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  1. nicksaviking
    Wow, that's really interesting about McKay. Was he truly ready to go back to Louisville? I don't see his leverage, particularly after nearly everybody and their mom starting getting worried last month and dropped him from the top of their rankings because of velocity concerns.
  2. nicksaviking
    Yes they do from time to time. Since the Twins pick first and should have some free money to spend, if any of those guys will sign, the Twins should be in the driver's seat to do so.
  3. nicksaviking
    Have to think most the remaining top 100 are likely unsignable at this point. Which is clearly in the Twins favor as long as not ALL top 100 are unsignable. 18 hours to cut deals AND the first pick, the Twins should be able to reel in their choice of the fence straddlers if they still have excess bonus money.
  4. nicksaviking
    That seems like the same if not shorter time span than it would take any of the pitchers drafted this year to contribute. And considering Polanco, Gordon and Palacios are further along in their development than any of the hypothetical pitchers that might have been taken, they likely have better odds of becoming useful.
  5. nicksaviking
    No one is behind Sano or Buxton. Wouldn't the team be looking to deal Polanco once he's established and Gordon arrives? Perhaps trade Gordon if Palacios arrives? Trade Palacios once Lewis arrives? None of these guys are established yet, we're not talking about trading them as prospects, we're talking about trading them as everyday MLBers.
  6. nicksaviking
    Not if it's the Twins player who is the established MLB'er and the Twins are the ones trading for multiple guys of years of control. I'd assume if the Twins started trading away redundant shortstops, at some point it would start with Polanco to Gordon to Palacios to Lewis. Ideally.
  7. nicksaviking
    Brian Sammons. No profile available on MLB.com but this is what I found with a Google search: https://patch.com/new-york/merrick/young-man-dies-motorcycle-crash Doesn't sound very promising.
  8. nicksaviking
    ************Moderator Note************ Let's try to keep our comments about the picks and not about how other posters view the picks. ********Additionally, and probably more importantly, we are in Round 6, so let's try to stay away from outright rage and condemnation as if we really know anything about the guys being selected at this point aside from a picture and a paragraph and a half of a bio. This is currently just a social spot to enjoy our once a year draft party. I wouldn't suggest this has to be a game thread atmosphere, but I wouldn't NOT suggest it shouldn't be a game thread atmosphere.
  9. nicksaviking
    Are they sure they're just not mistaking his FB for a changeup?
  10. nicksaviking
    Ouch "Kind of the pitcher we associate with the Twins". Because he's a "touch and feel" guy and throws 88 MPH.
  11. nicksaviking
    Seems up to date to me: https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/round-3
  12. nicksaviking
    I'm ready for a college pitcher now. Peter Soloman or Jake Thompson. Maybe Bryce Montes De Oca if we can handle hearing about Alex Meyers comps.
  13. nicksaviking
    Hooray! We will not be starting Day 2 with riots!
  14. nicksaviking
    Yeah, but the Twins pick first. So there's no teams for them to slide past unless the Twins are the team these guys are trying to scare away.
  15. nicksaviking
    Well the Twins have had 12 hours to find out. Probably easier to get a read when the clock isn't ticking. I think I prefer Weatherly but the Twins might have saved enough cash to get both.
  16. nicksaviking
    I didn't want Leach at 37, but didn't want Carlson or Canning either. I really don't like saving money for 4th round talent that falls to the 10th or whatever the plan is. I don't get excited about 4th round talent. There are still a lot of prep pitchers I like though. And by "like" I mean they have nice bios and profile pics; I got little to go on personally
  17. nicksaviking
    Try September. We're talking about Rooker here! He's DH'ing this club to the ALCS!
  18. nicksaviking
    Yee Haw! Rooker! I mean, yeah pitching, but..... wooo hooo Rooker!
  19. nicksaviking
    I want Lange.
  20. nicksaviking
    Damn itt Pittsburgh. There's not a ton of guys I cared to try the underslot/overslot but with.
  21. nicksaviking
    I wanted Greene, but since I absolutely didn't want McKay I guess this is a push for me. Not many teams have whiffed taking a shortstop at or near the top of the draft lately. I'm already aboard the Lewis bandwagon I guess. Now let's toss the rest of the cash at Baz.
  22. nicksaviking
    Or their unwillingness.
  23. nicksaviking
    No one is saying that, but both of those pitchers were drafted ahead of the batter anyway. All I'm suggesting is that someone who argues that you should draft pitching has a merited argument. You're not winning a WS without it.
  24. nicksaviking
    Just to play Devil's Advocate (because I agree with taking the best player available if it is discernible): Mike Trout has played in one playoff series in his career, largely due to the fact that the Angels have had awful pitching for about a decade. So even the best player in baseball can't save a team without good arms.
  25. nicksaviking
    One more. 1st college bat taken since 2008: Pedro Alvarez Dustin Ackley Christian Colon Anthony Rendon Mike Zunino Kris Bryant Kyle Schwarber Dansby Swanson Nick Senzel
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