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My comment is in regards to performance, not a number on a list. I agree with baseball writers across the board, Hunter Greene definitely should be a top 50 prospect. He's immensely talented. However, if we are looking purely at performance results to this point, Falvey and Levine are looking like geniuses considering all the questions around selecting Royce #1. Although there wasn't necessarily a consensus top pick in the draft, Greene was seen by most as that player. I'd also say for the Twins specifically, many people weren't happy we passed on McKay.

Hunter Greene. He is now pitching exclusively and struggling mightily in the MWL. It's very early in the development process, but as of now, Falvey and Levine are looking like geniuses.

That isn't playing hard, that's playing reckless. Even though that slide didn't amount to injury, Austin made his intentions incredibly clear. I typically don't condone retaliatory acts. I'll make two exceptions in this instance: the slide was meant to cause injury and he wears a Yankees uniform. Take your medicine and be done with it. Judging by his response, I hope Austin gets a "random" UA test. That sort of rage is of the doping kind.

Very glad this is finally happening. If you want a peak at the ugly underbelly of society, go on Twitter and read replies to sports journalists that tweet their support of the change. Holy cow!

Pay for the best available: Darvish Keep the draft picks, allow room for one of Romero/Gonsalves/Littell, let Gibson show us if the second half was a trend or mirage, let Meija continue to grow. With our upgraded bullpen, rotation of Darvish/Santana/Berrios/Gibson/Meija is pretty solid.

I go every year to collect autographs from prospects, (mostly because they're free), watch player interviews for excellent tidbits and to bid on silent auction items since I'm a memorabilia junkie. There are just as many events to entertain adults as there are events to entertain the kids. The Twins did something very unique this year. Kids could earn Twins Bucks while playing games. Twins Bucks could then be used in a Kid's silent auction to purchase items such as tickets to games, going onto the field before/after games, access to batting practice, etc. From a couple of volunteers I know personally, that seemed to be a really big hit. Although to have a shot at being a silent auction winner, kids would have to go multiple days to collect enough of the Twins Bucks. Needless to say, it's just as kid friendly, if not more, as it is adult friendly.

Correction: Wander Franco was the #1 SS, and top overall int'l prospect, in the same signing period as Marte. Regardless, if Maitan becomes available, I'm on-board with going after him.

If they are allowed to keep their signing bonuses after being released, I can't see any of the players involved would want to wait until July 2nd to sign. It will only interrupt their development, which could risk money offered. I agree with drjim, go hard after Maitan if he becomes available, along with any other prospects the Braves lose.

Would Maitan and any other prospect the Braves lose become unrestricted free agents, or int'l free agents with money caps?

Another angle: Braves may lose Maitan, the #1 int'l SS prospect during the same signing period as Marte, for breaking int'l signing rules. I'm not sure how it will work, but if Maitan immediately becomes available to the highest bidder, and the Twins lose out on Ohtani, do we try to scoop up Maitan? From MLB.com: "The Venezuelan teenager has been compared to Miguel Sano and his ceiling has been put side-by-side with the likes of Miguel Cabrera and Chipper Jones. He has pop from both sides, with perhaps a touch more from the right side, and has shown an advanced approach at the plate, especially for his age. While he's not a runner, he is agile and athletic in the field. That, along with a tremendous arm and excellent instincts, make some think he can stay at short long-term. Others think he'll eventually have to move to third, though he can be a plus defender there." Thoughts?

Twins ranked 10th in defensive efficiency, 10th in DRS, 4th in fielding percentage.... seems to me our overall defense was well above average. Aside from Dozier, who isn't going anywhere through 2018, the other soft spot did okay in a relatively small sample size. Personally I believe we can make incremental defensive improvement by focusing on our rotation and bullpen. Much easier to field a weak ground ball than it is to sacrifice your body to keep a 110 MPH screamer in the infield. All teams have deficiency in certain areas, but play the best available at each position. Difference is we don't have as strong a pitching staff as teams that went deep into the playoffs to protect defensive liability.

Agree with all of this. Top target on my list is deGrom. He is expendable, comes with control, and has dominant stuff when healthy. I believe a package Gordon + Gonsalves + 2 top 10 - 20 guys could swing it. I have too good a feeling about Romero to include him in any trade.

