3 minutes ago, bunsen82 said:

Culpepper - currently SP FB 90-92,  high spin rate on pitches nice sweeping curveball   6'3"  good body type to add some velocity.  Most likely a RP down the road.  

 

12 minutes ago, ashbury said:

I'm glad to see they got catchers.  Otherwise there would be a lot of passed balls at Ft Myers this season.

There has been at Target Field this year too. Even when the pitcher had someone to throw to.

I prep shortstop!?!?!? Heck yes, sign me up!

1 minute ago, nicksaviking said:

I prep shortstop!?!?!? Heck yes, sign me up!

Should save us from having to spend a draft pick for one of those, two or three years down the line.

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

I prep shortstop!?!?!? Heck yes, sign me up!

Totally agree!  Hope they can sign this kid. I think this is first high school prospect they have drafted.

Took a HS Senior SS

3 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Should save us from having to spend a draft pick for one of those, two or three years down the line.

Or next round.

Omari Daniel, SS, The Walker School, GA. Looks like he may have been injured his Senior season. Appeared in only a handful of games.

Bio from MaxPreps: 

Omari Daniel is a 2022 SS/ with a 6-2 180 lb. frame from Smyrna, GA who attends The Walker School. Recorded a 6.69 second 60-yard dash time. Projectable build with plenty of fast twitch and athleticism present. Primary shortstop with good hands and moves really well. Higher slot with excellent arm strength recorded up to 97 mph. Attacks the ball and surrounds well. Very good defensive actions with plus arm strength to back it up. Right-handed hitter with a slightly open stance and good extension through contact. Functional stroke with a middle of the field plan. Linear impact and hips work well into contact. Big upside in all facets. Great student. Verbal commitment to Oregon.

Ok trying to figure out what is going on,  he is commit to Oregon but would not be attending until 2024.  Is he mormon or was he going to prep school or community college,  seems very odd.  

3 minutes ago, NapoleonComplex said:

Omari Daniel, SS, The Walker School, GA. Looks like he may have been injured his Senior season. Appeared in only a handful of games.

Bio from MaxPreps: 

Omari Daniel is a 2022 SS/ with a 6-2 180 lb. frame from Smyrna, GA who attends The Walker School. Recorded a 6.69 second 60-yard dash time. Projectable build with plenty of fast twitch and athleticism present. Primary shortstop with good hands and moves really well. Higher slot with excellent arm strength recorded up to 97 mph. Attacks the ball and surrounds well. Very good defensive actions with plus arm strength to back it up. Right-handed hitter with a slightly open stance and good extension through contact. Functional stroke with a middle of the field plan. Linear impact and hips work well into contact. Big upside in all facets. Great student. Verbal commitment to Oregon.

Sounds almost too good to be true to sign.

Just now, Dman said:

Sounds almost too good to be true to sign.

might be a backup plan if something were to go haywire with Priellip.  I am guessing he is mormon and doing a 2 year mission as he would not be attending Oregon until 2024.  Maybe a player you stash for a couple years.  

2 minutes ago, bunsen82 said:

might be a backup plan if something were to go haywire with Priellip.  I am guessing he is mormon and doing a 2 year mission as he would not be attending Oregon until 2024.  Maybe a player you stash for a couple years.  

Any available mission trips in Fort Myers?

From Prospects Live:

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The book on Daniel is pure octane. He's got electric bat speed and an absolute howitzer across the diamond. Daniel has a long, angular body that projects to add plenty of weight moving forward. He's likely a better fit at third base as he transitions into college and pro ball, but the tools are more than loud enough to profile into the corner infield spots. Daniel is presently an average runner.

Seems like maybe a tough sign.  Could be more of a contingency plan if the end up with extra money somehow.  Or maybe he they know his price tag at a couple hundred thousand and think they have the money to get him.

