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  1. Brock Beauchamp
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    Price is not on his game right now. The Twins need to take advantage of it.
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    Damn, Miguel Sano is good at teh beisbol.
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    BUNTING IN THE THIRD INNING ARRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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    Yes, this. Hu was nothing like a top ten prospect in the organization and if he is, your organization is in sorry shape. With that said, Ryan still gave up too much for a reliever having a down year. I have no issue trading Hu but I have an issue with the return (and giving up Tapia as well!), which was unimpressive. Jepsen isn't a bad reliever but he's not very good, either... especially given his recent control issues and dip in velocity (though that may have returned).
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    Ah, I was going from memory. Thought it was more like 2.
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    I agree but the Twins need at least two guys better than everybody they have to stabilize the bullpen.
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    Underwhelming. A nice complementary guy having a down season but I hope he's not the only addition.
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    As would I and I think the Broxton pickup was a good one by the Cards. But I'll wait for 3:30pm to come around before I declare it a failure on Ryan's part to miss out on Broxton. (but IMO, there's a decent chance 3:30 comes around and we all groan and roll our eyes)
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    Nice catch, I never noticed that while trolling Kepler's player page: First half: .218 .317 .340 .656 Second half: .298 .347 .433 .779
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    Damn it all, Parker. Stop calling me out like that.
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    This is only a fair criticism if the deadline passes and Ryan hasn't found someone better or equal to Broxton. It's not like the guy was stolen away from the Brewers. He's a decent, not great, arm.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm not sure the "prized" moniker should go alongside either of those guys but I definitely know it shouldn't go alongside one of them.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Man, it seems there is a 3-4 team race this deadline to see which American League team can give up the most prospects to a National League team.
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    That is a likely outcome but I think Byron is going to receive another ~100 PAs in Minnesota before the end of the season so it's hard to plan on much of anything right now.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    I think Kepler's likely ceiling is Scherzer because they're both named Max. Though Kepler's full name is Maximilian while Scherzer's is Maxwell so that's probably worth a couple of extra WAR.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    That would be a nice addition to a Pierzynski pickup.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Interesting Stahoviak comp and while there are similarities, it should be noted that Scott received roughly half his MiLB PAs in the PCL. Kepler is posting similar numbers but he's doing it in a much more balanced Southern League. Also, Stahoviak struck out nearly twice for every walk taken while Kepler has a 1:1 ratio this season, though that is a relatively new thing for Max.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    I think it's unlikely the Twins dip under .500, especially if they pick up bullpen help. There's enough young talent on this team and enough of it is playing well that I think they can finish with 81 or more wins on the season.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    One word: ick. But, unlike Kimbrel, at least he doesn't come with that terrible "CLOSER" tag, which basically doubles a guy's value for no good reason.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    I think the best scenario is to create a quasi-platoon whenever possible. The Twins have enough warm bodies who can hit to make it work, provided they don't trade any of them today. Hicks still gets a considerable amount of PAs against righties but he doesn't play every day against them. Arcia occasionally gets the nod and plays the role of "horrible defensive Ben Zobrist" on the team, moving around, getting regular PAs, but not playing every day.
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    And that's a fair argument but let us not forget that Span had his own issues going into the deal. He was a hitter who suffered a concussion and had played just 198 games the past two seasons. It worked out for the Nationals in the end but Denard was a somewhat risky player as well. He didn't play particularly well his first season in Washington, either. And Meyer... Well, he's a weird case. It looked like he might be one of the few who beat the odds and became a dominant tall pitcher. Just 12 months ago, he was dominating AAA to the point we were screaming "WHY ISN'T HE HERE YET?" And then he suddenly fell apart. At the same level he just dominated the previous season.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    My point is that the risk in Meyer was so obvious that everybody knew the situation going into the deal. Given his potential upside, maybe you still roll the dice on that player. We often criticize the Twins for taking the safe deal instead of taking a risk on bigger upside. Meyer was the opposite of a safe deal. Unfortunately, it didn't work out but that's why I don't bash the team for the trade. They gambled on big upside and it looks like they lost (though there's still small hope he turns it around).
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree that some prospects are overrated and with a determining eye, a GM might be able to spot those players. Demon was one of those players. Myers is definitely NOT one of those players. His problems are injury related, not some critical flaw in his game. Myers had a 131 OPS+ his rookie season. He had a 121 OPS+ this season before the injury. When he's on the field and healthy, he's a damned good player. The problem is he can't stay on the field and no GM has a crystal ball that clear. Meyer might be one of those players but given how everyone knew he was risky going into the deal, I don't believe that's the case. Meyer was a guy you roll the dice on and hope it works out.
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