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  1. prouster
    Wow. I’m not sure the draft could have gone any better than it did tonight. A couple of great picks.
  2. prouster
    How old do you think most college guys are when they get drafted?
  3. prouster
    I’ve got my personal preferences, but as always I hope whoever they take turns into a Hall of Famer.
  4. prouster
    If Green is available and the Twins pass, I’m gonna have some feelings, lol.
  5. prouster
    This is the good stuff. It’s kind of like a Twins Daily doomsday clock.
  6. prouster
    I’m hoping they take someone up the middle, preferably a catcher, shortstop, or pitcher. If Johnson or Collier are there at 8 (one of them might be, both won’t), then Falvey has to go running to the podium. If the top infielders and Parada are all gone, then I hope they take either Neto or one of the pitchers coming off injury. Cross would be a reasonable pick, but I think there’s more upside at some higher value positions that should still be there. With Berry, my concern is that the bat doesn’t develop as hoped and he becomes Seth Beer—a DH that can’t H.
  7. prouster
    They won 8-2. Kirilloff hit two homers. I think the other stuff can be forgiven.
  8. prouster
    I see. That makes sense. I wonder if they’re pushing the high leverage guys a little more since the break is coming up soon.
  9. prouster
    So now Rocco is using the good relievers too much? I don’t think anyone needs a buildup period to go from throwing one inning to throwing two. Seems like you’d want Jax to pitch longer when he can.
  10. prouster
    Seems to me your argument is essentially that the age+level is irrelevant to how teams operate, which is not the case whatsoever. The linked article, as I mentioned, argues that age by itself doesn’t mean much, but that a younger player performing well at a higher MiLB level means more than an older one doing the same. So does a prospect being 18 mean anything? No, not in itself. But if that player is holding his own at AA hall, then that’s a pretty big deal. You distinctly said this is something people make up on fan boards, when MLB teams routinely factor it into their decision making. So you’re factually wrong.
  11. prouster
    Rocco’s bullpen management sure looks better when the pitchers do their jobs.
  12. prouster
    This is factually incorrect. Pro scouts and MLB front offices use age+level as a factor in their decision making all the time, whether it’s the draft, trades, or roster management. It’s not the only factor obviously, and it’s not as simple as “this guy is only 18 and is playing against 21 year olds, therefore he’s impressive.” If a prospect is younger than the competition and he’s performing well, then that means he has advanced skills and is therefore a real prospect. It’s also a factor because younger guys are more projectable. Especially at the lower levels, they usually aren’t done maturing. So if someone is hitting homers as a lanky 19 year old in A ball, it’s easy to imagine him mashing in the Majors. As far as guys in their early 20s in the high minors, that’s actually a sign that their organization views them highly. It’s also a sign that they are legit, because most guys their age are still in college. 21 year old pitcher in AAA vs 21 year old in the SEC? I know who I think has a better shot at impacting the MLB team. There’s a reason why people lose their minds when someone like Juan Soto cracks the big league roster. The filler guys in the high minors are never in their early 20s. That just doesn’t happen. Here’s an article that lays out some of this stuff. It’s kinda old at this point, but still interesting and informative. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/for-prospects-age-can-be-more-than-just-a-number/
  13. prouster
    The bottom line is that they need to get at least two relievers via trade. The other bottom line is that the guys they have now need to throw strikes and get outs when they’re asked to pitch. They don’t need to be elite. They just need to not be unplayable.
  14. prouster
    Don’t you literally moderate what can and cannot be said here?
  15. prouster
    I agree with you on pretty much all of this. Berry’s bat is enticing, but they’ve drafted numerous guys like him over the past few years. Cross would be unexciting to me—basically another Larnach but taken 15 or so spots higher. I would be okay with Susac, but agree his bat is a concern. Joey Bart is apparently a comp some scouts like, which to me isn’t in his favor. If Collier or Parada are there at 8, they’ve gotta run to the podium and take one of them. Ultimately I think it will be Neto, and I think that would be a really nice pick. He has some stuff to clean up with his hitting mechanics, but the hit tool is there, he can run, and the glove is legit. He’s maybe a little like Nick Gordon in that none of his tools are elite, but he does everything well. Unlike Gordon, he seems like a decent bet to stick at short and develop some real game power. Honestly he strikes me as a player the Dodgers would take.
  16. prouster
    Here it is. The secret formula.
  17. prouster
    I’m guessing this will start happening more often.
  18. prouster
    The “fire Rocco” stuff is gonna be all over this website every time they lose until he’s no longer the manager, isn’t it? The fact of the matter is that players are paid to be effective. The one person with by far the most control over Pagan’s performance is Pagan himself. This is Major League Baseball. There’s no blaming the coach when you fail. As for Baldelli, who is also the main factor in his own performance, I think it’s perfectly defensible not to use Duran in that situation. If he goes two innings, he may not be available for the rest of the series. If he only pitches the 8th, then it’s probably Pagan in the ninth and neither are available for the nightcap. I’m sure it feels good to call for Baldelli’s head every single time they lose a game.
  19. prouster
    [Insert Duran Duran joke here]
  20. prouster
    Baseball is weird.
  21. prouster
    Correa came up with the winning run on second base and nobody out. You have your 3, 4, and 5 hitters in line to drive that run in. By letting him swing, your giving the team three chances to drive the run in instead of two. I just don’t think it’s good baseball to have your three hole hitter bunt, especially when the winning run is looking at him across the diamond.
  22. prouster
    Strongly disagree. He’s the guy that’s paid to drive in that run.
  23. prouster
    You want your number three hitter bunting with the winning run in scoring position?
  24. prouster
    I actually don’t see an issue with this. Reyes is very strikeout prone. Guys like him often swing and miss at breaking balls. Ryan struck him out throwing nothing but sliders early in the game, if I remember correctly. It’s not pitch selection, but placement. You gotta hit your spots.
  25. prouster
    This is a good retrospective. I recall the Twins being tied to Turner for a while. Boy would that have been nice. I wasn’t excited about him as a prospect. Was I wrong. At the time I wanted them to take Nola. Those first few rounds were a bit perplexing. I believe that was during their run of drafting relievers with the idea of converting them into starters.
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