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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    While I understand the sentiment, then the GM should play "bad guy" in this role and tell the players that it's his idea. Baseball is about winning games, not making players feel good about themselves or making sure they get a huge payday. The Twins would never attract a big FA bullpen guy with this thinking but this thinking goes against the notion of a "big FA bullpen guy" in the first place.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Parker, your write-up for Bernadina was stellar. Succinct, accurate, and totally honest.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I edited your post for clarity. I hope you don't mind. "Closers" are nonsense in their current iteration. In many cases, guys like Perkins and Burton are more valuable than a ninth inning specialist. Since the advent of the "ninth inning closer", baseball teams are winning the exact same percentage of games they lead heading into the ninth that they were before La Russa created the Eckersley monster. And if teams aren't winning a higher percentage of games they're winning leading into the ninth, why would anyone pay big money to a ninth inning specialist? A "Bullpen Ace", on the other hand... That's an idea I can get behind.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    If Duensing goes back to the pen where he belongs, the Twins pen is fine. They have four quality arms in the pen: Burnett, Burton, Duensing, Perkins. That's plenty. Of course, the more the merrier but it's not as if Capps is holding down the pen.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Do you really want anybody here to answer that question?
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    Double, which is why you only play people who are half as good at baseball on those days. Otherwise it's unfair.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Oh, come on. You had to know I was joking there.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Correction: the three most important outs. Because all other outs only count for 3/5ths of an out.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    Baseball is a funny sport that way.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Oh, he won't repeat the performance but he's no less of a sure thing than Capps in a lot of ways. And if that's the case, why keep Capps?
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    No, I simply think that Hunter will put butts in seats and that there's a good chance it won't retard Parmelee's progression as a player that much. I'd like to see Chris get as many reps at first as possible and IMO, there's little reason for him to join the team before next season. Honestly, I kind of expect Morneau to fall on his face or be traded at some point before July 2013. In addition, I'd like to point out that if Chris is killing it in AAA and Span is traded, I would not be against bringing Parmelee back up and giving him two months in RF. If he can hack it, maybe he can start there next season. Basically, there are just so many variables in what happens in the next 2 1/2 months that it's hard to say anything for certain. I'm open to doing different things based on how events unfold.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    That was also before the emergence of Burton. While I hated retaining Capps instead of taking the pick, I understand JR's hesitation in heading to 2012 without a solid right-hander out of the pen.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    It's a running joke from BYTO. In years past, Law would rarely pass an opportunity to slam the Twins organization in one way or another.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't think so. With the bullpen already consisting of Burton, Perkins, and later Duensing again, the Twins don't need an expensive guy to anchor their pen. That money would be far better served on a starter and I think JR knows that.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Given the Twins current bullpen, Capps is expendable. There is no reason not to trade him and get what you can for the guy. Hopefully some teams really need a "closer" (gags a little).
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    As a whole, Twins fans should take a long hard look at those names and then re-consider how badly they want a Greinke or Hamels. The Yankees, BoSox, Dodgers, Phillies, and Cubs can swallow those awful contracts and compete. The Twins cannot. As a mid-market team, you can't drop $100m+ on a guy and then get 2 good seasons out of him. It can kill a franchise, especially one that already has Joe Mauer on the team (not a knock on Mauer at all, just a statement that he eats a huge chunk of payroll and limits financial flexibility).
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Hopefully Pavano is a waiver deal. I'm pretty sure Hendriks will be back by early August. Look at that rotation. Those names are shudder-worthy. You've got Scott Diamond, Trade Bait, Good Lefty Bullpen Guy, Some Other Guy, and What's His Face. Not exactly confidence-inspiring.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Capps hasn't pitched well? Besides, he has value to other teams. You think the Twins should ignore that when the trade deadline is less than three weeks away?
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, I'm becoming more convinced that a Torii Hunter farewell tour in RF is what the Twins should be aiming for in 2013. He won't cost much more than Span and we know what we'll get out of the guy. It's a good stop-gap measure until Hicks is ready. I'd prefer to save Parmelee in case Morneau falters. Even if Justin doesn't falter, he can DH more often while Chris gets reps at first later in the season. Basically, I don't see any reason to jump the gun and force Parmelee into a position he doesn't play well when it's not hard to find reasonably priced corner outfielders on the market.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Good news, hopefully some teams out there need some bullpen help down the stretch and the Twins can get something for him.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    If you can get two major league regulars from each draft, you're doing very well for yourself. People like to polarize the Twins' drafts. It's not that simple. They haven't been world-beating drafts but they haven't been horrible, either. But as a mid-market team, they have to do better than that in drafting to stay competitive. And frankly, anyone who complains about anything the Twins did in 2010 or later is just blowing smoke. It's waaaaaay too early to judge a draft as a whole until those guys spend over two years in the minor leagues.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Actually, as has been mentioned previously in this thread, the Twins have been quite good in recent years at working walks and not hacking away at bad pitches.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    I say you start grooming Chris to be the first baseman of the future and let the chips fall where they may. If Justin has a good season in 2013, yay. A win. If he doesn't, Chris is ready to start taking playing time from him and you start platooning the two players into the 1B/DH role at some point next season. Worst case scenario is that you have performing first basemen in Minnesota and Rochester, which is a good problem to have. If neither performs, then you know you need outside help going forward. The Twins have lots and lots of outfielders. They don't have any first basemen.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Given how the Twins minor leaguers have done over the past decade, I think it's safe to say that the Twins are no longer breeding hackers at the plate. It's one thing to say "find your pitch and take it" and entirely something else to say "swing like a man".
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Parmelee has less than 100 AAA ABs and is only 24. Justin Morneau is entering the last year of his contract. Chris can sit in Rochester for the rest of the year and hopefully, he'll start getting prepared for first base duties after Justin is gone. There's no reason to shuffle him around the diamond when there's a good chance the team needs a first baseman for 2014 and beyond.
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