Brock Beauchamp
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I have created a new award for this thread. CONGRATULATIONS, "Is it time for a new GM?", you are the first winner of the official:
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That would do a lot to turn the franchise around in a much smaller time period. If they're going to sell Price, they should try to sell everyone who is going to be off the roster within 16 months.
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Well, yeah. Miguel is really strong. Even the most pull-happy hitters hit a lot of balls to the opposite field (after all, that's what the opposing pitcher is trying to do to a pull hitter to get them off their game). Most of those opposite field balls result in outs... but occasionally, a guy as strong as Miguel will still get it over the fielder's head. Can't catch a ball that's ten feet up the wall. Sano has hit just six balls to the opposite side of the field. He has hit over 15 balls pulled toward left field. He has a handful of balls up the middle.
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Just for funsies, here's Dozier's spray chart. It's kinda ridiculous.
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Ugh. Plouffe is still largely a pull guy. Did you miss that part? He started going oppo a bit more this season but after two successful seasons at the plate, I doubt the Twins were pushing him in that direction, just as they haven't even tried to stop Dozier from pulling. And somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Brunansky himself a pull hitter? You may think the jury is out on Sano but it's not like this kid is some unknown. I've never read anything about him going oppo and given his power, he's almost certainly a pull hitter (13 hits pull/center, just 4 oppo thus far). Rosario is an all-fields guy but that has always been his profile as a hitter, at least that's the impression I always had of him as a player. Hicks is very pull-happy this season as a righty, his dominant side. There is no evidence the Twins are against hitters pulling the ball and there hasn't been evidence of it for a long time.
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Gonsalves is several inches taller and throws 2-4mph faster than Diamond. They're hardly the same player. Fun fact: Diamond never struck out more than 7.9 per 9 in his MiLB career. Ft Myers is the first time Gonsalves has struck out less than 8.1 per 9 (and has spent most of his MiLB career striking out 10+ per 9). Gonsalves isn't some can't-miss prospect but he's a nice piece and scuffling through eight starts at a higher level isn't exactly rare.
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Hard to refer to the Span trade as a fleecing. It was fair talent for fair talent. Most people thought it was a good deal but far from highway robbery (which more accurately described the Revere deal had the Twins not screwed the pooch on Worley).
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Yes, this please.
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Price (potentially) to the Jays
Brock Beauchamp replied to whosafraidofluigirussolo's topic in Other Baseball
If this happens, wow. The Jays are really going for it. In their position, it's not a terrible idea. It's tough to win in a division with the Sox, Yankees, Orioles, and Rays. This could be their window and given how the Yankees/Sox spend whenever they see a lull, that window could close as soon as next season. -
Not even a light pink flag. He's 20 years old in A+ with eight starts. If he finishes the season and is still walking batters at that rate, then the flag turns a slightly darker shade of pink. Still not even close to red, though.
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Is the farm system as deep as we thought?
Brock Beauchamp replied to Boom Boom's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I agree, I merely think his value in November is considerably greater than it is today. If the deal is great, trade him now. If it's not, hold on to him a bit longer because I think he's turning a corner right now. -
I'm sorry but this meme needs to die. Was that the case ten years ago? Yeah, maybe. Probably even likely. Look at this roster and tell me the Twins are still infatuated with going oppo and forcing players to fit a predetermined mold. Dozier is a pull beast. Sano is just a beast. See ball, hit ball. Ball go far. Plouffe was a pull beast but it doesn't appear the team tried to change that... he just evolved into a different (and more productive) hitter, just as he's evolved into a more productive everything. Trevor also continues to pull the ball more often than not, especially for power. I doubt Arcia's pull-happy nature is the reason the Twins are trying to alter his approach. The Twins seem perfectly content to let Brian Dozier pull every ball he sees, provided he's productive while doing it.
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That is and probably will be the biggest knock against Rosario for his entire career. The guy isn't disciplined. Whether he can overcome that and become a good player is a cause for concern. That's why I've never been very high on Eddie, just as I was really down on Santana last year when he was playing out of his mind (though Eddie's BABIP isn't stratospheric like Santana's was last year). I wonder whatever happened to the guy who tried to shout me down last season when I suggested that Hicks still had a higher ceiling than Danny Santana, despite Danny's otherworldly production? Yeah, player profiles matter. They matter a lot.
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Smith doesn't deserve all, or maybe even most, of the blame for 2011 but had he not bungled the Santana and Garza trades, the farm system wouldn't have been in such dire shape. Of course, Ryan also put him in a really ****ty situation by leaving right before those decisions needed to be made.
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To me, it's not even about paying more at the eleventh hour (which I'm not convinced is a real problem that happens consistently). To me, it's the fact that had the Twins shored up the bullpen on July 1st, they could easily have 4-5 more wins than they do right now. 4-5 wins. In a month. Think about that for a moment. The Twins are still nipping at KC and they have a huge WC lead if that's the case.
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Which still isn't as absurd as Shields for Nolasco.
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If I was Terry Ryan, it wouldn't be possible for me to get ABW out the door quickly enough if someone offers something of value for him.
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I wouldn't put Kepler on the untouchable list but he'd be close to it... I'd demand a great return on him to let him go this July. Why? Because I think ol' Max's value is going to be a hell of a lot higher in November. His BABIP is coming back to earth but he's still hitting .280 with an elite .400 OBP in July (.850 OPS overall). The longer he keeps doing this, the more teams are going to salivate over him. Right now, an opposing GM could argue "the kid had two good months" and try to drive down his price; if he finishes the season with a .900 OPS, it's going to be a lot harder to call his 2015 a couple of lucky months.
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I didn't like the trade from day one but not because of the return (though adding Bartlett really skewered the deal beyond all hope). If you're losing the best pitcher in baseball to trade/FA, you do not trade your best young starter at the same time and definitely not for an outfielder.
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Smith did some things pretty well. The draft and international markets were two places he didn't get in the way and just let his employees do their thing. My only real complaint is how he managed trades on the MLB team. Outside of the Gomez/Hardy deal, every one looked pretty bad after a short period of time.
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Nope. Nope. Nope. I appreciate what Hunter has done for the 2015 Twins - more than most around here, I'd wager - but that doesn't mean it needs to happen again. It's time for the team to move on with younger players.
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It's really not that big an assumption. He was the GM from 2001-2007, after all. Sure, the Twins didn't have money but they had prospects, lots of 'em.
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He absolutely deserves a chance, I only doubt whether he'll take that chance and make the necessary adjustments. With that said, it's really hard to look at this roster and like it. So many moved could have been made, no trades necessary. Maybe they wouldn't work. That's okay, there's always the deadline if you try things early enough.
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*finger hovering over ban button* :s-instagib:
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They Couldn’t. Could They…?
Brock Beauchamp replied to Jeremy Nygaard's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
This. I don't see why the Padres would even consider this deal.
