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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    Player salaries have eclipsed inflation by several magnitude over the past 40 years.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    If I'm Sano, I probably avoid a deal that extends beyond age 30. If he continues to be as good as he looks today, getting financial security through his prime seasons - which are controlled anyway - and then looking for the huge payday in his age 29/30 season makes sense. It's a lot easier to get that huge payday as a 30 year old than it is as a 32 year old. Locking Miguel up through arb and then +1/2 free agent seasons seems a reasonable compromise for everyone involved, though I doubt it happens before the end of the 2016 season. If you're a player, do you really care if you get $120m today if you can get $80m and a better shot at $200m when you're 29 or 30?
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Yes, this. It's like saying Obama doesn't really matter because his advisors are the ones negotiating and forming legislation. For good or bad, the guy at the top gets the credit or blame, if only because he's the one hiring the people doing the daily legwork.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    While it's exciting to see Buxton play again, the Twins aren't a better team than they were yesterday and are probably a bit worse. Hicks, at the very least, is as good as Buxton will be in the short-term. Probably better.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    No, but it's fair to think they'll only swap pitcher-for-pitcher on the 40 man.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    While I normally agree that it's a bad idea to add guys to the 40 man before they need to be added, this is a special situation. The Twins are floundering and they need help. Berrios is their best chance to receive that help. Would anyone here shed a tear if the Twins lost the likes of Logan Darnell?
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    This pretty much sums up my thoughts. I was super-high on the Hughes signing. I questioned the extension and received quite a bit of flak for it. I was moderately high on the Nolasco signing and felt it was necessary at the time. I wasn't entirely on board with the Santana signing because, like you, I wondered exactly how many #3 starters the Twins thought they needed this offseason. In the end, I can't single out any of those deals and say "this was terrible" but when combined, they hamstrung the Twins quite a bit going forward.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm pretty sure that's against the CBA's rules.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    Well stated article, John. As I've said before, I've never been as angry with a Twins front office as I am with the 2015 front office. They've had almost countless opportunities to correct course with the bullpen, yet they continually fail and let down a newly expectant fanbase. I hope they're embarrassed about all of this because they should be embarrassed.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    I think it's really unfair to say Buxton floundered in his first stint. He didn't even have 40 PAs. I don't even pay attention to a rookie's performance until he approaches 100 PAs. One bad series to start a career is ~12-14 PAs, or roughly 1/3rd of Buxton's MLB service time.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    That tends to happen when guys are seeing the ball and raking. Even the good version of Joe Mauer often saw his discipline drop when he was lining the ball all over the field. Buxton's AAA strikeout rate is pretty much the same as his AA strikeout rate.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, he's not Ben Zobrist. If a guy with Trevor's bat (and glove at third) can't play an up the middle position, it's probably better to trade him than try to rotate him around the diamond. He has a decent bat for third. His glove is good at third. Neither his bat nor his glove are as valuable doing down the defensive scale.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    Yes, this. Duensing came into the game in the sixth inning. Baseball games have nine innings. Count the good Twins relievers. Innings Remaining - Good Relievers = ?
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Gibson: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 BB... 5 earned runs. Ouch.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Are we sure Colorado didn't want Reyes? They talked to Toronto about him multiple times. Given the way that franchise is run, I wouldn't take anything for granted.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    What a fun collection of stats. Thanks!
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    There was a really long thread on this topic 1-2 years ago here on TD. Posters did a lot of research and I recall we pretty definitively decided RF received more balls, though I could be misremembering. I went into the conversation thinking LF would be the clear winner, which is why I remember the thread. Any posters remember that thread?
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    I always assumed more balls went to left as well but apparently, the inverse is true. http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2014/4/3/5576220/right-field-skill-position
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd put Hicks in RF because more balls are hit to right. Both Rosario and Hicks have good range and arms but I'd give the nod to Aaron in both categories. Therefore, he gets the more premium defensive position.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    I just don't see that happening. Yes, it's possible Hu has a decent career in MLB - though I doubt that will be the case - but given the Twins' plethora of options, I don't think it will impact the MLB club much, if at all. As we saw with Duffey over the weekend, the Twins aren't lacking back of the rotation pitching options going forward. Losing Hu wasn't the problem, the return of Kevin Jepsen was the problem. Hu is the type of player the Twins shouldn't hesitate to trade if it helps the MLB team compete.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep. The 2016 fourth outfielder should be a thumper. Whether that's Arcia or another guy, I don't really care (though obviously Oswaldo should get the first shot at the job).
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    The only thing Buxton's stint in AAA has told me is "Byron's thumb is healed and his timing wasn't affected by the injury". And really, that's all we needed to know. If he's not up before the end of August, that's... not smart. Every game matters and while I appreciate what Sugar Shane has done for the team this season, he shouldn't get in Buxton's way if Byron is ready to play.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    I find that frustrating as well but I'm pretty sure they've openly said at the latest, May will be in the rotation by 2016. That tempers my frustration a bit.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    The Twins never had the worst farm system in baseball. I can't remember them ever dropping below #25, actually. Mistakes were made and the Twins didn't draft very well but coming off a decade of success, it shouldn't have been a surprise the Twins spend a period of time scuffling in the bottom third of farm systems. IIRC, they picked in the top 15 just once from 2002-2011. edit: I just glanced through old farm system rankings and didn't see anyone rank the Twins below #22 from 2008-2010. Most were in the high teens, it seems (and some were actually top ten, gah...).
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, this. I'll reserve judgment until something actually goes wrong. I'm not going to predict massive failure when the Twins are already 5+ games better than any of us expected going into the season.
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