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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    The biggest problem is that MiLB players don't have a seat at the negotiating table. That's a big issue and it's just. plain. wrong. If they can't negotiate more money, so be it... but the fact that they don't get to negotiate is a huge problem. They have one shot to bargain (initial draft signing but even that is now restricted due to slotting) and after that, they're at the conscripted mercy of a boss that gets to control them for a decade. The largest group of employees in an industry making money hand over fist doesn't have anyone looking out for their interests. That needs to change.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't get the logic in this. I think you could say "the Twins want all their pitchers to pitch well" but I don't see a scenario where Ryan says "boy, seeing May become a solid starter would be nice but I hope he tanks so Mike Pelfrey looks good and that contract is justified". Ryan looks good if the Twins win ballgames. Nobody cares about the Pelfrey deal if the Twins win 85 games in 2015 and if Trevor May helps the Twins win more ballgames than Mike Pelfrey, I think he'll be the one taking the ball every fifth day (or Milone or whoever the Twins have the most faith in heading out of Ft Myers).
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i299/leeped/comics-skits-jokes/nathan-fillion-well-nevermind.gif
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    And that's just it. When Ricky showed up to a Wild game in a Dodgers hat, I didn't care... But after 2-3 more minor incidents, it's getting old. He was paid a boatload of money to pitch in Minnesota. If he didn't want to pitch in Minnesota, he shouldn't have signed here. I don't say this about many people/players but honestly, he gives me the perception that he's an ass. If he can't say anything nice about Minnesota - particularly after the $12 million dumpster fire that was 2014 - he needs to just keep his mouth shut.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    The dude just doesn't get it. Stop bashing Minnesota weather, Ricky. The fanbase is going to hate you for it in time. At least pretend like you want to be here. Somebody gave you $50m for what has been about a buck-fifty worth of performance thus far. Keep your mouth shut.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    As much as some don't want to see it, Nolasco has to be given a shot out of Spring Training. He has a long track record of success in MLB - albeit rather middling success - and had a really bad, off year in which he was hurt. I think his leash should be short but his track record demands he get a rotation spot out of ST.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
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  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, we are Minnesotans. The way I picture a Minnesota riot is hordes of middle-aged white people aggressively serving one another hotdish. Some may go as far as saying "thank you but I'm not hungry" as few as two times. It'll be utter chaos.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    I think we're obligated to riot if that happens.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    We have placed a bag of tickets in the forest somewhere north of Bemidji. Godspeed, everyone. (just give your name at the door)
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    This is how I feel as well. May showed enough last season that, barring collapse, he deserves the first look. I'm also in favor of sending Meyer to the bullpen to start the season, provided there's room for him.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Sausage King of Chicago reference. Nice.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    I think the BB rate has to regress. The HR rate... Well, it'll probsbly land somewhere between his 2014 season and his old AL East/Yankee Stadium numbers. As you said, all of that could be offset by a reduction in BABIP. I think Hughes will continue to be good, though I'm not sure how good. He could easily repeat 2014 or he could slide toward 100 ERA+ territory. Neither would surprise me.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Trevor was credited with 10 errors at home in 2014 but was only credited with four on the road. If he's paying off scorekeepers, someone should explain to him that there's a better way to do it because it appears that he's not very bright.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Really nice article.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Trevor doesn't get enough credit among Twins fans. He has turned into a competent starter with a decent glove. He's not the type of guy you sign for four years but he's certainly the type of guy you can win with if you have flashier players at other positions around the diamond. He's no Corey Koskie but few are... And even Koskie was largely unappreciated in Minnesota during his tenure. He was a hell of a player.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Really? UZR doesn't account for walls? That's absurd. Plenty of stadiums have 10+ ft walls which make a catch impossible.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Tickets are on sale, everybody! http://twinsdaily.com/store/product/5-winter-meltdown-2015/
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    *holds a mirror toward dan*
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    Thanks, Mike. You bring up a good point. This thread is about the Meltdown event. If anyone wants to talk about how much they despise the front office, go do it somewhere else. There are at least a dozen threads more applicable than this one.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    Ugh. Just ugh.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    I agree on all points. But I'd like to see someone give the Bullpen Ace theory a legitimate shot over a couple of seasons to see if it works. Nobody had a one-inning "closer" before Dennis Eckersley... All it takes is one team to think outside conventional wisdom and test the theory. The other teams will mimic the idea if it's a success.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Somebody has to say it for all the BYTOers out there. GHEEEEET REEEEEADDDDHHHYYY
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Please. Please. Please. And I'm not saying that only as a site owner... I'm saying that as someone who is tired of watching MN teams lose.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd hope the Twins have better options by that point, honestly. I don't think Dozier is the type of guy who will age well into his 30s - a personal opinion, nothing more - but hey, he might be a Michael Cuddyer type. Time will tell. I think Dozier is the type of guy you're excited to have on the team for 4-5 years. It would be my hope that any extension granted him would be used as trade bait as he crossed his age 30 season. If you can get him for ~$8m/year through his arb seasons plus one, that's not an awful risk, IMO.
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