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  1. nicksaviking
    There hasn't been a HS kid taken from MLB's top 100 since round 4. I'm guessing we can start crossing all of those off the wish list. We're probably not far from being able to cross off all the HS kids still in the top 200.
  2. nicksaviking
    Big bat HS middle infielders; I'm in favor of those. I'm guessing the team is saving money with the other picks.
  3. nicksaviking
    Outfield depth might have been the key to the Twins sustained run early this century. Hunter anchored CF, but they had prospects ranging from elite to pretty dang good in Cuddyer, Jones, Garbe, Kubel, Rabe, Restovich, Ryan, Kielty, Ford, Buchanon and Mohr. They flipped some for need (SS Jason Bartlet, lead off hitter Shannon Stewart) but probably could have swung more deals had they wanted to.
  4. nicksaviking
    I thought your reference to "type" was aimed at the type of hitters they were selecting.
  5. nicksaviking
    The really good ones, but there tend to only be a couple of those a year in the whole league. There's rarely much difference between the 7th best catcher and the 27th best.
  6. nicksaviking
    It looks like they like they want to get the best bats and position isn't given heavy consideration. That's my position as well.
  7. nicksaviking
    Ugh catcher, baseball's equvilant to a kicker. At least he can hit I guess.
  8. nicksaviking
    Maybe not, but I'm thinking the local sample might be tainting your opinion. If we were in St. Louis we'd probably think otherwise. Looking at the board for the Twins, Blaine Knight is my choice.
  9. nicksaviking
    So both Florida pitchers fell and KC gets them both? Is that a coincidence or was it gamesmanship?
  10. nicksaviking
    I would have liked pitching but there didn't seem to be any truly high upside guys there that didn't look like they were most likely destined for the pen. Looks like this was the best bat available, Im fine with that.
  11. nicksaviking
    Well, if someone were to offer me 7.5M for the rights to something I don't even own yet, I'd probably do it too. It probably wouldn't matter how much money I already had. But I'd do it knowing that the fans over at Twins Daily and Fangraphs who dedicate more of their time to baseball than typical fans do were going to call me out on it and rightfully so. I find by jiminy's postulation a few pages back quite plausible. Falvey wanted to free up Hughes' roster spot and the Jim Pohlad let them cut bait but only on the condition that if another team was willing to take on some of the salary then they'd agree to that deal.
  12. nicksaviking
    It could also be that 2019 was the only year San Diego was willing to fork over some cash towards his paycheck. $7.5M seems like an overpay for the draft pick, but I'd be thrilled if my team was willing to pay for draft picks. The Twins payroll is right now 124M. If it's not at least 131M next year I don't think any spin can hide the fact that this move in no way was intended to make the team on the field better. And it's not getting to 131M unless they sign Machado or Harper; probably need both to surpass that number.
  13. nicksaviking
    Only two, but I agree. If anything, the Twins did go BPA in 2009, Kyle Gibson falling due to a relatively minor injury was all the talk. There was more talk about Gibson than there was about Trout at that time. If anything, I'd think picking a toolsy HS outfielder in Aaron Hicks the year prior would have been a more likely reason for passing on another the following year. But, that's not too likely either. I'd bet if we could go back and look when the Twins were on the clock, way more mock drafts had Kyle Gibson sitting as BPA than they did Mike Trout. Seems to me, the other guy who was seen as a BPA but was sliding was James Paxton who fell due to sign-ability issues. Which were proven right since he opted not to sign.
  14. nicksaviking
    I don't agree with but understand the argument about not DFA'ing Grossman for Wade, but I really think it's about LaMarre. Even if Wade struggles hitting, his best skills are drawing walks and avoiding strikeouts. The Twins lineup, the bottom part in particular, have been killing this club by hacking at the first pitch and weakly putting the ball in play as soon as the game gets turned over to the other team's bullpen. Even if Wade doesn't hit, he should at least be able to give better at bats than what we're seeing.
  15. nicksaviking
    So far it's seemed like Mauer, Dozier, Escobar, Kepler and Rosario have taken turns carrying the team. We have over a month to go and Dozier or Sano are a .950 OPS/10HR month away from taking the lead in the race for the Twins All Star representative. I'm putting my money on two Twins, Berrios and Dozier. Dozier mostly because the AL's going to have more than one 2B and currently the second best guy right now is Jed Lowrie. It's not going to take too much of a hot streak to vault him back to his usual spot behind Altuve.
  16. nicksaviking
    Luck or bad luck, I say he should just play it safe and start working at just reducing that HR total. 12 is kind of an ugly number when it's not even June.
  17. nicksaviking
    The success of Berrios and Romero are the best thing that could happen for this club. They aren't able to get the kind of potential and electric stuff those two poses on the free agent market. One of these guys hitting their peak potential is the team's best shot at lining up against Kluber, Verlander, Sale or Severino in the playoffs. But perhaps more importantly, the more success these guys have, hopefully the more comfortable the front office is rolling with the young guys with the excellent stuff at the expense of the struggling vets. Hughes got a pretty quick hook. Hopefully they'd not give Santana too long of a leash if it's clear that it's just not going to work. Or if Gibson or Odorizzi revert back to their former selves.
  18. nicksaviking
    Hmmm....
  19. nicksaviking
    Gene Glynn is really good at his job.
  20. nicksaviking
    Yes, we are directing all of that nonsense out of the game threads. Discuss that stuff in the regular forums.
  21. nicksaviking
    You better tally one for each column with that post. Should be 4-5 now. Put me down for the HR, I'll even it out.
  22. nicksaviking
    I mean, oof, this matchup, can you blame them?
  23. nicksaviking
    I wouldn't expect him to say anything else. Even if the team comes in at a $90M payroll, they can still say that the Hughes savings was earmarked for whatever free agent they end up signing. I'm not one looking for them to break the bank necessarily and I'm not asking for a record payroll each year. I just ask that they do their best to put themselves in the best spot to win now or soon in the future. Giving away a top draft pick for salary relief next year when it's next to mathematically impossible for them to increase payroll beyond their natural capabilities anyway isn't an attempt to put the team in the best spot to win.
  24. nicksaviking
    To get back to this year's payroll they'll have to spend about $60M in 2019 money. They'd have to actually get Machado or Harper for that to happen.
  25. nicksaviking
    They have 26M in committed payroll next year. Even with the arbitration guys they'll struggle to make 60M. That 7.5M will have no impact on free agency.
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