Notebook: Opening Day Becomes Clear

So that's why Colina hasn't thrown at all. I wonder if he may get put on the 60 day IL so they can open a 40 man spot. He, alongside others like Ober and Chalmers are taking up 40 man spots but don't seem to be close to pitching in the majors, so room will need to be made.

Akil Baddoo makes the cut in Detroit! Ghaaa, it's happening! They just got Puckett 2.0! Next they'll get Nick Gordon, who will pump up to 180 pounds and become a power-hitting SS for ten years! 

Ghaaaaaa!

right now I think Law has won a spot, and 2 of the other 3 will be sent down.

So Detroit has become the Tig-wins ??

Wilson Ramos

Niko Goodrum

Jonathan Schoop

Akil Baddoo

Robbie Grossman

Yup, the Twins are now the developmental team for the Tigers.

Thanks Ted for that update. Good to see Adrianza doing well. Had hoped that Twins would've resigned him.

Yup, the Twins are now the developmental team for the Tigers.

They should be very good in a couple years. They have drafted well and have lots of good prospects on the way. They have 5 players in MLBs top 25 prospects. They have 15 prospects with an overall rank of 50 or above and another 10 rated 45.  We have two in the top 26, four in the top 100 and 8 with an overall rating of 50. We better hope out pitching prospect pan out or Chicago / KC and Detroit are going to be the front runners in our division for several years.

Akil Baddoo makes the cut in Detroit! Ghaaa, it's happening! They just got Puckett 2.0! Next they'll get Nick Gordon, who will pump up to 180 pounds and become a power-hitting SS for ten years! 

 

Ghaaaaaa!

Isn't "the man" already at least 30? 

Akil Baddoo makes the cut in Detroit! Ghaaa, it's happening! They just got Puckett 2.0! Next they'll get Nick Gordon, who will pump up to 180 pounds and become a power-hitting SS for ten years! 

 

Ghaaaaaa!

I find that highly unlikely.  Could Baddoo bloom with his chance, yes he can.  However, to do so he would need to prove just about every scout wrong.  Very few guys with years of time in minors can just come out of no where when they make majors to be all-star player.  Could he be one of the very few, sure.  However, he has never been high on prospect list, never been top OF prospect for Twins or Tigers now.  

To call him Puckett 2.0 is even further off.  Puckett was drafted number 3 overall when Twins drafted him second time around.  He was not some out of no where guy that people were shocked to make it big.  I do not wish Baddoo any ill will and hope for him he proves me and the Twins wrong.  If he does he will be the rare talent that snuck up on people. 

I still love Willians Astudillo, but I just want to point out that he has an 826 career OPS in spring training, and 747 career OPS in the regular season at the MLB level. His spring chicken promise is yet to be fulfilled. That being said, I'm glad he made the team.