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It is premature to make any claims about Buxton being the right choice, although he is playing well in Low-A. The benefits though of drafting a college pitcher like Gausman last year is that Buxton...

Went to the Miracle game Tuesday night. Here are some observations: 1. Matt Summers has a nice lively fastball that sits between 91-93, touched 94 by the Hammonds field radar gun. His secondary...

I think Shipley will be the pick and I agree with you that the fastball-changeup mix will be what interests the Twins. I think they will see Manaea as a higher upside player, but they have been...

The reason he is in the lineup TODAY is so he does not make the same mistakes two years from now when it matters. One problem with a young player is that the problems at the plate often needlessly...

I was too. Not going to say I was totally wrong because the need for pitching, particularly pitching we can bring along quickly, is still there. But, Buxton's play has certainly made up for that.

THe fantasy scenario is for Appel to fall to the Twins. I think the chances of Appel falling are a little greater than the 5% cited above because the top couple of teams just might prefer to pass on...

Good reporting on the Cedar Rapids game Seth!

Seriously? Jim Thome? How does Thome help your team rebuild? Every at bat and every inning for the 2013 season needs to be focused on rebuilding the team, not scratching out meaningless wins...

Infielders (6): Justin Morneau, Trevor Plouffe, Jamey Carroll, Pedro Florimon, Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar

Parmalee, Mauer, and Doumit can all play 1B behind Morneau. Carroll, Esocbar and...

He is one guy that I am willing to be patient on. I would like to see him start in AA and then see what happens.

One reason for the drop in extra base hits last year was the fact he only played in 100 games. IN 449 total plate appearances he had 35 doubles, 4 triples, and 13 homre runs. If you look at that in...

And, if they are overmatched, they are overmatched. Again, look back to a historical precedent and the 1982 Twins. When they broke camp that year, they inserted Lenny Faedo as their starting...

Again, I am going to bring up my central thesis: WHO CARES IF HE STRUGGLED. We were a 95 loss team without any other real alternatives. Let a guy like Dozier struggle at the major league level....

Aaron Hicks must be the starting CF and Joe Benson the 4th OF. Kyle Gibson must be in the starting rotation, even if he is on innings restriction. For Benson and Gibson, the clock is ticking. ...

Thought I would include my own top fifteen (parens is Seth's ranking)

1. Byron Buxton (2) He probably was the real #1 player in last year's draft and has at least 2 max tools. If he develops his...

The reason why rebuilds need to happen sooner rather than later is that it does take time to fill in all of the holes. Look at the Twins World Series rebuild that began, essentially, in 1982. It...

Very good prospect, particularly if he can grow into a 2nd baseman. I expect the slugging percentage to decline, but I want to see the OBP go up the .370 range. Rosario projects to be a top of the...

The January draft was a very limited draft. Most of the "talent" was selected in the June-Regular phase of the draft. The Twins selected Bryan Oelkers 4th overall in the June-Regular, one spot ahead...

Weird coincidence. I was in the same spot on the highway when I heard that Kirby was retiring and that he had died..........

And, to be fair to the Twins circa 1984, the player they wanted to be...

I can't believe it was 5 years ago already.

As far as signing Hunter, I can't see it. I understand the concept of "bridging" to your prospects, but what is the point of that? We would be better...

Lets look at another historical example, Chuck Knoblauch. Drafted in 1989 at the end of the first round he started played 50 games at A- and 20 at A+. In 1990 he was in AA. And in 1991 he was with...

For those of us pushing for moving prospects into the major leagues faster, I will point out that the 1982 Twins lost 102 games. Plus, when they are losing with these guys, I already can hear the...

I left off Brunansky too, mainly because he was a minor league product of the Angels system. His career path was a 17 year old Rookie ball player, A+ as an 18 year old, AA as a 19 with a late season...

I have been arguing this point for two years now. THe Twins approach to their minor league system is too conservative. A few years ago, when the team was at least a contender for the playoffs it...

1. I think your Joe Benson is rated too high. I know that position should not be a major deciding factor, but with 4 other OFs ahead of him in the top 10, his chances of making it have been severely...