d-mac

Kinda what I figured. An above average K% in the minors rarely translates to MLB success, no matter how much power is in the bat. The hit tool is always the best tool- you can't put a price on quality contact. That is one concern I have with the Twins' prospects, so many of them strike out at an above average rate and walk at a well below average rate. We see what that amounts to- Santana, Arcia, Vargas, Hicks (although Hicks can actually draw walks), and you could probably add Rosario to this list in a few weeks/months- all players that have struggled to establish themselves in the majors. I don't know if that's an issue with player development in the Twins' system, or with the players they are signing/drafting. All I know is that I see a future Twins' lineup with plenty of whiffs and low OBP% in the near future.

There is no salary cap in baseball. This isn't the NFL.

I like position players with their hit tool being the number one tool. Speed, defense, arm, and power means jack squat if they can't make contact. I prefer Cameron over Kyle Tucker- I think his swing is too long and flat and will really struggle catching up to good fastballs. But that said, I wouldn't pay Cameron more than slot. Give me Bregman- it's hard to pass up an advanced college hitter that can play a premium position... Especially when there is no 2nd round pick to fall back on if they swing and miss on a risky high schooler. And none of the pitchers this year excite me much, other than Fulmer.

KLaw HATES short pitchers. Jose Berrios and Marcus Stroman say hi. Short pitchers are clearly a market inefficiency.

Why can't both Tonkin and Fien be in the bullpen at the same time? Stauffer and Duenseng should have been DFA'd ages ago. And it would probably be wise to dump Boyer before that awful K/BB ratio catches up with him and he turns back into a pumpkin like the bullpen version of Nick Blackburn. Call up Oliveros and Achter. It's not that hard to improve the ticking time bomb that is the Twins' bullpen.

Classic TR move. Glad to know that the FO still doesn't know when to cut bait on a sunk cost. Or understand something as basic as K/BB ratio.

Stay away here. His K/9 and BB/9 are pretty pedestrian for a college pitcher at 6 overall.

New member here! I used post at Twinkietown back in the day before I got tired of a lot of the members over there. But I've been following Nick, Parker, Seth, and John since before they started Twins Daily. I finally talked myself into joining... I was worried being a member would kill my productivity both at work and in my personal life.