Bleacher Report predicted who baseball's Top 10 relief pitchers will be in five years. These are all minor leaguers, so it's an imperfect post, but it is fun to think of who in the Twins system people believe could be elite (though, of course, I believe there are several more). This list of 10 includes two Twins. 

Man do I hate the way Bleacher Report does their lists.

Burdi and Zach Jones?  Or is it a backhanded compliment and they say Alex Meyer? 

 

Thanks for the link, but I vowed long ago never to read another Bleacher Report.

To me, the relievers in the pipeline cause me to be very optimistic about the Twins near future.  It seems both Meyer and May are going to throw too many pitches to get through five or six innings and our other starters (Houghes may be the exception) will struggle to get through the opponents batting order three or four times.  If the starters can go five or six and the Twins can bring in Reed, Burdi, Jones, Chargois, etc., not to mention Perkins, five or six may be all the starters need to deliver.  

 

The offense is already coming along (sixth in runs scored in 2014) and the additions of Sano and Buxton are looming.

 

It's going to be a good decade to be a Twins fan in the not too distant future.  Gleeman needs to get off Terry Ryan. How long did it take for the Pirates and Royals to rebuild?  Decades?  Ryan is probably going to have it done in five years (2011 - 2015).

Edited October 10, 201412 yr by Clyde123

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ya, I won't go either....never again.

Burdi and Zach Jones?  Or is it a backhanded compliment and they say Alex Meyer? 

 

Thanks for the link, but I vowed long ago never to read another Bleacher Report.

Burdi and Ceredoh.

Yeah, I know. I know. I try not to go there either, but I was intrigued and I thought it was interesting.

Yeah, I know. I know. I try not to go there either, but I was intrigued and I thought it was interesting.

It's a good discusion topic.  Nothing wrong with the post.

 

And I like seeing Cederoth, he was my pick to shoot up the draft boards this time last year.  He didn't but I like that the Twins took him and his killer heater.

I think Twins Daily should go back to 20 comments per page.. or better yet, 10 or 5.. because, mouse clicks

It's a good discusion topic.  Nothing wrong with the post.

 

And I like seeing Cederoth, he was my pick to shoot up the draft boards this time last year.  He didn't but I like that the Twins took him and his killer heater.

 

 

... and took him in the THIRD round!! Good value potentially!

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Well done sir.