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Agree. Its a great use of Dollars. There is a lot I like about the whole 2016 draft. Lots of high upside HS'ers taken and so far so good

Enlow fell because his velocity dipped. Despite his curve few teams were going to give up a huge portion of their slot money on a guy who had trouble staying above 90 mph. Thankfully twins had the slot money to gamble that his velocity improves over time

That's an odd comment regarding Baddoo. Care to expand? From my reading of his stat line, I would think that strike zone control is one thing he excels at. But I have never seen him play so I am wondering why you would say that?

I like that Lewis was promoted. I wish other guys followed him. Guys likeJose Miranda, Jean Carlos Arias or Akil Baddoo. Cedar Rapids has a pretty bad lineup and it would've been fun to see a team full of high talent teenagers.

Wander's usage has been weird all year. In July he rarely played 2 games in a row and then he was out for a few days. Not sure if they are being very careful with him or if he has something bothering him Graterol went from unhitable in the GCL to very hitable in the Appy League. Strangely he is getting a lot more ground outs since his promotion. But its only been 3 games and this is first year back from TJ. So really its about getting used to pitching again and getting his innings. If the team goes far in the playoffs he really only has 4-5 more starts.

Garver vs Giménez Their Minor League paths look very similar. Garver is having a better Age 26 season compared to Giménez but otherwise Giménez looks to be a superiour hitter, Offensively, I don't see a huge difference between these two. Giménez Age 26 - AAA - .235 .323 .426 (only 39 games, he was called up mid season) Age 25 AA & AAA - 304 .421 .452 Age 24 .A+ and AA - 264 .373 .526 Garver: Age 26 AAA - 282 .382 .527 Age 25 AA - .270 .342 .422 Age 24 A+- .245 .356 .333 Their fielding % are basically the same Their CS% (through full seasons) are similar Through full Minor League Season, Giménez was the superior hitter. I am not sure why people are expecting greater things from Garver than what the team is getting from Giménez. - Especially if the team is happy with the way Giménez calls a game.

There is no player currently at CR with an OPS over .800 Thats bad.

Unlike this

Watching Lewis's swing, and comparing that video to some of his pre draft video, he looks out of sorts to me. Im not liking his balance at the plate (but the Twins haven't yet got rid of his leg kick) Is he having trouble with breaking stuff?

From the reactions of a few bloggers I would wager that some of these fired guys are sources/contacts. Why don't those bloggers ask them these questions?How are scouts evaluated? What makes a good scout? What's the general compensation package? etc It would be an interesting peice

Antony will moved back to the Marketing dept and he will be fine there.

Lachlan Wells has been pitching for a month. Anyone heard any updates on these guys?

Good luck to the guys who were fired. I would like to see roles like Eric Rasmussen and Brad Steil be refreshed too. Time to make the org in the new guys image.

Good call on Montero. I've been watching his stat line too. 17 year olds who strike out a guy an inning are worth watching - I don't care what league they are in.

Gabriel Moya's July was better than all of these guys: 10.2 IP 19 SO 1 BB and 0.75 whip & 0 earned runs And I think he is younger than everyone in the top 6 on your list. Looking for him to be one of the first call ups and see if his domination is real.

Kerby Camacho is still only 19? I've been seeing his good production but just assumed he was an older guy who was caught using PED's and now he is just being used in the low levels to catch. Hopefully he is now clean and his production is legit.

When the Indians traded Westbrook they netted Corey Kluber. At the time Kluber was an older prospect and he was thought to be a #4 ish pitcher/inning eater. Yet he had outstanding peripheral numbers. good SO /BB, good FIP and good breaking stuff. So some prospect watchers were calling him a huge breakout candidate. Twins just netted 4 pitchers by giving up guys who probably were not going to be on the 2018 Twins. For the most part they all have peripheral numbers to make them interesting potential breakout candidates. At the time, Falvey wasn't a key part of Cleveland's FO. But he was around the people who made the decision and I am sure he learned a bit from them. And I am not saying that these guys are going to turn into Cy Young caliber pitchers. But I do think we ought to give the new FO some time to see if they are good at their jobs. If just one of these guys breaks out, 2017 will look to be a turning point. If they don't, was anything really lost?

Lewin Diaz - I don't know if a team would stash him on the 25 man roster for a full season. If the roster is full, I would expect that he gets left off and the team gambles he is not taken. Burdi - If taken he has to spend 90 days on the active roster. The braves, knew about the TJ surgery, and looked at his other medicals and passed. He is another guy who I might gamble and leave off. I hope the Twins bring up Moya, Bard, Curtis & Reed this year so we might know their status before the offseason starts.

Despite a nice June, Blankenhorn's prospect status is starting to tank. .235/.337/.404 with 101 strikeouts. yikes! He turns 21 in a few days so quickly the "he's young" explanation is fading. Andrew Bechtold is only 4 months older and hitting the snot out of the ball at E-Town. I think he should be sent up to Cedar Rapids post haste. This will move Blankenhorn to 2B and there is a huge wave of Middle infielders in the rookie leagues that is looking to overtake him.

Agree, and right behind them are guys who also could be at CR sometime next year, guys like Jean Carlos Arias, Lewis, & De La Torre with Marte behind them. The development staff is going to have to make positional switches in the future, but for now that group has some fun bats to watch.

I love the "live" report. Thanks so much as most of us only have a few videos and stat lines. I am willing to give Thorpe some slack. He basically went 3 years without pitching due to various injuries. This year is not really about results but more about staying healthy and putting in innings. Next year he probably will start at the FSL league again and hopefully he will have his instincts back.

But he is not healthy and if my memory is correct he has potentially career ending surgery. Today he is a bullpen arm who may never pitch again.

Nice to see Andrew Bechtold already mentioned. I hope he moves up fast. Have to wonder why Tyler Jay would be 8. He should be in the 20's

Of course. Thats whats makes watching prospects fun. But until the last month or so, there has been no reason to think Slegers will be that guy. Until recently he has given up too many hits and too many walks.

Fantastic seeing the season Baddoo is having. Anyone know how to pronounce that last name?