I was really down on Rosario coming into this season. After nearly 800 PAs, under 20 BBs to 200+ K's made me worry about his ability to control the strikezone and keep his aggressiveness in check. Although he was only 24 at the end of last season, I wasn't confident he could overcome those issues considering similar issues with other prospects that raked at every level of the system, but couldn't put it together with the big club. Proud to say he has made me a believer this season.

I haven't read every reply to this thread, sorry if this has been asked. Your reply sparked a question: Had Souhan's original article never happened, would people even be talking about Sano's weight in relation to injury and rehab? My opinion is that people would be saying "Damn, that ball must've hit his leg harder than everyone thought."

Agree on Lewis take. However, Greene has the skill set of a mid-first round SS, while being the near consensus best arm in the draft class. We could have selected him at 1:1 and still landed Rooker at #35. I'm not upset because they chose a different direction. They're the experts. But it would have been so damn exciting to see Hunter Greene and all his hype move up the ranks in the Twins system.

That's exactly why I lurk this site more than I post. TD has made more educated and tempered about a sport I'm truly interested in, while helping me avoid work.

It's sort of a toss up for me. I will continue questioning the Twins draft strategy based on the outcome. But the greater point I tried to make was simple perspective on our choices using player rankings from the MLB website. Too many people seem to be relating NFL/NBA draft to MLB Amateur draft. So many variables to consider rather than "#1 ranked player should be picked #1." Additionally, many of these picks may not sniff AA, let alone start in a MLB All Star game.

This point can't be emphasized enough. Although I was all about Greene at #1, drafting Lewis to save money for later picks, while picking guys at certain points to mitigate the amount of money lost if they don't sign is an incredibly savvy move by Falvey/Levine. I tend not to focus too much on player rankings since they vary by between publications. But for those that only see it as black & white, look at it this way ... we got the #5, #29, and #50 best players according to MLB.com in the first three rounds.

.271/.368/.470, 12 HR, 53 RBI. 35 BB, 55 Ks, 111 TB (83 next best on team) ... tough crowd. Makes more sense if he didn't catch most of this season.

Anyone have insight into JJ Schwarz? Two Florida catchers have been taken, while he is still waiting for his name to be called. Prior to the start of the season, he was mid-first round discussion. Down year offensively, but I don't see why teams, especially the Twins whom seemingly always has catcher issues, have passed on him through six rounds.

I had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st. How is this move necessary when we have Berrios or Gibson can come back up to make the start Saturday? Gibson may not be on schedule for a start Saturday, but I'd take him on short rest over this guy.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the Twins received $50K for the 1st pick. So if Haley doesn't work out, we lose nothing. *Edit: words

Tonight was a fun win for the Twins in what has been a challenging season, to say the least. Dozier continued his home run tear, Buxton and Sano homered in the same game for the first time in their young career, and both played excellent defense. During post-game interviews, teammates made attempts to douse both Buxton and Dozier with Gatorade. This also happened 2-3 months ago. I can't remember what made that win exceptional, but it ended with a player having Gatorade splashed on him during a post-game interview. All I recall from the game was fallout from local sport writers, more especially Reusse. He ripped the Twins for not being focused, not having priorities straight, and IIRC, he basically wrote that Sano is a lazy, prima donna. Regardless of my memory, celebrating the game seemed to be offensive to our local sports writers/reporters/radio folks. After the game I had a couple Twitter interactions with Barreiro. It started with a reply to a tweet he sent to LaVelle: Which prompted this response: I replied with my brief opinion on the matter: Reply from Barreiro didn't sit well with me ... still doesn't My reply So glad you made it this far .... my question for all of you: TD community, what are your thoughts on post-game celebrations in a lost season? Against it? For it? Why?

I'd run with Reid-Foley and Greene only, if offered. I can't imagine the Blue Jays would give up both for Santana, let alone adding Pentecost. If it happens, do the Twins officially hire Antony as GM?

As a Twins fan, I'm stoked. We are trading players at peak value, at least with the Twins, for players with potential at positions of need. In my opinion, this is what committing to a rebuild looks like. Here's to hoping for a haul in return for Santana!