Monkeypaws

Butera brough back an asset - hrrrumph!

Perhaps the best collective effort from the future stars I can remember. Maybe we can be optimistic going forward, or am I getting ahead of myself here?

The one game I saw in SF he hit a home run. He is a good hitting pitcher. Just looked, last season he hit .247, 5 HRs, ops of .743 in 77 ABs. 2014 he hit .258, 4HRs abd 15 RBIs, ops of .755 in 66 ABs.

I thought the deadline for high schoolers used to be just before fall semester began.

Sorry, not prepared to read through 16 pages to see if this has been posted yet. Does the PTBNL, if that is the avenue they choose to go, predetermined from a list of players at the trime of the trade, or can it go up or down depending on performance?

If I was about to graduate from college, and someone said, "oh, here's 30K and a job playing baseball," I wouldn't feel ill-used.

I think the front office is driven as much by marketing decisions as they are by baseball decisions. Trading Dozier and Plouffe might be good baseball decisions, but from a marketing perspective, you're losing two of the more popular players with the casual fan, which is why I doubt they are traded, especially Dozier. If they are actually helping you win games it becomes even more doubtful they are traded. Maybe Ryan will surprise us, but I'm not counting on it.

Luckily, in baseball you can score gems outside the first few picks. None of Clayton Kershaw, Madison Bumgarner, Mike Trout, Andrew McCutcheon, or Chris Sale were drafted higher than 7th overall, and the latter 4 were all 11th or later. Rarely is the best player for a draft class the top pick. He got the tools and projectability that give him a pretty lofty ceiling.

The Twins are sure to love his approach at the plate, taking what pitchers give him.

Yes - if Hitinapinch is correct, they need to trust their stuff. Perhaps they also need a little trust from their coaches. Had Duffey gotten the usual bums rush after his start in Toronto last year we wouldn't care about him at this point. They need to promote those they believe in, and give them an honest chance to figure it out. One bad start and you are out is a horrible way to build the confidence of your rookie pitchers.

Yeah, I've spent a fair amount of time in Arkansas - Fayetteville is like Austin, or Norman, or Tuscaloosa, a liberal college town in a dead red state.

Well, crap - looks like it's time for a new avatar. I will miss Oswaldo - mismanaged asset to be sure. I really hope he doesn't end up on the White Sox or Tigers.

Twins should try to find a NL team to take Milone. He could do well there.

I'm old enough to remember when the Twins were Baseball America's organization of the year. Hard to find anything good of late, except picking up Nunez's option (which I would have declined). D'oh. there I go again shooting myself in the foot.

Hmm, 3 years in Arkansas or more than quarter million dollars at 18. Damn, that's a tough one....

I suspect some of picks 6-10 might also come in under slot. Wouild be nice if they could sign Benninghoff.

MLB had this to say about Rooker: Senior, so he could be a nice add to the system for cheap.

The latter half of their top ten look like guys who might sign below slot. That could help for guys like Benninghoff.

So far, on paper, this is looking like a good draft.

Speaking of Cody, our friend Kyle has yet to get picked - guess he made a mistake there. Baddoo looks like a nice consolation prize there. Really glad MLB gives you something for those who don't sign.

Interesting to see 2 OF, 1 C, and 1 IF in the first 4 picks, and 0 P. Looks like hitters are the priority this year, and no quck fix college bats either. Very interesting indeed.

Here's more fuel for the fires of regret, Big league shtew's all stars: NL catcher hurts ... always hated that deal. https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/roundtable--which-player-deserves-more-all-star-votes-173342031.html

Still don't see how mashing away at AAA is gonna help him figure out how to hit major league pitching.

Reading the Lacrosse tribune: 1. Headline reads : "Grichuk, Cardinals walk off against slumping Cubs." The Cubs have lost 14 games all year, and are in 1st by 5 games. I'd take that as a "slump." 2. Looking over the AL leaders, the Twins have a single representative: Danny Santana is tied with Jacoby Ellsbury for 5th in steals with 9. He deserves some love. 3. Chris Sale is looking like a lock for Cy Young atm. Best record, era, and 5th in Ks. Much more competition in the NL. Heading east to see a Pirates game, and a AA game in Akron. How's that for random?

AB Walker just leads leagues in home runs. It's what he does.