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When I was in grad school our department was, let's just say, very friendly with each other. A few years later, reunited the day after one's wedding, we were all playing volleyball with our beers near our feet. I reached for the closest one and asked "is this my beer?" The gal friend behind me slowly shook her head and said, "How could it possibly matter?" I've always found that incredibly amusing. I knew immediately what she was saying and that she was right, of course. Just like I know that would be the perfect answer to this article's title.
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I actually think the identification of hitting has been such a problem that it clouds development. The fact that the Twins haven't taken a flawed hitting prospect and worked a little magic is deeply concerning, yes, but the main problem is they're missing the guys who have a real chance.
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Which makes them non-interesting. I didn't read as far as seeing what other hitters would have been considered, but I'd guess there were better candidates. I'd keep,Olivar and De Andrade over those two, though I doubt either would be taken. I think Culpepper gets taken unless teams have injury concerns.
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So many to drop, so little time. Twins are obviously, I hope, trying to trade them, thereby keeping them on the roster for the time being. But I do wonder how they could leave Culpepper off unless they know for sure they're adding him after dealing with these guys one way or another. I've claimed for a couple of years now that he needs TJS, so maybe that's playing a part, too. Very happy people seem to understand why Rosario isn't kept. I have yet to read page 2 of the comments, though.
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You're assuming the goal is to improve the team, long-term. I doubt that is the priority. Ryan is cheap this year still and even next year ,comparatively. The Twins priority is likely to rid themselves of salary.
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Flares and Burners, as defined, are what BABIP is all about. Getting "unlucky" is simply having too many of those, and of course it's not all luck. Generally the pitcher is responsible for a portion (how hittable is his ball?). A lot of pitchers deal with this early in their career and figure it out to the extent they can.
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2025 Twins Daily Minor League All Stars: The Hitters
twinstalker replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
Amick is...not good. Not now, not last season, not in college, not in the future. There aren't a lot of guys I know to stay away from in the draft, but the Twins have selected four of them in the first two rounds of the last two drafts. That's counting Delmon's nephew who I actually hadn't heard of but immediately gagged when they took him and I read the stats history. They don't know what they're doing wrt hitters. For the record, I didn't like the Culpepper pick much, but it was mostly because I wanted them to take Ryan Waldschmidt. I didn't view KC as "stay away." I liked the Riley Quick pick. Both KC and Quick have a chance. -
You nailed the six, Seth! Rosario is not a coin flip, though. He's not a keeper, and if the Twins somehow lost him, they'd get him right back before the end of the season, not that I care.
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The interesting thing is that he's supposedly a pretty good CF (but a bad LF in 2025).
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LOL. Zero chance of doing anything until a new front office with some $$$ to spend has a few years. So how long until that all takes place? Would that be ten years out? Then you're dealing with other playoff teams with better players and more money, and the chances of winning it all probably will yield an average of twenty years (to be generous). So, I'd say betting on 2055 or later is probably worth it.
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No, the concern was before he was drafted. Horrible pick. Said it then, will continue to say it. Guy won't hit a lick in the majors.
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Who's going to evaluate the return? The front office doesn't know what to look for, or it would draft and or sign it.
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Yes, the Twins are great at developing hitting. No real chance for Houston to hit. Horrible pick. Said it when picked, said it about DeBarge, said it about Amick, said it about Noah Miller, Keoni Cavaco, Aaron Sabato. This is what your favorite team is doing with its top picks. They need a system overhaul.
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Answer: Brandon Winokur and Billy Amick Carnac: Who are two of an endless number of Twins prospects who have no chance of more than a cup of coffee in the majors. Listen, Mendez has statistics in the minors that indicate he will hit. The others don't. Maybe it's more fun thinking everybody has a chance. Mendez has a chance, though his running, throwing, and fielding limitations make him a pretty meh prospect. But he should ultimately be a tough out at the plate.
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Such a ridiculous concept. Thinking the Twins could compete with the Brewers is like thinking the average kindergartener could compete with a top college student in Jeopardy. You think the little kid can just dress the same way and walk the same way and compete? No, there's a monstrous difference in intellectual abilities, in understanding the setting and environment of the world they're in. The Twins don't know what they don't know. This is why dark days are ahead for as long as it takes a new front office to establish itself over a number of years. The Twins don't understand what's going on. At least on the hitting side, and they're about to lose all their established pitchers. It's ugly..
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Not sure what the fascination is with this guy. He hasn't shown anything. At some point one of these bad prospects on the Twins or elsewhere will defy the odds and suddenly get good out of nowhere. But you can be 99% on any player like this he won't ever be anything...despite hitting well in the Twins AA/AAA parks, Don't be fooled again.
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Cholowsky,
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Cholowsky. But I only see four?
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Twins? Pirates? It's hard to put the Twins right there without the extended track record. It's really been two years vs three decades. That said, it didn't take this article to get me thinking about it.
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Given that we don't really have one, I'm not sure what your beef is in this statement. Now, they just wasted a 1st rd pick on somebody playing SS, so if you'd gone that direction, I would understand.
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Yeah, Baldelli was flawed. I have zero hope they'll hire someone better, though. Beyond that I have zero expectation that it will matter. We'll still somehow have people wondering why a guy with good minor league stats sucks.
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Hard to believe Zebby wouldn't be in the rotation. I guarantee everyone would come after him and hope to get him cheaply.
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It's a weird phenomenon. Offers in the following offseason ultimately can be better than at the trade deadline because the team offering up players can now include one or more guys they thought they needed to help them win. As for Boston, The Password is a no probably (K rate), Arias is interesting, Tolle is also interesting, though he's somewhat prone to the long ball. However, I heard it was just Garcia and Tolle and a lesser prospect. I highly doubt an offer of all three can be referred to as not "close," so I doubt Arias was in there. Somewhere this season I read a negative about Arias but cannot remember what it was (it was about his hitting). It would be advisable to check with other clubs.
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I hate that idea, Seth. If it were my money, I'd certainly give it to to the young man. But you see, there are many of us sibling and cousins, and I don't feel right spending their money. But if that weren't the case, you can bet Bill Howland would get his shot with the Twins. Sincerely, JP
