I think that Hendriks compares very similarly to Scott Baker. His velocity is the same. He has a better curveball. They have similar changeups. The difference is tha Baker is very stoic, which some really like and appreciate and others get quite frustrated with. Hendriks is known for being very competitive. So, if Baker is the comp, I think it's very fair to say that Hendriks' upside is a #2... more likely a #3. I'll take that any day. that's worth a lot of money.

I like Hendriks a lot. He seems to possess good traits of a lot of our pitchers - Slowey-like walk rate, better ground ball rate than Blackburn, seems more durable than Baker with slightly better k-rates. Obviously, I have no idea how he'll adjust to the majors but I think he's an underrated prospect.

It's been a little while since I've chatted w/ KG about it, but he did tell me he liked the Twins OF prospects as much as anyone's. This was maybe 6 months ago.

Sacledo can become a 1 or 2 We have not seen enough of him to make a judgement of how good he could actually be.

He needs to find out how to get a strike out if that's the case.

Sacledo can become a 1 or 2 We have not seen enough of him to make a judgement of how good he could actually be.

I really disagree with this. He might be able to be a 2, and that's at the apex of his potential, he's probably a 3. True 1's are rare and I don't think he has that kind of talent. Keep in mind that there are a lot of 3's that are #1 starters on their teams though. It's just a difference in philosophy I guess.