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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd hire Gardy before I hired Dusty Baker, I know that much.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Actually, that has no relevance. It's rare to hit on a guy like Berrios in the supplemental round. Who he is today is what's important, not where he was drafted. Did it impact Pujols' trade value that he was drafted in the 13th round? Which I'd be in favor of if there was someone out there better than the current crop of players. The catching position is ugly this offseason.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    For a season? I might not care. We all know that every FA is a risk and almost every 3+ year deal is not going to pay off in the final year or two (depending on contract length). Those are the terms on which FA is built. You can either swallow that bitter pill, accept its reality, and improve the team or you can continue watching scrub after scrub rotate through this roster. Personally, I'm really tired of seeing the latter. The Twins don't need to spend money on every position and I questioned their expenditure on Santana last season... But that doesn't mean they shouldn't spend money on any position. They need a catcher. They have zero chance of successfully filling that position internally (unlike the pitching situation last offseason). So that means trade or buy. Given the likelihood of trade requiring a loss of Berrios and/or Kepler, I think buy is the pretty obvious choice here.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, that means the Twins would have to find a stopgap replacement for 1-2 seasons. Given that Nolasco will be off the books and Santana/Mauer will be in their final seasons, that shouldn't be terribly difficult. Or hey, maybe Turner or another Twins prospect has come into his own by that point. The Twins shouldn't be terribly concerned with what happens to payroll in 2018. They're trying to win baseball games in 2016. If the only "loss" to becoming a better team is money, I don't really care and neither should they (at least to a point). Any dollar they spend that brings improvement to the team is a dollar they'll probably get back at the ticket box. Right now, winning baseball games is a very good investment for the Minnesota Twins. They could see increased ticket sales every year for the next half decade (and the increased TV revenue that goes along with winning).
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    "Why not Wieters?" is a good way to frame this question. In a field where every catching option is either flawed or expensive (prospect-wise) to acquire, "Why not Wieters?"
  6. Brock Beauchamp
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  7. Brock Beauchamp
    What I've heard is even more concerning: Yeah, his fastball hits 93-95... sometimes. Other times, it's sitting at 90-93. That's... problematic. (warning: I could be confusing 2015 with 2014... but I've read Stewart's fastball velo is all over the place)
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    While this would normally be the case, don't forget Jay has been a reliever for almost all of the past three seasons. I think that will slow down his progress a bit, almost certainly slower than Garza clicked through the system. Garza went all the way from A+ to Minnesota in a single season. I think that's asking a bit much of Jay, who will be on a much stricter innings limit as he stretches out. edit: I see Seth already mentioned this in a later post.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd have no problem trading Santana if Ryan can get value for him... But that'll be a tough sell. Maybe bundled into a deal with another player might work. And good point about Michael. He looks like he might be a futility guy, though I don't think he can play short.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Fair enough. I don't think we're really arguing here. I want to see Santana get one more shot... After that, I'm not sure.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    It's kinda weird to pin some of the Twins' postseason failures on a guy who received zero postseason plate appearances with the team (but played in three seasons the Twins made the playoffs). If you want to talk about the Twins starting Juan Castro or Nick Punto as part of their problems in the 2000s, that's a fair conversation... But the backup middle infielder? I don't see an argument to be made about that, especially one as talented as Santana (who has a higher ceiling than most futility guys).
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    To post three times in a row because it's fun, there are many good baseball teams through history that have filled the back of their roster with toolsy, unpolished players. Those guys have uses: late inning double-switches, pinch-running, occasional fill-in roles. Santana can do all those things. And when you get right down to it, we're talking about possibly losing Nunez here. Is that really much of a loss? Given the potential make-up of this team, one athletic, toolsy guy at the back of the roster isn't going to get in the way of success. There are plenty of bench bats available should the Twins want a bat-first player in pinch-hitting situations: Vargas, Arcia, Pinto... Never mind that Santana had a pretty nice season in AAA, even if he stunk up the joint in Minnesota. There's potential there... I didn't want Santana starting after May 1st of 2015 but that doesn't mean he should be off the team entirely. At least not until we get another look at him.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    The question to ask yourself about Santana is "if exposed to waivers today, would he be claimed?" That answer is a resounding "yes". There many teams that would want to claim Santana immediately. The kid has upside, athleticism, and is 24 years old. That's not a guy you let walk away without giving him another chance.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Alexi Casilla didn't kill the Twins when they were good in the 2000s. Santana has the same kind of upside. It didn't work out with Casilla but that doesn't mean Santana can't make adjustments in a backup role. Discarding athletic up the middle players before they turn 25 is short sighted.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Many of these same arguments were made about Dozier and Plouffe a few years back. Hicks may be on this list as well, time will tell. At this point, I think Twins fans should know better than to write off an early 20s up-the-middle guy, especially one who posted pretty good - albeit luck-fueled - numbers just ~14-20 months ago. There's room for Danny Santana on this team and the Twins would be foolish to part ways with him at this point.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    I think the pretty obvious choice is to put Santana in the futility role and hope he figures it out. His flexibility on defense and his speed make him a good candidate for the role.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    At times, it seems the Twins have about 15 spots on their 40 man taken up by 1B/DH types. Adding another one seems ridiculous.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Pinto is mentioned in the interview, albeit briefly.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    By the way, this year's handbook is going to be nearly 50% longer than the previous handbook... I just wrapped up designing 34 (!) pages of free agency players.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    I think there's a good chance that played a part but the guy was down 1-2mph on his fastball for the season. I don't think he was right most of the year. Of course, multiple factors probably came into play. Was he changing his pitch selection due to coaching or was he changing pitch selection because his arm wasn't right? I don't know.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, that's about it. I hate to say it, but... Season over.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    Whooooo TWINS!
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    I love these recaps so much.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    I like Wild Card teams but I'm not sold on the one-game playoff. I'd prefer three games but I understand why MLB is resistant to that idea. First, it extends an already too long season and second, it forces other postseason teams to sit too long and possibly get rusty.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    We shouldn't be concerned. This is a typical arc for a young player that thrives after a call-up. Pitchers and coaches acquire film on the player. They find his weak spots and exploit them, often by throwing an inordinate amount of breaking balls. Now it's up to Sano and Bruno to adjust to the new approach.
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