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  1. d-mac
    You could be right, but is the Twins' braintrust that clever? Apart from Taylor Rogers, there has been almost nothing to show for it.
  2. d-mac
    Man, the Twins have not drafted well in the 2nd and 3rd round recently. I bet that has something to do with losing a bunch of games the last few years.
  3. d-mac
    "Down the stretch" is an awfully small sample size. The body of work- and trend of improvement over multiple seasons is more important. He had an ERA of nearly 5 this season. Allowed nearly a hit per inning, and 1.23 HR/9. He averaged K/9 of 7.22 throughout his collegiate career. I don't care if he throws 96- he simply doesn't miss bats. And if his make-up is poor, he's not going to be around too long.
  4. d-mac
    Not a fan of the Tyler Jay pick, either. Not because I'm concerned that he's going to lose velo on his fastball starting- because he is. He's got multiple plus secondary pitches to offset the decrease in velocity- that's huge. I'm worried that he'll lose his command, and potentially the movement on his fastball and breaking pitches- in other words, I'm worried he becomes very hittable as he's stretched out into a starter's role. There's probably a reason his coach had him in the bullpen- and not the rotation at Illinois. And don't tell me it's because he's a moron, because their season has been very successful. I would have preferred either Fulmer, who has shown the ability to miss bats while actually in the rotation and against a higher level of competition, or Ian Happ. While there isn't any star power-upside in this draft, it's strength is the depth of polished college hitters. I'm afraid we have missed our opportunity to grab a couple of bats with on-base ability- something that seems lacking in the Twins' system.
  5. d-mac
    I don't know what people see in this guy. The bolded portion is a huge red flag to me. I bet he doesn't make it out of High-A ball. Making it to the majors require you to be able to handle adversity. Furthermore, I don't give a *expletive deleted* how fast a fastball is, if its straight and there's no quality secondary pitches, pro hitters are going to hit.
  6. d-mac
    Kinda what I figured. An above average K% in the minors rarely translates to MLB success, no matter how much power is in the bat. The hit tool is always the best tool- you can't put a price on quality contact. That is one concern I have with the Twins' prospects, so many of them strike out at an above average rate and walk at a well below average rate. We see what that amounts to- Santana, Arcia, Vargas, Hicks (although Hicks can actually draw walks), and you could probably add Rosario to this list in a few weeks/months- all players that have struggled to establish themselves in the majors. I don't know if that's an issue with player development in the Twins' system, or with the players they are signing/drafting. All I know is that I see a future Twins' lineup with plenty of whiffs and low OBP% in the near future.
  7. d-mac
    There is no salary cap in baseball. This isn't the NFL.
  8. d-mac
    I like position players with their hit tool being the number one tool. Speed, defense, arm, and power means jack squat if they can't make contact. I prefer Cameron over Kyle Tucker- I think his swing is too long and flat and will really struggle catching up to good fastballs. But that said, I wouldn't pay Cameron more than slot. Give me Bregman- it's hard to pass up an advanced college hitter that can play a premium position... Especially when there is no 2nd round pick to fall back on if they swing and miss on a risky high schooler. And none of the pitchers this year excite me much, other than Fulmer.
  9. d-mac
    KLaw HATES short pitchers. Jose Berrios and Marcus Stroman say hi. Short pitchers are clearly a market inefficiency.
  10. d-mac
    Stay away here. His K/9 and BB/9 are pretty pedestrian for a college pitcher at 6 overall.
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