note that I tend to think that Stewart is clearly alone as the #4 guy as well, so picking him at 4 satisfies both need and BPA). As much as I wouldn't be a fan of it, if Bryant fell, I think the Twins have to take him if Appel/Gray are off the board. But once clear BPAs are gone, need should become a major factor in the decision making process. This is what disappointed me in last year's draft. Buxton was not clearly the BPA. There was no clear BPA. Had the Twins taken Appel, we'd be looking at a top 10 overall pitching prospect likely destroying AA/AAA right now, and we need that far more than we need Buxton.
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    Diabetes isn't that big a deal as long as it's under control and Stewart is sticking with his diet/medical plan. He can function pretty normally in that case. It's an issue if he doesn't take his meds or watch what he eats (then again, in professional sports, this is an issue whether he's diabetic or not)... There's some risk there, if the Twins are going to plunk 4M on him, but that's also something that some decent research will uncover.
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    I like walks, but a single is usually better than a walk as it can move runners more... That said, you have to have runners on for that to even come into play. More than anything else, Hicks needs to get the average up. His OPS looks decent, but a .200 BA isn't going to cut it. The fact that he's improved (coupled with the fact that there are no other options) is as good enough of reason as any to keep the experiment going. If he can show improvement in the contact area for the month of June, I think there's going to be a lot more excitement about this kid.
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    I'd be careful with the definition of surefire ace. There are maybe 15 of them in MLB right now. We won't adding 3 to 5 more to that list through this draft. If history is an indication, it will be 1... the question is which of the pitchers in this draft is gold, and which are fools gold.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    welcome to AA Mr. Baxendale.
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    I find this amusing given that Gomez is a poster child for what happens when you rush a guy. 5 tool talent that should have been in AA when he was aquired. Instead, he wasted a ton of development time struggling in the majors and then eventually being benched instead of playing every day against easy talent.... He hits his prime and figures things out... just as he wraps up his arb years. There is some wisdom in not rushing prospects.
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