I think there's a lot of validity to your points. A few counter thoughts... At the times of those drafts, Trout wasn't quite as highly regarded (lower first-round guy), and Appel was (supposedly) the top prospect in the draft. I think mid-market teams like the Twins are somewhat stuck with finding and developing pitchers. They won't outbid the large-market teams like the Yankees, and I just don't recall many stud pitchers signing with low-to-mid revenue teams like the Twins. I think we need to almost over-emphasize the drafting of pitchers, and give ourselves more room for error.I can't think of better trade-bait the young, high-upside pitching. If you loaded up a farm system with stud pitching, you can trade from that position of strength to fill in other holes, if needed.I'd actually like to see the Twins grab 3 pitchers at 1/35/37.