clutterheart

I am suprised by the lack of Puerto Ricans this year. Rosario & Berrios and a few others tell me the twins had a good bead on the island...But I read the scout who signed those two left the Twins, wonder if this had anything to do with them not drafting anyone from PR.

Is he a legitimate 97 mph or will it settle into 89-90 like some other guys?

Patience. There is lots of time to evaluate this draft in the next few years.

Berrios I would be interested in seeing a report on him He is getting all the SO I want to see. But the Walks/Hits are a problem. Are his SO swinging strikes? Is he crazy wild or just working on pitches? We were told his height makes a "downward plane" tough for him so his pitches come in "straighter" than a taller guy. Is this proving to be a problem?

You make an excellent point when you mention the lousy MI at AAA. You are right. Beseford is preferable to anyone at Rochester.

Can you post this on libsyn? I live in a country where dropbox is blocked

De Vries is kind of a sad story. Too bad he got hurt. Now he is probably 3rd on the Depth Chart to get called up behind Gibson & Worley i won't be surprised if he is the next person to be DFA'ed

More on Beresford. Can he play SS? According to his numbers, he has only played it 4 times this year. Looking at his historical stats, he seems to put up a fair amount of errors at SS. - I know, errors are not the best fielding stat but thats all I got. - Furthermore if he hit .230 as a great defensive 2B that might be acceptable if he had some pop to his bat. But he doesn't. He is a really bad hitter when it comes to x Bases. He has 2311 Minor league ABs And 1 HR. Read that again 1 HR in his whole career, that is 4 less than Ben Revere. He doesn't seem great at getting Walks. He doesn't seem like a speedy guy as he only has 49 career stolen bases. He is good at hitting singles but this is the first time in his career that he is hitting over .300 I really think he needs to prove that for the whole season that he can sustain his unsustainable BABIP (.383) before he gets any kind of a callup. [TABLE=class: rgMasterTable, width: 15] [TD=class: grid_line_regular, align: right][/TD] [TD=class: grid_line_break, align: right][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

What time is the draft?

I saw a Mock that went: Stewart #1 Gray #2 Appel #3 Bryant to the Twins I have to admit as much as I like Bryant and I want them to go after the BPA, I was disappointed. I am hoping for a pitcher...

Don't like some of his moves? Fine. Which one? Want him fired? Fine. Why? But to call him "disgusting?" means you crossed the line from complaing to fan, into ranting buffoon.

I don't get this Beresford love. I think he is a marginal prospect at best. High Average? Yes. The highest ever in his MiLB career. But no power, not good at taking walks, and just slaps singles. Supposedly he has good Defense, but...good Defense at 2B is not a ticket to the big leagues. I am interested to know why you don't think Pinto and maybe Danny Ortiz do not deserve to be at AAA.

Go to Google Type in: "Japanese pitcher elbow surgery" see many results.

I like Rosario - a lot. But his 14 BBs to 28 SO is a big worry for me. He has a good line-up around him and I am sure he is getting pitches to hit. It might be good to have a month w/o Sano so he can learn plate discipline.

The defense in New Britain is an embarrassment. Something needs to change there.

Baxendale kept a couple of good hitters quiet in this one. Good to see

Stuifbergen keeps getting chances but he can't capitalize on them. This is probably his last shot

With the earlier signing deadline, the draft becomes a faster impact. In the past, you didn't see your top picks for a year after the draft. Now they get playing time right away and can get promoted much faster. Under the old system, Baxendale & Buxton might still be waiting for the Appy league to start.

In 2012, there were many, many supplemental picks - the 1st round was extended to 60. In 2013, I see that the first round is only extended to 39 picks. So it looks to me that if Houston follows their same strategy as last year, they will have a greater chance at landing some better players...it could be the smart move for them to take a player like Moran - or Stewart if he would sign for 5 MM - and then load up on talent in later rounds

Agree 1000%

I think this is the premise of the article. Last year the team would lost these games. And really, when you look at where this team was just a few weeks ago, its amazing we can say the Brewers and the Mariners are OVERMATCHED by the mighty Twins. They are not the dregs of the league. And this is an improvement. - Sure, its not a great standard, but in the season of low expectations, I'll take it.

Extend Gardy! After the 10 game losing streak I was ready to write him off as a causality of the rebuild. But the team keeps believing and seeming to care about each-other. As long as the team keeps playing good ball, they are fun to watch and relevant.

Question about Darnell According to someone's "MN 2013 Prospect Handbook" Darnell has as "a plus changeup and a slider" to go with a fastball. Now I am not sure if the author can be trusted or not but am I right thinking he is pitching junk? What is his Fastball is clocked at? He looks to destroy LH batters. 12 games started with 2.76 ERA but opponents are hitting .275 off him. So he looks a little hittable, and Im am interested in understanding if he is "smoke & mirrors" or if he is one to watch.

If its not Thomas, then I would want Gibson...I know its 14 pitchers and I suppose it doesn't make sense go do that...but Gibson is the only player I want to see from that lousy Rochester team.

Twins wont promote him unless he dominates. His strike outs look good now but he is giving up hits and kind of laboring. But if he gets it on I could see him sent to FSL for the final month or two. For now let him pitch some more and learn how to pitch.