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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    My point is that some players are still extremely effective into their early 30s. Discounting an age 31 season as worthless is fool-hardy, especially if you're sacrificing it for three weeks of playing time in a lost season for a player who won't be with the team for 162 games.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Hicks hasn't hit .290 since rookie ball and isn't particularly young for his level. Is it impossible for him to hit .290? No, but it's extremely unlikely. And that's fine. The guy has a bag full of tools, it's okay if one is slightly deficient. It's not about lack of optimism, it's about blind faith and near impossibilities. Hicks will be just fine at .275 or .280 because he gets on base all the friggin' time. No one is saying he'll be a bad player, they're just keeping their expectations reasonable.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, it would be really horrible if Tampa had another year of control of James Shields. I mean, what would they do with that?
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep. This. People seem to believe that just because a player is over 30, an extra year of control is worthless. How does that make sense? It takes all of three weeks in the minors to get that extra year of control. Three friggin' weeks. Now, it's certainly not as important to manage Gibson's clock as it is, say, Miguel Sano. No one is arguing that. But to state that service time doesn't matter at all is foolish. Of course it does. Any time you can retain a Major League starter for less money and/or additional years, you're doing something right.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    I can't speak for everyone but I think there's nearly a zero percent chance Gibson will be available in September. I only advocate 4-5 inning starts in Rochester to build up arm strength and ease him into a season, not to preserve him for September. Plus, limited innings in Rochester hopefully means more innings in Minnesota, all the while keeping his service time down (probably not an issue anyway) and giving him valuable AAA innings (many seem to ignore that Gibson doesn't have much experience in the high minors).
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    Actually, I was keeping that very much in mind. The team can't afford to pull an effective Gibson after 4-5 innings the day after Correia goes 2 1/3 and gives up 18 runs.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    The team would surely be better off at that point. No, it's not. Morneau looks to be a pretty good player this season if he stays healthy. He was a just-a-hair above league average guy last season. The type of guy you like a complementary player but not guaranteed to produce anything. And then there's Parmelee. We could be looking at a situation in July where the team improves by removing Morneau from the lineup (hopefully via trade), slotting Chris in at first, and adding Arcia to right field. There's a damned good chance that addition-by-subtraction will make the team better in both the short-term and the long-term. Let's not forget how bad Justin looked just 9 months ago. I hope that doesn't happen but Justin isn't a sure thing by any stretch of the imagination.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Which I might agree with if Gibson wasn't on such a strict innings limit anyway. His ability to influence the outcome of the 2013 season is marginal no matter how well he pitches. I don't see any problems with putting him in AAA and letting him pitch 4-5 inning games for awhile, something the team can't really let him do in Minnesota.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    It's so nice to see baseball games being played again. This offseason was torturous.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    The microfracture is definitely a concern but I agree that many have been overlooking Benson. There's still a chance he'll become a productive starter and an even better chance he'll be a very good fourth outfielder with versatility.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    The Angels offered way more money than was expected but the Twins were never competitive on their offers to retain Hunter, just as they weren't competitive on their offers to Johan. Letting someone walk without an offer and letting someone walk because your offer is 60% of market value is pretty much the same thing, one just looks better to a casual fan.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Nice outing by Worley today... Now Pelfrey is up next. Hopefully we see more of the same.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    I can't believe that anyone believes Dozier should be thrown to the wolves AGAIN. We saw how that turned out last time. Give the guy reps in Rochester.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    So, basically the article is telling us this: Rich Harden >>>>>>>>> Joel Zumaya
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, the system flagged you and I had to manually approve the link.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    BASEBALL IS HEEEEEEEEEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE *gasps for air* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    All of those things are unlikely but one is virtually impossible... There is simply no way Gibson will win 15 games on a strict innings count.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Sometimes, it's okay to just say something funny instead of "furthering the conversation". After all, the poster basically said "if Plouffe plays better, he'll be a better player". We're not running a monastery and this is not the town from Footloose, folks. Lighten up a little.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    This is what teams do in February. They invite a bunch of people to play, see where they need the help in the minors, and plug them into the needed positions.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    I doubt it. I get annoyed when the manager doesn't do EXACTLY as I expect but if I can see the reasoning behind his actions 90% of the time or better, I generally let it slide. In the case of Maddon, I'm even willing to go farther and give him the benefit of the doubt because he does so many things right that I'd second-guess if I was missing the reasoning behind a move. With Gardy, not so much. The guy is predictable and some of his in-game habits are... not bright and rather indefensible. On the other hand, the guy seems to be a great clubhouse manager and in baseball, I think that counts for nearly as much as in-game management skills (maybe more on some teams). All in all, I think Ron is a pretty good manager because of baseball's unique position of being a 162 game season of individual performances. In baseball, a lot of the time the best thing the manager can do is keep everyone pointed in the correct direction and just get the hell out of their way.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    I've suspected it could play out this way. After all those wins, I doubt Gardy is crazy about the idea of losing another 90 games in 2013 but unless something goes horribly wrong this season, I don't think he'll be fired. On the other hand, I think anything over 75 wins almost guarantees he stays on and gets an extension. If there is hope for 2014 and beyond, I can see Gardenhire wading through one or two more losing seasons with the payoff of seeing another contender emerge mid-decade. And really, I'm okay with that. Gardenhire drives me nuts at times but every baseball manager not named Joe Maddon drives me nuts at times. It's the nature of the job and in the end, I think Gardenhire's reported ability to run a tight clubhouse is just as important as his (IMO) failures in game management. Baseball managers just don't matter that much unless they're exceptional (see Maddon, Joe).
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Put me in, coach! I feel great!
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    With all these injured pitchers being signed, it makes me wonder if the Twins medical staff is asking Ryan for practice patients. Dr. Spaceman is on the job!
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Homeruns, probably.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, luckily for them Battleship tanked or they would have had to spend at least $75 more to get all those cardboard cutouts of Liam Neeson, who in early tests has now become the Twins' fifth most-feared hitter.
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