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Twins' website said Torii and LaTroy were quite impressed with Berrios' stuff yesterday.. New catcher Murphy praised his control and poise. Oh and praised his talent too. Maybe the best pitcher in the entire organization will make the cut for big club on Opening Day?

They're definitely paying attention to Molitor. And by "they're," I mean the Twins' FO. The Gardy admin is over now. Many things have changed. I see the Yankees are going to be leaning on their 21-yr-old heavily this season. Stashed Berrios in my fantasy league.

I have two reasons to believe Berrios would be a better major league option than Duffey, right now, here in the present. 1. Berrios throws 95-96 with movement. Duffey's 4-seamer is pretty straight at 89 2. Berrios throws a nasty breaking pitch, call it whatev u want. Duffey throws a bugs bunny curveball That being said, I would like to see both in the rotation when the Twins head north.

This is great. Byron's body type resembles BJ's more than Justin's.

This kid is a great example of why arm strength is so important for moving up in baseball. If Dereck didn't have a good arm, it's tough to imagine him playing for a MLB affiliate right now. Work on your arm strength, kids. Even college teams will keep an arm that throws 80-85. Dereck is obviously a great athlete, who's versatility has allowed him to continue playing pro ball. Sincerely hope to see him pitching in the big leagues someday.

Yeah...the idea was...that they would be an awesome defensive outfield in 2016...

Possible that Berrios, and Sano for that matter, are doing the politically correct thing.....saying they are fine with Ryan's decisions to delay service time and transition positions, respectively. But when it comes time to pick between the Twins and some other Major League organization...they will not be forgetting how this organization valued their services as burgeoning stars. And other teams will not hesitate to remind these guys how things went down in Minnesota. "They never believed in Big Papi. They never believed in you, Miguel. It will never work for a star as bright as yours in Minnesota. Its not the Twins way"

Does anyone else think that the improvement in the Twins' pitching last year, was mainly due to Aaron Hicks, Eddie Rosario, and Byron Buxton playing a bunch of games in the outfield? Remember Dicky B and Bert going on and on about how great the Twins' outfield defense was going to be in 2016, and how much that was going to help the pitching staff?

.....Just read about Miguel Sano's lack of preparation for the transition to playing outfield in the MAJOR LEAGUES over the off-season. (thanks TwinkieTown) Looks like he really, really doesn't want to play outfield.

.....Just read about Miguel Sano's lack of preparation for the transition to playing outfield in the MAJOR LEAGUES over the off-season. (thanks TwinkieTown) Looks like he really, really doesn't want to play outfield......

The only reason the Twins would want to secure team control for an additional year for any of their young talents.....is if they feel like they will not be able to extend any of their young players past their arbitration years. The business side of baseball can strain relationships between players and organizations. Berrios obviously wanted to make his debut last Sept during the playoff push. The organization would like to delay that start of his service clock ($$$$$$). This could put a damper on future negotiations. Berrios respects Ryan's decision, but that doesn't mean he likes it, or the org's way of handling his career. Spring Training should be full of reasons to start Berrios in the show.

Good news! Molitor is going to be open minded about the possibility of Berrios making the roster on opening day!

Did you see that Berrios is ranked #4 among RHP prospects? MLB columnist Callis was also curious why the Twins failed to see how Berrios could have propelled them further at the end of last season.

If Berrios starts the season with the Twins, i will be shocked. Thrilled. But shocked. $$$$$$$$

There are no facts to lean on here. Had Berrios been given a shot last year, we would have a better idea of how bad he is being hosed. But he is clearly, plainly, and simply being hosed in order to secure an extra year of team control, which is a fact. A disputable fact, yes. But a fact that we see play out all the time in MLB. Fact #2: Berrios is a better pitcher right now than anyone they sent out last year. Its hard to argue that anyone in the Twins org is better suited to get hitters out. Nobody else has the "stuff" combined with the poise, that Berrios has displayed over the past three years. These financial situations create two groups of supporters. Those that support the club's (owner's) rights, and those that would rather support the idea of the players getting a larger share of the owner's profits.