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Official 2014 Draft Day Thread, Day 1

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Mike Sixel Cooperstown

Mike Sixel

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Not a fan. Two years will be wasted trying to make him a starter, then another year while he learns to be int the pen, then they will commit to him as a reliever. Just not the approach I would take. It does not work to make relievers into starters. This is not some market inefficiency to be exploited.

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They aren't going to make him a starter. He's a power set-up guy and will eventually take over when Perkins is gone.

 

The team that won't promote relievers now, and has tried for two years to make obvious relievers into starters is going to abandon their strategy? That would be nice....

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twinsfanstreif Draft Eligible

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I like Burdi, he doesn't have the upside as one of the HS guys but we might have not had the money to sign one of them and who know's what Gordon's demands were. Burdi pitches 100+ and he could help us out this year or beginning of next year, could be much worse

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drivlikejehu First Round Pick

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To pass on guys like Imhof, Reid-Foley, etc., for a relief pitcher, makes zero sense. The Twins do not have enough starting pitching depth to take a reliever #46 overall. Unforced errors like this are why the Twins have gotten so little out of their drafts for much of the past decade.

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Burdi...hmmmm... His stuff is so good reports are he could pitch in the bigs right after signing. With Perkins locked up for cheap, is a dominant setup man worth an early 2nd rounder? Will we try and convert him to a SP?

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I'm not much of a draftnic but I like this pick. Big arms are always nice to have.

 

Just let him stay in the pen and he'll be in the majors quickly.

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drivlikejehu First Round Pick

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A lot of mocks had Burdi going #21 to Detroit. Nothing wrong with getting him here.

 

What difference does that make? For what it's worth, Law had him ranked #56, but again- this pick makes no sense for the Twins. They are not a contender who logically could prefer short-term help over longer-term upside.

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Burdi...hmmmm... His stuff is so good reports are he could pitch in the bigs right after signing. With Perkins locked up for cheap, is a dominant setup man worth an early 2nd rounder? Will we try and convert him to a SP?

 

I think he's just a good value guy there but I don't think the Twins see him as a starter. We drafted him 3 years ago. The Twins like his stuff. I think he'll end up being a set up guy by next season.

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The Twins do not have enough starting pitching depth to take a reliever #46 overall.
In the lower minors, they actually do. So much so they can't find a rotation spot for Stephan Gonsalves and just now have made room for Thorpe and Romero.
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What difference does that make? For what it's worth, Law had him ranked #56, but again- this pick makes no sense for the Twins. They are not a contender who logically could prefer short-term help over longer-term upside.

 

Why wouldn't he be part of the future teams? We have control of him for 6 years at a minimum. The team should be a contender in a few years with the Sano/Buxton foundation. Burdi profiles as an easy replacement for Perkins at the back end of the pen. A lot of the draft guru's had Burdi as the best relief arm in the draft. That's not a bad pick at #46.

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