Joe Mauer

[Heckeroo]

i'm really seeing a lot about this guy lately, i know he's good, but is he really this good?

 

Maybe i'm overexagerating, but i sure am seeing a lot (espn mag story).

 

 

If you don't know, he's the Twins top Prospect (a catcher, i think)

[miami15]

since you're talking about ESPN the Mag, it is funny that that dude on the cover wore his goggles in his photo shoot

 

not only did pretty much no one know who he was before the cover, no no one knows what he looks like

[Rune]

I think he's over rated, he'll be great but he's getting Van Poppel like coverage.

 

Personally if I could have him on THe Phils but Cole Hamels had to go, I wouldn't do it.

[JMLinkinPark]

He's Good...

 

 

 

 

Real Good...

[KJC]

he is really good but do not judge him by his upcomign 04 season in about 06 he will be a legit all star catcher...

[JMLinkinPark]

He has the Arm, Bat, Glove

[nc marlin]

And he gets more attention because he's a hometown kid.

[KJC]

Twins are the only team that could justify taking him over Prior because they need positive hometown PR anyway they can get it.

[Hugg]

Believe The Hype.

[KJC]

he is no Jhonny Perralta but he is ok

[Hugg]

he is no Jhonny Perralta but he is ok

Good point.

[Fish Fry]

I think he's over rated, he'll be great but he's getting Van Poppel like coverage.

 

Personally if I could have him on THe Phils but Cole Hamels had to go, I wouldn't do it.

 

He's probably overrated in the sense that it's not possible for people to rate him any higher, so he has nowhere to go but down. But the kid is for real. A .400 OBP in a AA pitcher's league, when he's one of the youngest players in the league? That's strong.

[Fish Fry]

Twins are the only team that could justify taking him over Prior because they need positive hometown PR anyway they can get it.

 

Well, there's that and the fact that Mark Prior said he would not pitch a game for the Twins. Even if Prior was willing, the Twins wouldn't have paid him what he was asking. Mauer was a pretty-good consolation prize, and probably will be one of the best "signability" picks ever.

[catchoftheday]

i like the kid ... how high would ya'll pick him on a fantasy levels

 

since im looking at him and Victor Martinez ... to fall hopefully to 7th-8th rounds

[Phlub]

As the only Twins fan here I'll say this...

 

Believe the hype. This kid's amazing.

 

I look for him to have a big impact on the team this year, but not an all star impact.

 

He has the bat (no doubt, thats one reason we drafted him)

He has the glove, and savvy behind the plate.

 

My concern is how he will develop chemistry with the Twins Aces like Radke, Lohse, and Santana. Because thats where I think we'll need him most is the Pitcher/Catcher chemistry.

 

And I will admit it was a PR move by the Twins drafting him since he's from across the river in St. Paul, but the Twins don't need PR around here!

 

In Wisconsin, the not so proud land of the Brewers, the Twins fans outnumber Brewers fans...

 

IN WISCONSIN!

 

Also the Twins are big in Minnesota (of course), North Dakota, South Dakota, & Nebraska.

 

So as you see I've just named off the population epic-center of the U.S.A.

[Ramp]

My concern is how he will develop chemistry with the Twins Aces like Radke, Lohse, and Santana.

sad when Radke and Lohse are considered 'aces'

[Sals]

My concern is how he will develop chemistry with the Twins Aces like Radke, Lohse, and Santana.

sad when Radke and Lohse are considered 'aces' Since Feb27 at 12:45am apparently.

[Fish Fry]

i like the kid ... how high would ya'll pick him on a fantasy levels

 

since im looking at him and Victor Martinez ... to fall hopefully to 7th-8th rounds

I don't know that either one of them will last that long. Especially if Piazza is no longer available as a catcher.

[Fish Fry]

My concern is how he will develop chemistry with the Twins Aces like Radke, Lohse, and Santana.

sad when Radke and Lohse are considered 'aces'

I don't think most Twins fans would consider Radke an ace at this point.

[catchoftheday]

i like the kid ... how high would ya'll pick him on a fantasy levels

 

since im looking at him and Victor Martinez ... to fall hopefully to 7th-8th rounds

I don't know that either one of them will last that long. Especially if Piazza is no longer available as a catcher. thanks for the info ...... i still think they'll be around than, just because of the fact that neither of them is proven

[Heckeroo]

i think he'll be good, just not this early