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Arcia for bullpen help would be a bad idea. If we trade him we should get good starting pitching in return, but I really like him and think that he could be a 35+ home run guy, which is a bonus because power will probably keep getting more scarce.

Sean Hjelle lives in White Bear, but he goes to school in Mahtomedi. Speaking of Mahtomedi, I saw on the mlb.com draft tracker that Mike Baumann was listed as a State College of Florida Manatee - Sarasota (FL) Right Handed Pitcher, but he pitched at Jacksonville this year and was named a freshman All-American, so I was wondering if you knew anything about that.

I don't think it would be a reach. If a player won't be around the next time a team picks, and you really like them, plus say the other 5 guys a team likes are gone, I think it would be a fine pick.

I'm really looking forward to this: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/06/astros-promote-carlos-correa.html

Haven't seen it, but he apparently has the Twins taking Trenton Clark, who I said they might take nearly a month ago because of his hot season, and they like the high school outfielders, but it would be a little different from what I expected if they go that way.

I'm a bit of a cheater, and plan on doing one a couple of hours before the draft, but it will probably be no significant change.

Look, pitchers are going to exploit his weak spots, and he needs to stay ahead of them if he wants to be a good hitter. I hope that he actually was working on pitch recognition and zone coverage at Rochester.

Vargas was only hitting fastballs and grooved breaking balls, it was obvious he needed some time in the minors.

Good timing, I think they waited until the right moment.

The reason I went with Aiken is because I consider him the top player in the class, if not for the injury, and TR said that they will roll the dice, but it was just speculation on my part.

Jones has a 2.25 ERA in 20 innings pitched along with 24 strikeouts.

Buxton stole 3 bases last night! He now has 19 in 21 tries. His average is at .269 with 6 homers and 35 RBI.

Trevor Hildenberger was names Twins Minor League Pitcher of the Month, and a MWL All-Star. He has a 0.59 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 30.2, plus 5 saves in 5 chances.

Dallas Gallant hasn't pitched since May 31st, so I haven't had much to write about.

I would probably put him where Keith Law has him, high teens to low twenties. I hate player comps, but if I gave him one it would be Jon Jay, nice player, should be a big league regular, but I don't think he will be an all-star, but you never know.

Nice job, Mat! I love reading player perspectives, especially about the contact that goes on between players and scouts, since my dream is to become a scouting director.

1-Brendan Rodgers: I think that Rodgers is the most complete player, plus he has the most upside, making him a no-brainer here. 2-Alex Bregman This was a tossup between Dansby Swanson and Bregman, and even though Swanson is a better fielder, I like Bregman's bat, and in my opinion it should be the bat, not the glove, that gets them drafted this high. 3-Dansby Swanson Swanson is considered by many to be the best prospect in the class, and even though I think that he is a nice player, I believe that Bregman and Rodgers are going to hit more. 4-Kyle Tucker Tucker has the most potential with the bat in this class, but questions have been raised about defense and running, but that shouldn't be a problem, as he should play well in a corner, and his bat could make him an all-star. 5-Dillon Tate Tate's first year in the rotation was one of the highlights of this draft class, but he slowed down towards the end of the year, but that shouldn't be a problem since he will likely build durability. 6-Tyler Jay Jay is a reliever at college that has electric stuff, but will move to the rotation as a pro, although he should stay in the bullpen for the rest of the year, and could earn a September callup by the team that drafts him. 7-Daz Cameron Cameron is very athletic, but I'm not a huge fan, as I don't think that he is that great of a hitter, plus I'm not convinced that the power will develop, but he knows the game well, and teams like that. 8-Carson Fulmer Fulmer is a fiery competitor with good stuff, and I really like pitchers like that, but some think that due to his small size and violent delivery he will end up in the bullpen. 9-Brady Aiken Would be the number one pick if there were no health concerns, and his medicals are supposedly not as bad as some made them out to be. 10-Kolby Allard Best high school pitcher in the class, but injured his back during the spring, giving teams concerns about durabilty in the future, but he has great stuff.

It surprised me that Berrios has 632 wins.

Gibson has had a nice bounce back after the first few innings.

Escobar hits the ball hard but right at Gomez, as usual.

And we are right back in it.

I thought Danny was sick.

I didn't say that Escobar was better than Plouffe, I said he has had worse luck.

Can't you go to topic moderation and click delete?

Hard Hit Percentage is one of my favorite statistics, it really gives you an idea of how well a player is driving the ball.