tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928793642566835928.post7101339616310021546..comments2023-08-29T08:40:54.330-05:00Comments on Kevin Slowey was Framed!: Monday Morning Madness: August 11, 2014Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479316118280432353noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928793642566835928.post-45590110999535751582014-08-11T22:22:47.329-05:002014-08-11T22:22:47.329-05:00Wow - the Twins are moving people! First Correia,...Wow - the Twins are moving people! First Correia, and now Willingham! Looking at Jason Adams' numbers, doesn't seem like a great return on the investment, but the Royals did recently promote him from AA to AAA, so they must have liked something about him. <br /><br />In addition to that, I'm visiting my parents in Dakota, and watching the Twins right now, and Mauer just hit a clutch two run double in his first game since coming off the DL. The Twins are feeling like they have some better days ahead of them, for a change.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703517730773543724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928793642566835928.post-40475028300750291032014-08-11T15:22:29.031-05:002014-08-11T15:22:29.031-05:00Yep, I think I feel almost exactly the same way. ...Yep, I think I feel almost exactly the same way. I wish he was a superstar, but with the 20th overall pick, he didn't turn out badly. If you look at all the guys drafted 20th overall since Plouffe, Plouffe might out-WAR the combined lot of them. Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479316118280432353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928793642566835928.post-1413559882490921412014-08-11T09:06:56.499-05:002014-08-11T09:06:56.499-05:00Plouffe as a first rounder was slightly subpar, bu...Plouffe as a first rounder was slightly subpar, but not by much. The Twins have gotten three solid years of above replacement play out of him. Many people feel that a first rounder has to be a perennial All Star to be a worthwhile pick, but that doesn't always happen. However, absolute busts do happen more often than not. Look at Travis Lee, for example. So, hey, he made it to the Twins, he made positive contributions, he improved over time. I wish it had been four or five years, but hey, wasn't bad.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703517730773543724noreply@blogger.com