Twins Select Keoni Cavaco with 13th Overall Pick

Exciting and intriguing pick! Totally trust Falvine/Scouting staff...overlooked by major media and it seems most other MLB teams. Cool!

Question on pronunciation? Cavako or Cahvahco?

Go Twins 2019!!!!!

 

Earlier you said they can't spend that savings on other things. Now you say you don't know.
Why would I call Falvey about a rule that I'm quite sure doesn't exist?

 

There is no savings. They are allowed to spend their own money up to their limit. It is an upper boundary. Drafted player bonuses, as Tom F said, are an incredibly solid investment. There is no incentive for teams to not spend money on prospects.

Yes, I understand that.

A couple of posters are claiming that a team is not allowed to spend draft pick savings on a free agent.

I think the confusion is coming by conflating draft spending with free agent spending. Teams can spend up to X, but failing to sign a guy means they can spend up to X-Y. What they do with Y is, to my knowledge, more or less unregulated with the exception that they can’t use it on their other draft picks.

Again, I understand that completely. A couple of other posters are suggesting that money can't be spent on anything.

Also, nobody suggested not signing a pick. The suggestion was signing everyone under slot.

I’m trying to answer a question that you (apparently?) asked using hypotheticals. They could sign everyone under slot if they wanted to. The slots exist to limit what draft picks can make. You mentioned your “argument” in a different post. I’m not sure who you’re arguing with, because it isn’t me. Edited June 4, 2019 by prouster

Twins now have some history will pop-up players. Larnich flashed his last year in college.

 

Again, I understand that completely. A couple of other posters are suggesting that money can't be spent on anything.
Also, nobody suggested not signing a pick. The suggestion was signing everyone under slot.

 

Seemed easier to use your quote. 

Someone post some facts on this guy.

 

I've seen 6'0, 6'1", 6'2" and his weight ranges from 175 to 190 lbs. 

 

I know he's a pop-up guy, but is he growing with every posting?

 

California prep player of the year. What he hit? How many SBs? What he do to win the prep award in our largest, most baseball friendly state?

 

Fangraphs report:

 

TLDR
The best popup guy in the class, Cavaco went from on the radar to a likely day one pick with the progress he's made in February and early March.
Full Report
A growth spurt bouyed Cavaco's tools and draft stock, as he's this year's most prominent pop-up high school prospect. He may have the best frame in the entire draft but has already grown into considerable power, which he gets to in games despite an awkwardly-timed stride. At times clumsy on defense, Cavaco may still be growing into his new body. He may end up at second or third base (where he played as an amateur) or get a try in center field if his hands and actions don't improve. He's one of the draft's higher risk, higher reward prospects.

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2019-mlb-draft?sort=-1,1&type=0&team=

 

I hope his middle initial isn't....... "J(ay)". 

Interesting article on him on the Athletic. He didn’t attend any of the big showcase events, Perfect Game, Area Code games, so he was largely unknown. The Twins started going to all of his games this spring, 35 in all. They were really focused on him (which should be obvious that they took him earlier than he was projected.)

 

We’ll never know, but wondering how many guys they would have taken AHEAD of Cavaco had they fallen?

Is this draft considered weak for first rounders?

 

Do teams still get a comp pick if they don’t sign their first rounder?

 

Would it be to any team’s advantage to have drafted a college bound high schooler and not sign them?