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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    Negativity has nothing to do with it. Or maybe you missed all the negative threads that aren't locked on this forum. Support your arguments, avoid the "lol this guy sucks" posts and your threads will not be in danger of being locked. It's not hard. Basically, act and debate like an adult and you'll be fine.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Okay, I'm heading this off at the pass. The next person that even approaches the line gets a warning point and I'm locking the thread. Tread carefully.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    I think 4-5 years is reasonable. I believe the Astros required five, the Cubs four, and the Pirates six.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Because Americans think Asia is a country. Probably a small one but I'm not really sure. On my map, that area simply reads "Here Be Dragons".
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't disagree.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, the Twins were in a somewhat peculiar situation. They went from 94 wins to 99 losses in a season. They also had some promising youngsters who were a few years away in Arcia, Sano, Gibson, etc. That makes it easier to speed up the timeline back to competitiveness, as you have something in the system that should arrive before any of your high draft picks (as it turns out, Berrios and Buxton flew through the system so that worked out well). I suppose a target of 2015 was reasonable under those circumstances. The Royals and Pirates aren't really comparable. Moore was a bad GM for some time. He did a lot of dumb things and the Royals stumbled for a long time because of it. And IIRC, Huntington inherited an abysmal farm system. For obvious reasons, that's going to slow the timeline.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    I haven't given up on Meyer but you know that's not who I'm talking about.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    So you trade and give away pieces so you can "fleece" an opposing GM instead of... Just paying a similar free agent. You're trolling the forum right now. Stop it.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    No third baseman brought back good value this offseason. None.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, that's not true. How can you get something "good" for Plouffe when the Reds struggled to get a decent return on Frasier? Brainwashing? Magic?
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Because All-Star third basemen were being traded for pocket change this offseason.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    May was possibly the best starter on the team last season. And Milone has been worth over 6 wins in roughly three seasons of play. He's a pretty good #5, acceptable #4 at times. No, he doesn't throw nasty stuff and he doesn't post gaudy numbers but he gets the job done and has for quite some time now. Hell, even removing those two leaves you six guys under contract who can start.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    I was hoping they'd trade Milone this offseason. Nolasco is negative value at this point. If you want to trade Plouffe and get something in return, best to keep Rickey out of the deal.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    They're not bad, either. Except Nolasco but he's one guy out of EIGHT (Hughes, Gibson, Milone, Nolasco, May, Santana, Duffey, Berrios). No. More. Starters.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't understand why people think the Twins should pursue a starter when they already have so many on the roster it's unlikely they'll have room for one of the best pitching prospects in all of baseball.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    If you graduate as many players as the Twins did from 2013-2015 and still have guys like Walker and Thorpe outside your top ten, your system is doing okay for itself.
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    It's hard to say the Twins have been "fleeced" in the trade market. They've had a mixed run since Ryan returned to the helm. Span/Meyer hasn't worked out but that deal was a gamble and it's too early to give up on Meyer. Revere/Worley/May returned an abysmal Worley but it's likely May will easily outperform Revere when all is said and done (Revere has a 4.8 WAR since leaving Minnesota, May is already at 2.5). Liriano/Escobar has worked out nicely for the Twins. Hicks/Murphy, Jepsen/Hu, and a few other trades are still too early to call. Dunno, am I forgetting something? That track record is unspectacular but far from awful. If you want to make an argument they've been fleeced in the free agent market a bit too often, you'll get no arguments from me (and the article you reference in the other thread is about "acquisitions", not only trades). And even most of their free agent pickups haven't been terrible (non-Nolasco edition), they're just a result of the Twins being incredibly cheap (they received what they paid for with Correia, the problem was they didn't pay for someone better). If you only spend a buck fifty on someone, it's hard to complain that you only received a buck fifty in value from them.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    Sure, stack your best guys at the top of the order but "best" hitter isn't my top priority... Ideally, you want the low power, high OBP guys in front of the high SLG guys, even though the SLG guys are likely your "best" hitters.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    They're definitely absolutely unequivocally small mid large market. Final answer.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    It definitely exists, though frequency is certainly in question. Example: Late in the game. One run lead. Man on second base, two outs. Dozier at the plate. Situation 1: Sano hits behind Dozier. You pitch to Dozier every time, sphincter tightly clenched. Situation 2: Kurt Suzuki hits behind Dozier. You walk Dozier every time (maybe not every time but you at least consider walking him). Obviously, there are varying degrees to how much you pitch at or around Dozier based on situation and the hitter following Brian... But it's hard to argue whether protection matters, at least a little. With that said, it's not something I'd worry about too much. It's more of a late & close issue, I think... And a good team should have at least one bench guy to counter any pitching decision.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    A fair point on Buerhle. I was being lazy and didn't feel like referencing both WAR numbers. Still, the general point stands in my eyes. The Twins could have made several good moves but unless they spend big and hit on every move, they're still a very bad team. And if competitiveness hinges on being right 100% of the time, IMO it's a better idea to wipe the board clean and start anew. I'm not saying Markos' (or your) strategy can't work, I simply believe my strategy has a higher probability of working in the long run.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    I mostly agree but the Twins were in a very difficult position after the 2011 season. Nearly every player on the roster was massively devalued going into that offseason. Sure, they could have done more (and better), but it was going to be ugly no matter what they did with the team. I can't do anything but shake my head about that 2011 season. The sheer number of injuries and bad performances is staggering. Did anyone other than Cuddyer make it through that season with a decent year?
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    Well, it's a bit more complex than that. Let me rephrase: Without the ability to spend your way out of a hole by picking up multiple elite free agent contracts in a 2-3 year window, it's extremely difficult to sustain a competitive team without strength on the farm. And the Twins had little strength in the high minors. And IMO, that's when it's time to pack it in and prepare to lose for awhile.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    Many of his moves make sense both today and at the time it happened but without a cornerstone like Sanchez, how many games do the Twins really win? Buerhle is nice and all but he was a 3-ish win player at that point. By the time the prospects are ready (2015), he's on his way out of baseball with a 1 win season. My point isn't that the Twins did everything right - they certainly did not - it's that they were so bad that acquiring even 8-9 player wins (basically combining Buerhle, Hunter, and Span) only puts them in the mid-70s win range. And short of picking up multiple cornerstone players to the tune of $200m+ in overall contracts, that wasn't going to change. Buerhle is nice but he's just a bit better than rearranging deck chairs on those 2012/2013 squads.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    I advocated that approach either after 2011 or some time early in the 2012 season. I wanted to see the Twins start dismantling the team because it was apparent they were going to be bad for awhile. But no, I can't specifically recall if I advocated this approach in 2011.
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