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  1. Turd Furgeson
    What the scouts may recommend and what the Twins actually decide to do may be two different things. You're assuming that the Twins drafting decisions are solely influenced by the talent of the players available. The fact is, the Twins have very rarely gone over slot in the draft in the past and for the reason have let the better players go. It's a reason why teams like the Yankees and Red Sox have been able to field pretty strong farm teams regardless of where they are in the standings. The same can be said for the Rangers in recent years. They're willing to invest a bit more money in hopes of getting a big return. The cheapest way to acquire talent in baseball is through the draft. You'll spend a good amount of money up front but the players that make it are a huge bargain up until they hit free agency. We can look at the fruits of the Twins drafting over the past several years and we'll see that they've done quite poorly. The plus side is that they've been pretty aggressive in the international free agent market in recent years. I wish that carried over to the draft more often.
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    Was just going to post the same thing. Baseball Prospectus, Baseball America, and Keith Law over at ESPN all have scouting contacts with every organization. They talk to them all the time. Along with that, they do plenty of scouting themselves. Kevin Goldstein said he would absolutely love to be employed as a major league scout but for whatever reason that hasn't happened yet. The important thing to note, is that team scouts may have players ranked higher or lower than where those players are actually picked. Sometimes teams will try to save money in the draft, by refusing to spend the money they are alotted. Or in the case with the way the draft used to be and still is to some extent, some teams would never sign guys above slot. That being said, yes, players are generally seperated into different tiers. Also, among BA, BP, and Law they can all disagree quite a bit about where to rank some players. You're trying to predict the future with these guys, and the best thing you can do is look at their tools, their makeup and try to estimate where they'll end up.
  3. Turd Furgeson
    I'd probably have Buxton 2nd or 3rd in our system. It all depends on what your ranking philosophy is. Personally, I'll rank Buxton that high because his ceiling is far above anyone in our system save Sano and MAYBE Hicks, but that ceiling is clearly lowering for him. Buxton is a top 25 talent in all of baseball, right now. Yes, Rosario is playing second base but there's certainly no guarantee that he'll stick there and play it well, quite yet. Also, the guys are in low and high A respectively (in Arcia's case) so it's not like they are in AAA just waiting for their call up. They have plenty left to prove as well.
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    I really disagree with this. He might be able to be a 2, and that's at the apex of his potential, he's probably a 3. True 1's are rare and I don't think he has that kind of talent. Keep in mind that there are a lot of 3's that are #1 starters on their teams though. It's just a difference in philosophy I guess.
  5. Turd Furgeson
    It's a matter of what Revere's skills will bring. He could potentially be a .300 hitter at the Major League level, but he's not going to have a very high on base percentage and his slugging percentage will most likely always be below .400. He should steal a lot of bases but the potential of that skill is negated somewhat because he won't be able to get on base at a high rate. As a defender, his arm is really bad. You really can't understate it. His range is awesome but you do have to have an arm, and I think left field is ideally Revere's position. Whereas, I could see Benson playing any position in the outfield with effectiveness.
  6. Turd Furgeson
    I realy enjoy Field of Dreams, 61* and Cobb.
  7. Turd Furgeson
    I think Revere is capable of hitting .300 but it will be pretty empty as I don't think he's going to draw many walks. He'll be severely lacking in the power department, I would guess as well. He'll makeup for some of that with his base stealing to be sure but overall I don't think he'll be much of a difference maker offensively. Could be a solid guy to bat near the bottom of your lineup but I don't expect too much more.
  8. Turd Furgeson
    I keep hearing about Giolito's fastball that touches 100 mph at its peak. That's obviously very impressive, my question though is what are his secondary pitches? Do any of them rate very high?
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