June 12, 20179 yr The way I look at it is, they have been in the hunt 2 of the last 3 years. You could also say the Reds drafted Greene and the Reds have been a terrible franchise for a few years now. Then I could retort that they hired a new GM a couple of years back and he hasn't had time to mold the franchise. Then we could go in circles over the subject for hours.
June 12, 20179 yr Just keep in mind that many Twins fans absolutely skewered the Twins for drafting Mauer over Prior. Fans know virtually nothing.And a freak injury to Prior being tossed over Marcus Giles' shoulder around the bases and it might have been a bad call. Prior grabbed his shoulder after the collision, wincing with pain, but eventually walked off the field to cheers. Prior stayed in the game, and struck out two of the next three batters he faced after the collision before leaving the game in the fifth. http://images.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/_photos/2003-07-12-inside-prior-gil.jpg
June 12, 20179 yr A lot of Twins fans complained about the Twins signing the local boy stud Minnesota prep guy? Weird.Yep. And they were hardcore statheads. That board is where I first learned about sabr and nearly all the posters on the board were deep into the emergent analysis of baseball stats.
June 12, 20179 yr LaVelle E. Neal IIIVerified account@LaVelleNealFollowingMoreThe Twins clearly saved some bonus money by drafting Lewis. "We want to do something big at 35 and 37," Mike Radcliff said.The fact that Radcliff still has one of the largest says in this organization is exactly the problem. Radcliff, like Ryan, Gardy and Tom kelley all had a fine run, but like the rest the game passed them by. Despite what the Twins will have you believe: a little bit Turnover every decade or two in any organization isn't a bad thingz
June 12, 20179 yr Just keep in mind that many Twins fans absolutely skewered the Twins for drafting Mauer over Prior. Fans know virtually nothing.Was going to chime in with this. What other teams' fans think matters literally zero.
June 12, 20179 yr Yep. And they were hardcore statheads. That board is where I first learned about sabr and nearly all the posters on the board were deep into the emergent analysis of baseball stats.wow, I remember cheering like crazy.
June 12, 20179 yr And a freak injury to Prior being tossed over Marcus Giles' shoulder around the bases and it might have been a bad call.Yep, the top of the 2001 draft class was damned impressive. It's a bummer what happened to Prior.
June 12, 20179 yr BYTO didn't exist in 2001. And, yes, there were loads of fans screaming for either Prior or Tex. I'd say around half the fans on ESPN at the time, most of which later moved to BYTO.Interesting TD article about us drafting Prior. http://twinsdaily.com/articles.html/_/minnesota-twins-news/minnesota-twins/what-if-the-twins-drafted-mark-prior-r3428
June 13, 20179 yr Yep, the top of the 2001 draft class was damned impressive. It's a bummer what happened to Prior.Yeah you really couldn't go wrong with Mauer, Prior or Tex. If Prior had any other manager his first few years he likely would be a hall of famer. Tex put up 51.8 WAR as a first baseman and in his prime was one of the best hitters in all of baseball (perennial 35 hr 120 RBI guy) 5 seasons of .930 OPS or higher etc
June 13, 20179 yr wow, I remember cheering like crazy.I was also excited by the pick but it was definitely emotionally-based, Joe being from St Paul and everything.
June 13, 20179 yr Also to be fair, Tex has more career WAR then Mauer. I'm still glad we drafted Mauer, but saying the people who wanted to draft Tex over Mauer were "wrong" is a weird thing to bring up. Since both ended up being elite players.
June 13, 20179 yr I cannot get mlb.com draft tracker to work. Any other site have a working draftcast?
June 13, 20179 yr I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the Twins draft room right now. Who are they trying to get at 35? Hiura had BA's best hit tool. Gonna need TJS tho, then probably land at 2B. Edited June 13, 20179 yr by Willihammer
June 13, 20179 yr I cannot get mlb.com draft tracker to work. Any other site have a working draftcast?Not that I know of. You using chrome?
June 13, 20179 yr Annnd the Angels just got the best player in the draft. Adell is going to be a stud.
June 13, 20179 yr They would have taken McKay as a bat. Appears they wanted no part of an arm at 1-1. Hard to blame them with the historical track record. Bats high and arms in volume.
June 13, 20179 yr I cannot get mlb.com draft tracker to work. Any other site have a working draftcast? I was having problems too. Seems like BA went down for a bit. Kept getting a server error. Reload MLB. Draft tracker seems to be working now.
June 13, 20179 yr Annnd the Angels just got the best player in the draft. Adell is going to be a stud.Him and Trout in the OF could be something special.
June 13, 20179 yr I think I'm going through stages of grief - i was in denial and anger but I seemed to skip bargaining. And now I'm coming around to acceptance. Don't draft for need, take BPA based on what you're scouts are saying. -sigh- ****ing Twins.
June 13, 20179 yr Damn, was kinda hoping Burger would fall. Good pick for the Sox.I suppose. I thought it was a little early for him.
June 13, 20179 yr https://twitter.com/RhettBollinger/status/874410831546548225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twinkietown.com%2F2017%2F6%2F12%2F15780304%2Fminnesota-twins-select-royce-lewis-first-overall-in-2017-mlb-draftUgh
June 13, 20179 yr Why does Burger have to be a White Sox? He like hockey. I like hockey. He likes Will Ferrell movies. I like Will Ferrell movies. Supposedly he can mash the ball. Now I can't like him.
June 13, 20179 yr Overdraft of Burger I think, he didn't even lead his own team in HR with 22, which tells you something about the hitting environment (the MVC is a decent enough conference though).
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