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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    I think Kepler might be able to do that as well... But that's not a risk I'm going to take until I see him take some hacks at AAA pitching to see if his dominant 2015 carries over to a new league with craftier, experienced pitchers. If Kepler had more than one season where he showed the kind of contact, patience, and power he put on display in 2015, it'd be a different situation... But as of right now, he's a one-year breakout player. He needs to show more before he gets a starting position in Minnesota.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Relying on a guy who had one breakout season in AA as your Opening Day starter is a good way to cripple a team for the first half of the season. I'm a huge Kepler fan but he shouldn't be Plan A at any position on Opening Day of 2016. Yes, he dominated the Southern League and I'm extremely bullish on him but the fact of the matter is that he dominated exactly zero levels of minor league baseball before that point.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I get the thinking but I just can't see how Sano at third and Player X in right is going to be appreciably different, much less better, than Plouffe at third and Sano in right. Plouffe is a pretty valuable player. He had a 3.9 WAR in 2014 and a 2.5 WAR in 2015. While that's not spectacular, it's not easy to replace, either. Those aren't plug and play numbers where you just plop a guy in and achieve net zero gains/losses. I don't like Sano in right and I was hoping Plouffe would be traded but once the market bombed out on third basemen, this move seemed the most logical. Giving away a player who averaged 3-something WAR over the past two seasons just for the hell of it seems like terrible asset management to me. I would have been really irritated had the Twins given away Plouffe for a C level relief prospect in A ball. In a perfect world, the Twins get value from Plouffe and Sano takes the hot corner. It didn't happen. I think it's time to move on and accept they made the best out of an awkward situation (one they helped put themselves into but an awkward situation none-the-less).
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    In theory, prospect trades are a great idea to shuffle around players based on team need. In reality, they're hard to pull off for some reason. GMs simply don't do prospect swaps. Dunno why, exactly.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    A fair prediction, Seth. I have no idea what number to put on this guy. I think he could easily hit .700 or .850. He's a complete unknown.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    I didn't like the Tigers last season and I certainly don't like them this season. Under.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Over, because somebody in this division has to break out a bit. But really, this is a "non bet" team for me. 86.5 is a good over/under for them, IMO.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Under. I do not like this team.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    Under because they lack any kind of depth. They have some really nice pieces at the top but very little underneath. I think the Sox will end up as the worst team in the division.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    I'll take the under but not by a lot. I'll be happy with a .700 OPS and solid progression as he gains experience.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Why do we care about the backup center fielder? We all remember the Twins' left fielder is also a natural center fielder, right? Santana can spot start in the field and if something happens to Buxton, Eddie can slide 100 feet to his left.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm taking the way under on Eddie. I think he's going to stumble badly as he discovers that an MLB hitter can't swing at 60% of pitches outside the zone. Maybe he gets demoted, maybe he adjusts, recovers, and has a solid second half. OPS of .700 and that's only if he plays an entire season. I could easily see him hit .650 and get demoted in June.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    I also became a fan the year before the M hat and have fond memories of those teams. But that didn't stop me from hating the hat. I was so excited when the TC made a return.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Over. I think they take second behind the Astros and possibly flirt with 90 wins.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Over. I think they win 90.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Agreed. The cost is marginal to acquire that guy but availability is spotty during the season. Few teams are interested in a trade from February to June. Offseason, though, yeah. Not hard to find that guy.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    The Milone trade was outright theft. Guys like that aren't normally available for the likes of Sam Fuld. It was a terrible trade by Beane and many called it such at the time, including myself.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Interesting. I expected Quentin to stick around until the very end.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't see Milone being a particularly effective bullpen arm, even as a lefty specialist.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    I was actually in favor of moving Milone this offseason to get May into the rotation.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    My sentiments exactly. I'd prefer to see May in the rotation but I'm not willing to throw away Milone to make it happen.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Wow, I'm going to take the over on a Seth prediction. I expect Escobar to fall somewhere in the low 700s. Maybe .720 if I had to put a number on it.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Heh, yes. A bad/mediocre slider is simply a slow fastball that moves a little. A good slider is something else entirely.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    It shouldn't be that important but given how the Twins are (too) often slow to adjust when a guy is underperforming, it becomes a big deal.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    How could you forget about Adam ****ing Kennedy?
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