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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    You just pointed out why that's not a valid comparison. If Viciedo was left-handed, he'd be way more valuable than he is right now. Arcia dominates 70% of pitchers. Viciedo dominates 30% of pitchers. Yeah, they're both possible platoon candidates but one is far more valuable than the other. And that's not including the peripherals of the two players, which indicate more potential improvement from Arcia than Viciedo (namely Oswaldo's acceptable .062 isoD to Dayan's meager .044). Viciedo has 1800 MLB PAs to Arcia's 850 MLB PAs. There's a lot of room for Oswaldo to improve, whereas I think Viciedo is who he is (more Delmon Young than Oswaldo Arcia). I understand the comparison but just the left/right difference separate the two players and their value quite a bit. With all that said, I don't see a team like the Padres falling over themselves to acquire Arcia. NL (no DH) with a spacious park that would highlight Arcia's defensive weaknesses.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm not sure why the Twins want Zobrist. Yeah, he's a good player but Escobar is just fine in the utility role (if not starting at short) and the Twins don't have room in the OF to get Zobrist enough plate appearances. That's the kind of rental trade I don't want to see the Twins make in July. Ryan shouldn't be pushing the kids out of the lineup, he should find more aggressive ways to get them into the lineup. We need to remove an outfielder - probably Robinson - to clear room for the bats of Arcia, Sano, and possibly Buxton, should he return this season. The Twins have Rosario and Hicks on the roster and probably Buxton in the near future. Robinson should be replaced with a bat, namely Arcia.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't care if Joe hits .300 for the season. If he hits .300 for the second half of the season and posts an OPS around .800, that's a good indication the old Joe Mauer is back going into 2016. And that's far more important to the long term than .300 in 2015.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    We're hosting a contest for anyone who wants to write a few words about the Vikings and their upcoming season. The best entries will win a spot on our party bus heading down to Mankato on July 25th. Interested? Check out the details courtesy of Bo Mitchell: http://vikingsjournal.com/_/minnesota-vikings-news/minnesota-vikings/vikings-journal-kickoff-party-in-mankato-r616
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm watching the game now and that comment is really unfair (and you probably know it). Pelfrey pitched a pretty good game. He limited the Tigers to three runs over 7 2/3 innings. That fourth run is all on Boyer. He had one job to do and he failed to execute. Pelfrey wasn't amazing but there's no way you can watch that game and pin the loss on him. He did his job.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    I would be thrilled with a one and out in the playoffs this season. I'll be thrilled if they win 85 games and miss the second WC spot by a game.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, the situations are pretty different. The Twins probably won't get a high upside risk like Meyer for Plouffe. I think they'll be targeting something more in the league average range with a high floor, which is fine with me. I'm not in a hurry to trade Plouffe by any means but turning him into a decent catcher makes a lot of sense if it can be done.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    I think so as well, though you may need to throw in a B or C prospect depending on the catcher's age and market scarcity. Plouffe is lining up to be an 8 WAR player over the past two seasons and he has two more seasons of team control. That's a really valuable asset to a team that believes it's a contender in the short-term.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
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  10. Brock Beauchamp
    If Plouffe is going to be traded, it's probably going to be in the offseason. 1. Long-term assets are easier to trade during the offseason. Instead of picking from 1-2 teams that might have a need and are a contender, you have a pool of 5-6 teams who believe they can be contenders going into the season and they're more likely to have the assets you want and need to make the trade happen. At that point, it's easier to generate a seller's market and leverage offers against one another. 2. It'd be a huge gamble to dish off Plouffe during the season when the Twins are in contention. It could easily turn into a 2014 Athletics type of fiasco.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd give up a lot for Lucroy if he was healthy and hitting, just not Berrios.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep. I probably wouldn't do it even if Lucroy was posting a 110 OPS+. With the scuffles of Meyer, Berrios becomes a critical piece.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    Greatly enhance their playoff chances? No, I don't think that's the right move in 2015. But moving Pelfrey for a bullpen piece or trading a #15-20 prospect for an adequate backup catcher might provide 1-2 more wins and keep the Twins in contention. Given how stacked the Twins farm system is right now, that's not a huge loss and the experience Buxton, Gibson, Sano, Rosario, May, et al will gain by participating in a stretch run (and possible playoff berth) is worth that meager cost. Make a small move and try to stay in contention but don't give up valuable assets that hurt the team's chances in 2016 and beyond.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    My first goal would be a backup catcher that could spell Suzuki more than once a week. Bullpen help would be nice but I think that can solved internally. And a lot rides on how Santana looks over his next 2-3 starts. If Pelfrey is expendable in late July, consider moving him.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    I look at that list and see a hell of a lot of talent. Some of it should have started getting tryouts in Minnesota a few months ago. We can't expect Oliveros to step into the seventh inning role right off the bat so getting him up here in May or early June should have been a priority... Instead, we saw the Twins put him into the Rochester rotation for a few games and then he got suspended for beaning someone. Sigh.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Defnitely. Going this direction is a roll of the dice, that's for sure.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, I don't like the idea of building what is, in my opinion, a backwards pitching staff. I firmly believe that generally, the smartest route is to keep your best pitchers in the rotation... But the Twins have put themselves in quite a position with their current pen and this might be the only way to change that internally. If I ran the team, I would have aggressively replaced relievers earlier in the season but that didn't happen so here we are today.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    In the long run, I completely agree but right now, the team is handing away far too many games in late innings. May could stop that bleeding immediately. I'm doubtful whether Pelfrey or Milone would have the same effect.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree it feels that way with Pelfrey but I don't see why the Twins would cater to Milone. They didn't hesitate to demote the guy earlier in the season.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Another possible strategy. That makes sense.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm not convinced it's that dumb. Yeah, in a perfect world you want May in the rotation and he's not the worst starter by any measure... But right now, the rotation is serviceable. The bullpen is not. It's possible that this is the biggest net gain for the team because it gives Molitor three good to great strikeout pitchers to go 7-8-9 and shut down games. Kansas City has used the model "serviceable rotation, ferocious bullpen" for a few years and it has worked brilliantly for them.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    That's what I expected to happen. Not really sure how I feel about it. I want May in the rotation but he could be a fierce bullpen arm and the Twins need that in a big way.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, I recall Polanco and Kepler being well regarded but they weren't can't miss guys like Sano. Unless my memory is broken, I don't think either got even $1m.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    I hope the Twins go big this year. It'd be a sound strategy because the CBA will likely change and if they buy several high profile prospects, there's a good chance they'll be coming to Minnesota just as the current crop of prospects are pricing themselves off the team.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    I prefer a mix. While I'm all in favor of going big when you feel it's the right guy, I think a more solid approach is to cast the net wide and pick up a lot of "hey, this kid looks really good" players when the field looks like less of a sure thing. These are 16-17 year old kids. The wider you cast the net, the more likely you are to find a diamond in the rough... Unless, of course, there's a kid you absolutely must have at any price.
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