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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    Dude, just let it go. Seriously. We differ on opinion. That's okay.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    I nearly fainted upon this realization.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    And that's fair. People have different goals and different measures of success. I lean more in the direction of "compete, then push for multiple division titles". I'm skeptical that the Royals are capable of doing that long-term.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Again, I don't want to get into this argument for the umpteenth time but you're essentially arguing that James Shields is +12 wins over Wil Myers.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    Eh, I disagree but that's another argument in itself. With the new wildcard rules, I don't consider playing 163 games a great success.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    Now we just need to get Correia back in this rotation and we're ready to rock.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, the team had a lot of good years with Gardy. I had as many issues with Gardy as anybody but this is still kinda sad, even though it needed to happen.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Yep, and I hope he finds success in another organization. I often disagreed with Gardy's on-field practices but overall, I kinda liked him. It was time for both parties to go their separate ways and I hope there is little/no animosity there. This had to happen.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    I'd love to see Ryan pursue a Vargas or Arcia trade. I like both those players - I like them a lot - but the reality of the situation is that the Twins are overflowing with no-defense players and those two have the most value.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    It all depends on context. There are far too many variables to make a blanket statement about how long a rebuild should take.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    That's assuming a lot of things. Going into this season, Myers was fresh off a RotY award. Sure, he stumbled this season - partially due to injury - but it's not as if his ability has suddenly fallen off a cliff. Anyway, I'm tired of rehashing this argument. Everyone here knows my stance on the Shields/Myers trade, I see no reason to continue flogging that horse in another thread.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Five years? Teams are able to go from 70 wins to 90 wins in five years all the time. But it's really hard to do it in one.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    Too good to even consider at this point, and I quite like Ryan as General Manager.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    If the Royals lose tomorrow, did it really work though? They'll have spent two years of James Shields for a one-game playoff that ended in defeat. That's not the type of rebuild I want to see the Twins emulate. Trading away the #4 prospect in baseball for a near-miss and a WC berth in this era doesn't really feel like "mission accomplished" to me. Sure, the Royals *should* be competitive next year but it's going to be really hard to replace Shields. But hey, they could win tomorrow and that makes the trade look loads better instantly... Oakland is very beatable right now. On that topic, what the hell happened to Oakland? Man, they looked so good going into the deadline and just fell apart.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    No, hoarding prospects isn't the right move all the time. But I believe trying to jump from 70 wins to 90 wins in a season through trades is the wrong move. If the Royals finished 2013 with 82 wins and picked up two years of David Price for Wil Myers to put them into the 90 win range in 2014 and 2015, I'd be all for it. Get to 80 wins through savvy pick-ups and internal development, then go for broke. Otherwise you're just trying to force the issue.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Absolutely not. The Royals have quite a bit of talent but let's remember one important thing here: With James Shields, the Royals have won 86 and 89 games. How many are they going to win without him? They're a fringe contender with James Shields. It's going to be really hard to be better without him even if more young players step forward in 2015 and if the Royals are going to continue to make postseason appearances, they're going to need to be better than 86 and 89 wins a season.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    This. Giving up Sano-level talent at this point is foolish, just as I thought KC was foolish for doing it two years ago. Rebuilds take time and the Twins don't have an abundance of talent at any position, certainly not enough to start trading top prospects. If you want an "ace", go buy one. Unlike the Royals, the Twins have the money to do that. Personally, I'd bank on May, Meyer, and Berrios in 2015 and let it ride. It's time for the kids to play. If that fails spectacularly, then go find a pitcher next offseason.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    There are many relievers who succeed with a good fastball and one mediocre breaking pitch. The bullpen is the place to put guys like that, actually. Starters need to alter their approach - often with different pitch mixes - the second and third time through a lineup. A reliever just has to go out there and throw really hard to three batters. The biggest question surrounding Pelfrey to the pen is whether he can throw hard enough (he'll need to be in the 94-95 range) in short appearances to induce swings and misses, not whether only having a fastball is a detriment.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    Out of the Twins' starting pitchers and potential starting pitchers for April of 2015, Gibson is the only guy who is a dedicated ground ball pitcher. Overall the Twins' defense may not be the worst in the league but if you factor in their pitching staff, they're one of the worst defenses where it counts. The impact of infield defense is minimized if the ball is constantly going over the infielders' heads.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't understand how anyone wouldn't be intrigued to see Pelfrey throw out of the pen. He's not dissimilar to LaTroy Hawkins. Big, flat fastball that he throws non-stop. He's pretty much a no-brainer for the pen, in my opinion.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    No, it doesn't have to be done entirely from the amateur draft and you have a valid point there... but any rebuild is going to center around the amateur draft so if you don't nail that down properly, your success is going to be limited. As for international signings (excluding Cuban signings), I have a hard time complaining about what the Twins have done there. Sure, they haven't gone out and thrown piles of money at one guy but it looks like their strategy is a good one as the Thorpes of the organization come up through the system.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    One small issue I have is Aaron saying that the Astros are ahead of the Twins. Well, yeah. I'd hope they were ahead of the Twins (even though it's hard to say they're far ahead of the Twins). The Astros blew up their organization a full year before the Twins started any kind of rebuild, as they entered 2011 already in full rebuild mode and the Twins entered 2011 coming off a playoff berth. They should be ahead of the Twins as prospects drafted in 2010/2011 are now in MLB. Rebuilding takes a long time. Sure, the Twins probably could have done a few things differently here and there but that would have stocked their farm system more and it's doubtful it would have had much of an impact in 2013/2014, though it may have helped them in 2015 and beyond. Did I mention that rebuilding takes a long time? It seems like everyone keeps forgetting that.
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Agreed. I think Ryan will bow out gracefully. I have a hard time seeing him get fired... And we all know that he's considering retirement, given that he did it once already.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm fine with Ryan, at least for one more year to finish his rebuild. After that, I don't really care. As for coaches, I'd retain Molitor, Brunansky, and Cuellar (with Bobby potentially sliding into the pitching coach position). None of them have been around long enough to get the blame for this losing stretch and Bruno/Cuellar had success in MiLB (and I think Bruno has done fine with MLB hitters). I think Molitor is potentially the next manager so I keep him around. If the team thinks Mienkiewicz is a better fit for the younger players, then it's probably best to move on from Molly as well. Don't care about the rest.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    I haven't been a huge Rick Anderson fan for quite some time (or Gardy for that matter). I'm fine with Gardy staying on board for one more season if that's what the front office wants to do... But Anderson needs to go. I've seen enough bad pitching in the past four seasons to last a lifetime.
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