clutterheart

Curtiss could be a decent pro, but boy you seem to put lot of stock in the classic FB/Slider guys with control issues. Moya has good control, a devestating change up, decent curve and enough FB to punish hitters waiting for the change up. His numbers are video game like and I would bet 1 US dollar that he ends his career with more saves than Curtiss. He's already in the lead!

Why do we like Blankenhorn? I like him too but I look at his results and I don't know why. Is it draft position? is it he is (kind of) young for his level? He doesn't seem to be a wiz at the corner spot, he strikes out a bit too much and his offensive stats are pedestrian. He might be on the verge of being passed by.

Its unfortunate that Arraez went down when he did. I had him higher than a guy like Palacios at the start of the 2017.

Boy. I have a hard time seeing this. I think of Moya as much more than a Lefty/Middle guy. His SO numbers are insane, guys don't get on base against him. While Rodriguez might not be in the Org next year and Jax is on the shelf for 2 years.

I agree you can't read too much into the specific numbers he is putting up in the AFL. However, he hasn't ever been "lights out" for any prolonged portion of his pro career. He has a lot of built in excuses like "learning to start" or "recovering from injury" and those are valid and real. I just was hopeful he would come to the AFL and harness the potential we have been hearing about and show the team he could be a bullpen option out of spring. But it looks like we are going to have to keep waiting.

Jax & Rodriguez are ahead of Moya?

For me its floor & ceiling. A guy like Slegers has a high floor, so I would move him up the prospect rankings. But his ceiling is probably #5 pitcher for a few months. Its the same idea where a guy like Mejía was a top 10-15 prospect last year. His ceiling is probably a #4 but he was so close to the MLB team his floor was high so he got ranked higher.

Hmmm Scratching my head over this...Aaron Slegers at 34? I agree he isn't much of a prospect but for me, his proximity to the MLB team moves him up 10 spots or so.

If Buxton, Sano, Rosario and Kepler signed for that cheap and I would be ecstatic. Its nice to dream!

Agree on all counts except I would also protect Stewart. Some team would probably take a chance on a guy like Stewart. Its easier to stash/hide a pitcher on a 25 man roster than a position player, especially hitters who don't play a premium position.

I would be shocked if May is in the starting rotation with any regularity this year - especially at the start of the year. No matter how he looks in spring, keep it simple and plan for May to start in the minors on a rehab assignment, and see how it goes. An organization that plans for a pitcher to effective 12 months after TJ surgery is a stupid organization.

If this is true, I can't see how Gordon is the top prospect - and could fall out of the top 4. Modern day second basemen need to hit and hit with power. He doesn't have the bat to play MLB second base....and those strike out numbers are scary. If you think he can't stick at SS, he should plummet down the rankings

Hard to believe that Cabbage won't turn 21 until May of next year. It seems like he has been around for a long time. He hasn't hit that well, but he is still young enough to capture that upside and get back on track.

Why would Pittsburgh want Kepler or Rosario? They have Marte & Polanco at the corners both are young and neither should be given up on yet. They have one more year left on McCutchen's deal and they have Austin Meadows knocking on the door. I would be shocked if they traded their only reliable starting pitcher for an OF'er and Gordon. My plea for the offseason: Could we at least try and look at the roster of the other team before proposing trades?

Me too. And in the Minors, he hit lefties pretty good. But, the majors are different, if you have a hole in your swing a good MLB pitcher will exploit it. So the FO should be planning for it based off his track record so far. Besides, there is nothing wrong with being a platoon hitter if you mash you Righties. He will still play most days.

Not sure I see big difference between Hamilton and Granite (except cost.) I want a Right handed Daniel Palka type who can punish lefties and play RF. That way they can platoon Kepler.

I would love Dozier to stay on, but I wouldn't hate him signed for anything too much longer than 2021 or 2022. Unless things go drastically wrong by 2022 the next "wave" of prospects should be ready. One of Marte, Lewis, Javier, Miranda, Arraez, Palacios, Bechtold , Blankenhorn, or Del La Torre will be ready to take the MI helm and will hopefully push guys like Gordon, Polanco, and Dozier out. The FO needs to keep contracts of guys like Dozier short, while focusing on guys like Buxton, Sano, Rosario, Kepler, Berrios, Romero (hopefully), Gonsalves (Hopefully) & May (hopefully)

I get why everyone voted Buxton based on his amazing 2nd half. He carried the team into the playoffs. But I I would've gone: Rosario Mauer Buxton

I am not sure who they should've sent that they didn't? Rooker, Gonsalves, & Romero need the time off, most of high upside the relievers have been there before, are with the Twins or injured...what could have been "better" regarding the roster?

Why no debate on who called him? He was with the Twins since 1991

I think Eric should be banned from voting in the future. Man...

I have heard Shaungessy on WBZ allude that he was fed that story by Red Sox folks who were already getting stonewalled on their attempt to get the ball back. In the end, the real story might be in the middle. Doug plays the victim card, AND Shaungessy is hack.

But then when the Red Sox asked for it back he refused to give it up. The Red Sox had to take it to court in 2005. In the end he "donated" it to the HOF for an unknown tax benefit. If the story was just a misunderstanding as Dougie B tries to portray, it never would've went to court. For me what this shows is Doug holds grudges and has a tendency to play the victim through the media when its serves his interest. Fun ballplayer though.

Wade played 31 games in CF....

If Lamonte Wade starts hitting for power he will become a star. At mid-point this year, I was ready to dump Rosario and put him in the 2018 MLB lineup. That was premature. But hopefully he can start turning those doubles into HR's, I love the walks though.