You Get What You Deserve

The MLB draft begins Tuesday, and this is the day that the Twins front-office proves their mettle as the smartest group of baseball men currently assembled in this country.
The Twins will almost certainly select at least five or six pitchers who will go on to pitch in the majors, maybe even forge productive careers.
It's important right now for the Twins to get some depth at catcher and the middle infield, as beyond Mauer there's really nothing, and after Bartlett, not much in the way of SS's. Unless you count last year's No. 1 pick, Trevor Plouffe, who's batting .156 in A ball.
But no matter how much success they have in filling those needs, rest assured they will pick up several quality arms. The Twins have also cornered the market somewhat in Venezuela and Australia, where they've picked up some promising talent.
The MLB draft obviously doesn't get the play of the NBA and NFL, because no one has heard of anybody. But it's a much more difficult process.
Chances are you or I could do a decent job making 7 picks for the Vikings, or 2 for the T-Wolves. Hell, just do whatever Mel Kiper says.
But in baseball, try picking 100 players from HS, college and international levels all over the world. These guys do their homework.
My biggest fear as a Twins fan is the day Terry Ryan retires or dies.
Because as long as he is alive, I think, the Twins will be a productive - and winning - franchise.