Twins Select Kala'i Rosario with the 158th Overall Pick

Eddie Rosario 2.0

Are the two HS players they selected signable?

If I hadn't read somewhere that Falvey was considered to be a pitching guru, I would think our favorite team is looking to play Beer Ball.

If I were a HS baseball player and could score a nice bonus today, I would do it. 

There is so much uncertainty as to the future of the minors, the draft, etc.

Looks like this was a quality value pick, for whatever that's worth at this point in the draft. I will be interested to see where Sabato & the others land in the Twins top prospects lists.

Presumably yes, the Twins are in constant contact with each of these players agents throughout the process, so they know what number it would take to sign them before they even select the player. So, if the Twins wouldn't be able to sign both of these high schoolers, they probably would have passed on them.

It is what I assumed but it isn't 100% foolproof.  I assume that Rosario will be a rather easy signing because he is not going to a high end baseball school.  But Maya seems like he might be more expensive than that slot with a Texas Tech commitment. 

When do the UDFA signings begin?

TINY detail but actually 90th from BA. But why quibble about 2 spots?

Kind of reminds me of college football recruiting where a kid comes from a small school or a low population state so he isn't ranked as high as some other kids. Then he goes to a couple of camps and performs as well or better against higher regarded recruits and everything changes.

BA lists him currently as 17yo and 6' 1" and 200lbs. While Hawaii is probably about as far away from being a baseball recruiting hotbed as you can get, if you are the team CF and have that size and power, you'd like to think the arm could stretch out enough to play RF in a couple of years.

Once again, power, but hit ability and BB to go along with some SO. A definite pattern with our FO. Take the elite athlete where you can, but otherwise look to the best triple slash line you can find.

Mentioned this in my first rounder prediction, Derek Falvey seems to relish in plucking unheralded pitchers from the most obscure of places.

When do they start?

When do they start?

Scouts can start calling them on Saturday. There will be a 48-hour closed period. 

Don't you just love when you question a comment in a thread and you question appears just below an answer

When do they start?

They started looking years ago and following players.

Mentioned this in my first rounder prediction, Derek Falvey seems to relish in plucking unheralded pitchers from the most obscure of places. I'm sure he and the rest of the crew on the pitching development side have identified a few guys they knew would fly under the radar and be available to sign. 

 

Having bonuses for undrafted players capped at $20,000 is an embarrassment. I hope anyone with the option to will go to/back to school, but there are seniors who don't have that option. 

 

As for Rosario, fun pick. I'm surprised how easy his power looks. 

For the college senior they might be able to get 20k rather than 10k , It hurts the couple hundred juniors drafted between rounds 6  and 20

When the draft began I was somewhat blah after the Twins first pick. Know nothing about him, but I was hoping for a chance at getting the next Chris Sale.

Kept checking ESPN yesterday and eventually saw three names that meant absolute nothing to me. After reading the three posts here, kind of like what the Twins got. But they still didn't get the next Chris Sale. Assume they will save a few dollars signing the first two to give a bit extra to the two young kids. 

Hopefully, they will add 8 to 10 interesting signings to fill out this group. Does Seth or anyone know what their plans are for this group, other than taking a physical, signing a contract and depositing a check? With no minor league seasons, will this group have an instructional camp in Ft. Myers sometime later this summer? With such a small group, will they include some of the younger kids from last year's GCL and DSL?

Everyone keeps saying we only have 4 draft picks but aren't the rest of the players up for free agency contracts. Who knows, we could have 40 players when it's all said and done ..

Mentioned this in my first rounder prediction, Derek Falvey seems to relish in plucking unheralded pitchers from the most obscure of places. I'm sure he and the rest of the crew on the pitching development side have identified a few guys they knew would fly under the radar and be available to sign. 

 

Having bonuses for undrafted players capped at $20,000 is an embarrassment. I hope anyone with the option to will go to/back to school, but there are seniors who don't have that option. 

 

As for Rosario, fun pick. I'm surprised how easy his power looks. 

One thought that just popped in head.  Is there anything to stop a team from signing an undrafted kid to the 20K  Then turn around right away and sign them to a long term MLB contract?  Of course I assume they need to be on 40 man so that would be an issue, but just thinking outside the box to get around the 20K issue.  I could see some teams for juniors that they are high on do something like this.  However, it would have been more likely they would have just drafted them too.  Just wondering if there is a loop hole that can be exploited. 

If I hadn't read somewhere that Falvey was considered to be a pitching guru, I would think our favorite team is looking to play Beer Ball.

Which may be a statement of how he views this year's pitching class rather than a philosophical statement about power bats.

Major league contracts start the options clock. It isn’t enough time to develop a player. Look back at the 2017 draft. There might be 3 players in that draft in Hiura, Canning and Haseley that don’t need more time in the minors. The only other guy in that class that may be ready is Randy Dobnak. He went undrafted.