Perfect Game lists him as their 467th best HS prospect with a college commit to Northwest Florida State. So ... who knows?

https://www.dailyemerald.com/sports/ducks-to-watch-in-the-2022-mlb-draft/article_d0dc9af6-fb31-11ec-be3a-cf149599b9ff.html

 

"The Ducks have two other high school commits who could be drafted — shortstops Dominic Hellman and Omari Daniel. Neither is as highly regarded as Cox, so it will be interesting to see if they wind up at Oregon or not. Daniel won’t be attending Oregon until 2024."

9 minutes ago, NapoleonComplex said:

Perfect Game lists him as their 467th best HS prospect with a college commit to Northwest Florida State. So ... who knows?

Northwest Florida State is a Junior College program.

I don't really know how exactly how the commitments work, but maybe it's possible to have commitments both to a JuCo and then a 4-yr school a couple years down the line.

Pitcher Ethridge - relief Pitcher k/9 is pretty good.  Better than 1 strikeout an inning.  

10 minutes ago, 2wins87 said:

Northwest Florida State is a Junior College program.

I don't really know how exactly how the commitments work, but maybe it's possible to have commitments both to a JuCo and then a 4-yr school a couple years down the line.

Huh. Maybe that's what the "verbal commitment" to Oregon referenced above means, that he can't commit more formally if he's going to JuCo?

Uh oh...what do we do now?? They picked a second HS SS.  IDK - Seems uncalled for. ?

Ortiz, Jankel from Academia Presbiteriana HS (PR)

Twins seem determined to beef up\renew the system with shortstops.  They are up to 6 right now.  No outfielders needed I guess.

3 minutes ago, TwinsAce said:

Uh oh...what do we do now?? They picked a second HS SS.  IDK - Seems uncalled for. ?

Ortiz, Jankel from Academia Presbiteriana HS (PR)

Awesome!  We finally got the shortstop we needed!

While lots of players in the draft are always listed as shortstops, especially in high school when they are generally the best player on their team, this draft has really taken that to an extreme.

Taking a bunch of shortstops and catchers and then letting them fall down the defensive spectrum as they go doesn't seem like a terrible strategy overall.  In the near term playing time at SS could be highly competitive though.  I also don't know that they've gotten anyone particularly speedy that could end up in center.

12 minutes ago, TwinsAce said:

Uh oh...what do we do now?? They picked a second HS SS.  IDK - Seems uncalled for. ?

Ortiz, Jankel from Academia Presbiteriana HS (PR)

Just sign the one that will be a HOFer.

6 minutes ago, 2wins87 said:

While lots of players in the draft are always listed as shortstops, especially in high school when they are generally the best player on their team, this draft has really taken that to an extreme.

Taking a bunch of shortstops and catchers and then letting them fall down the defensive spectrum as they go doesn't seem like a terrible strategy overall.  In the near term playing time at SS could be highly competitive though.  I also don't know that they've gotten anyone particularly speedy that could end up in center.

Ah, I still remember when Miguel Sano was a shortstop. 

Might be worth a look to give him some reps there again.

1 minute ago, nicksaviking said:

Ah, I still remember when Miguel Sano was a shortstop. 

Jim Thome. Michael Cuddyer. Both Upton brothers. Et al. 

I remember when Jacob DeGrom was a short stop..Hope one of these guys turns out like him...as a Twin..

 

Twins took another Alabama pitcher. Draft a buddy for Prielipp so he signs for less. Genius move.

Let's hope the FO doesn't confuse round 20 with their fantasy football draft and end up drafting a kicker. 

1 hour ago, 2wins87 said:

Taking a bunch of shortstops and catchers and then letting them fall down the defensive spectrum as they go doesn't seem like a terrible strategy overall.

As long as the bat plays.  But if most of a player's value resides in his glove, then the defensive spectrum doesn't mean as much.  And the hard part, at this stage in the draft, is that players who have both bat and a nominal shot at SS are few and far between.  Hopefully that's what the FO has found in some hard-to-sign draftees?

1 hour ago, bunsen82 said:

might be a backup plan if something were to go haywire with Priellip.

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