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  1. Monkeypaws
    I look at yesterday's deals as adding depth to an already good looking draft class. The core of every great Twins team came up through the system. A key trade or two, and free agent here or there rounds out the mix, but these are rarely high profile adds. Building up the system is the best recipe for long-term success. Through that lens, the FO is doing quite well.
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    I do like the Enlow - Pearson connection. Both LSU recruits, both drafted in the 3rd round, both lured away from college by over-slot bonuses, and now both in the Twins system.
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    Asia just isn't Twins territory - whiffed on Ohtani, Park, and Nishioka. Wouldn't be surprised if their handling on Nishi wasn't a turn off to Ohtani. Compare that to Japanese players on the Dodgers, Seattle, Texas. Granted, much better players, but still.
  4. Monkeypaws
    If I had the opportunity to live in San Diego, or San Francisco, I'd take it.
  5. Monkeypaws
    West Coast seems the probable choice to me.
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    Ohtani is the ultimate pipe-dream: great hot-stove hopes. And while we all know the Twin Cities are a fabulous place to live, it isn't an obvious sell. Young promising core? Well, Yankees have the same average age as the Twins. Diversity - we fall short there. If only Northwest Orient were still a thing - some of the best routes to Japan. If you were Ohtani, would you sign here?
  7. Monkeypaws
    Nice high ceilings all all 5. Like this bunch.
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    BTW, sad to see recent 1sts this far down the list....
  10. Monkeypaws
    Is Arraez expected to be ready by spring training?
  11. Monkeypaws
    Same could be said for rushing top power pitchers before they blow their arms out.
  12. Monkeypaws
    Remember, Buxton has an older brother who is still faster than him. He still has some years of elite speed in him. Not to compare him to Bolt, but that guy has been winning sprints into his 30s.
  13. Monkeypaws
    All your glove are belong to Buxton.
  14. Monkeypaws
    All these threads about who to buy, and they all look like Salvation Army finds. Can't we just put some trust in the farm system? The 40 man is bursting at the seams. Give the best guys a chance - I haven't seen one compelling FA in all these threads.
  15. Monkeypaws
    I like the way the STrib stated it, that viewed with metrics, Dozier is only average, but he must have made an impression on the field in opposing dugouts.
  16. Monkeypaws
    Agree totally with #2. Berrios is our impact starter, and there is a long line of pretty good looking guys to back him up.
  17. Monkeypaws
    Morani looks like a fast track candidate - as he fills in, with those numbers. What kind of stuff are we talking about here?
  18. Monkeypaws
    Hah, Mr. Beeker has a sense of humor. Seems like a smart young man, with a pretty cool name to boot.
  19. Monkeypaws
    Get 'em ready. Buxton is a no brainer to us who watch him, probably the most amazing CF I've ever seen. Baseball likes to honor the usual suspects tho, and Mauer's treatment is pretty typical of how I expect this to go down.
  20. Monkeypaws
    Pitch to a pitchers strengths as opposed to pitch to contact. Hmm, I'm in.
  21. Monkeypaws
    I think the Twins have some nice young arms on the way. Besides Berrios, you have Gonsalves, Romero, Thorpe, maybe even Stewart. I've said it before, and will say it again - just throwing money around is a fool's errand. I think the owners feel the same way. I hope the new regime will be able to uncover the future Klubers and Arrietas on the cheap. They are out there.
  22. Monkeypaws
    Are we certain that Berrios is not gonna be the guy moving forward? He certainly has the stuff and the make-up to be a top starter. His 23 year old season was quite successful as well.
  23. Monkeypaws
    Getting Darvish just isn't gonna happen, and that isn't a bad thing. I wanna see Falvine put their magic to work and unearth some hidden gems. Hell, Santana was a rule 5 guy. Liriano part of a package deal for a vet. Cubs got Arrieta and Strop for Clevinger and Feldman. I know fans here are tired of the scrapheap approach, but I find that much more satisfying when it works than throwing giant wads of money around. That isn't in the Twins DNA.
  24. Monkeypaws
    Close? I guess you and I have different lifestyles John
  25. Monkeypaws
    Riverbrian and Chief got it right. Watching BB go wild in the field are some of my favorite Twin moments, and I watched Bob Allison play. Generational excellence should never be second guessed. BB is still just 23. He'll learn in time not to kill himself. Hell, Tori's ran through an outfield wall in his youth
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