Article: Twins Daily Official MLB Draft Day 1

[Willihammer]

LOOOOOL

[gunnarthor]

Rooker? Gad. Let's ignore pitching.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Rooker!

[PseudoSABR]

Rooker, and er, Carlson.

[AlwaysinModeration]

Canning?

[gunnarthor]

Rooker isn't an overslot guy either. 

[Hrbowski]

 

LOOOOOL

Are you running the draft?

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

Rooker's not going to be a way over-slot sign at 35, though, is he? Is there something else coming at 37 to use more of the pool money?

[Vanimal46]

I guess the future goal is to win every game 11-10?

[Mike Sixel]

Not an over slot guy at all. Also not a pitcher.

[beckmt]

Twins take Rooker at #35

[Willihammer]

Well this is going to be more interesting than I thought.

[King]

Rooker can hit. I like it.

 

I'd prefer hitters to pitchers anyway. Don't care about drafting for need.

[gunnarthor]

 

Rooker's not going to be a way over-slot sign at 35, though, is he? Is there something else coming at 37 to use more of the pool money?

No, he actually might sign for under slot.

[drjim]

Like it a lot, save more money, spend the night shopping for the best offer to kick off tomorrow.

[beckmt]

Maybe Pohlad has promised to buy the pitching needed.  Is that possible?

[Bob Sacamento]

 

 

After being lightly recruited out of high school and taking a redshirt his first year at Mississippi State, Rooker has turned into the most dangerous hitter in college baseball this spring as a redshirt junior. By mid-May, he led the Southeastern Conference in nine statistical categories (including all three triple crown stats) and was three stolen bases shy of becoming college baseball's first 20-20 player since Andrew Benintendi. Rooker was an all-SEC pick in 2016 and was drafted in the 38th round by the Twins, but has grown as a hitter in the last year. The righthanded hitter has reigned in his free-swinging tendencies, cutting his strikeout rate from 20.9 percent of his plate appearances to 17.4 percent. He has also gotten stronger, allowing him to drive the ball with more authority. Those improvements have turned him into a solid hitter with plus power. Rooker has primarily played first base this spring out of Mississippi State's necessity. He has become a capable defender at first, and also has the speed and athleticism to allow him to handle left field, though his throwing arm limits him to left. Rooker turns 22 in November. His age and lack of a premium defensive position will weigh his draft stock down. He earns praise for his work ethic, makeup and leadership.

 

 

Edited June 13, 2017 by Bob Sacamento

[Mike Sixel]

He turns 23 this year, according to what I see on Twitter

Edited June 13, 2017 by Mike Sixel

[drjim]

 

Like it a lot, save more money, spend the night shopping for the best offer to kick off tomorrow.

 

Grab a good hs arm at 37, and spread more of the savings in other picks to buy out a few more arms.

[nicksaviking]

Yee Haw! Rooker!

 

I mean, yeah pitching, but..... wooo hooo Rooker!

[gunnarthor]

 

Maybe Pohlad has promised to buy the pitching needed.  Is that possible?

No.

[PseudoSABR]

Gotta be Carlson for the first pick in the second round, right?

[drivlikejehu]

 

Maybe Pohlad has promised to buy the pitching needed.  Is that possible?

 

Not really . . . one draft is just not a way to magically repair an organization-wide dearth of pitching.

[Willihammer]

Maybe Pohlad has promised to buy the pitching needed.  Is that possible?

You know there are 39 rounds left, right?

[AlwaysinModeration]

Is the second round tonight?

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Maybe Pohlad has promised to buy the pitching needed.  Is that possible?

No, but I like your idea. You dream big.

[Mike Sixel]

You know there are 39 rounds left, right?

Really? 39 rounds of likely good players?

[gunnarthor]

 

Gotta be Carlson for the first pick in the second round, right?

Enlow, Canning, Carlson, Crowe, Danner - I'd be ok with any of them.

[PseudoSABR]

 

He turns 23 this year, according to what I see on Twitter

Fake news.

[gunnarthor]

 

Is the second round tonight?

Yep, we're picking again in a minute or two.