The Wright Fit?

I fear being picked #1 by the Twins will be like being on the cover of the Madden football box. If they pick Wright, he will suck. If they pick Greene, he will. I wish they could pick one and instantly trade for the other. I am hoping now it is Greene. I saw him play in three games out here at Notre Dame High School. He is amazing. Being picked in the first round by the Twins seems like a curse ever since Mauer. We will see. I bet it is Greene.

Yep, Berrios, Wright, Romero and Gonsalves makes for a pretty decent rotation if everything breaks right.  If not, add in Mejia, maybe a free agent (Darvish?)  and possibly a young rotation piece in a Santana deal and you have some depth to work with in case one or two of the arms come along slower than you'd like.

Nick, Jeremy, Cody, Tom.

Great articles all.

This website rocks!

and Thorpe seems to be getting back on track as well.  I am also going on record as saying Sledgers is a capable back of rotation guy.

After reading more about Wright, I'm starting to lean in that direction. He's already a fine pitcher with all the tools to become a major league starter, where Greene is completely raw and McKay looks like he'd fit better in the National League. 

With Wright, there would be no argument where he should play: pitcher. He's really good at pitching, everybody says so. Do the Twins need a good starting pitcher? Within a couple years?

YES.

Watched a few videos of Wright pitching.  Seems pretty smooth.  Greene seems to put a lot more effort into it.  

I don't think the Twins can go wrong with Wright.   heh....

The Wright fit?

Not in that uni--  sheesh....

Vanderbelt won the Clemson regional  of the NCAA tournament over Clemson

While I haven't watched any of these guys, I do totally agree with the timeline theory. The teams window is just starting to open. Position wise it will be wide open next year. After that there is likely 4 years before things start happening, free agency, contract extension discussions, etc. Having these position players without pitching, is like a good NFL team missing a top flight QB. Hair pulling frustration!

Clemson and Vanderbilt, could NOT have met in the SEC tournament, since Clemson is in the ACC

I am sure he meant the NCAA regional on Saturday. Clemson took them the rubber game.

I don't want him only because I don't want to be exposed to hacky wordplay headlines for the balance of his career. I get it. It's fun from time to time. But if things work out with him for the next 7-10 years Twins fans will be exposed to:

All the Wright Moves

Righty Wright Rights Ship

Wright Alright

And so on

Uhg

I don't want him only because I don't want to be exposed to hacky wordplay headlines for the balance of his career. I get it. It's fun from time to time. But if things work out with him for the next 7-10 years Twins fans will be exposed to:

All the Wright Moves
Righty Wright Rights Ship
Wright Alright
And so on

Uhg

I would love to read those headlines because it would mean had excelled.

I don't want him only because I don't want to be exposed to hacky wordplay headlines for the balance of his career. I get it. It's fun from time to time. But if things work out with him for the next 7-10 years Twins fans will be exposed to:

All the Wright Moves
Righty Wright Rights Ship
Wright Alright
And so on

Uhg

I agree. You are so wright!

Although I prefer Gore, I'm more than ok with Wright. Watched a little of his last start and I was impressed.

It seems likely me Strasburg, Price and maybe Cole were much clearer number 1 picks. How does the scouting on Wright compare to those three? Appel, Hochevar and Burlington were also college pitchers picked first overall recently. How does Wright compare to that trio?

Appel was probably in the Strasburg/Price grouping. Wright is probably in the Guasman/Rodon tier, which is just a notch below. Hochevar and Burlington were, IIRC, below that.  I like Wright quite a bit and if he pitched all season like he had the last six weeks, he'd be the consensus #1 and probably in the Appel class. Frankly, he's about as safe a pick as a pitcher can be, he should be very good, perhaps great and he should fit in nicely with the core we have forming.

Thanks. Helpful.

Another honest question. I have not seen any of the potential selections pitch.

Shouldn't there be more concern about his first part of his season? At a small sample of 6 weeks, the difference is much more likely to be random variation rather than a change in skill level. Is it possible the last 6 weeks represent an outlier of his skill set? Could selecting him be like buying high in a trade?

Yep, Berrios, Wright, Romero and Gonsalves makes for a pretty decent rotation if everything breaks right.  If not, add in Mejia, maybe a free agent (Darvish?)  and possibly a young rotation piece in a Santana deal and you have some depth to work with in case one or two of the arms come along slower than you'd like.

Yeah, the twins are going to sign Yu Darvish.

Shouldn't there be more concern about his first part of his season? At a small sample of 6 weeks, the difference is much more likely to be random variation rather than a change in skill level. Is it possible the last 6 weeks represent an outlier of his skill set? Could selecting him be like buying high in a trade?

I'll post the link when I find it.

Found it: http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/kyle-wright-gets-measure-redemption-beating-clemson/#vrFI202jJC1UIY0m.97

"While Saturday night marked redemption for last year’s regional, it also was a redemptive statement in the context of Wright’s season. The junior righthander struggled early this spring, in his draft year, and saw his stock slip as his command eluded him. He simply couldn’t put the ball where he wanted to. His stuff was the same; he was throwing just as hard, but he couldn’t hit the mitt. He knew something had to change.

On Monday, April 10, he found that something. At practice that day, coming off a series win at South Carolina, pitching coach Scott Brown and teammate Matt Ruppenthal picked up on an anomaly in Wright’s delivery.

“I was turning my hips too fast, which was leaving my arm behind,” Wright said, “I was never really on time, which kind of led to some struggles. And I just kind of slowed those down a little bit and allowed my arm to work and my body to work like it should.”

Wright made a slight mechanical tweak, and the adjustment paid immediate dividends. In his very next start, against Florida, Wright threw a 99-pitch three-hitter. He posted a career-high 13 strikeouts and, perhaps most importantly, walked none.

Wright’s stuff and his command were finally back in sync—and that’s meant bad news for teams down the stretch, as Wright carved through the back half of the SEC season."

Recently on 92.1 The Ticket's Red Zone with Josh Bertaccini, Arkansas head baseball coach Dave Van Horn paid Wright a massive compliment: "I don't think I've ever seen a better college arm than Vanderbilt's Kyle Wright and I've been doing this for 30 years. He's tremendous."

I am fine with taking Wright.  I think it makes the most sense.  However, I would advocate, or actually plead, that MLB network, the Twin Cities media, or the media nationwide all agree to never show Wright pitching in that specific uniform again after he is drafted...awful.