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  1. Brock Beauchamp
    It's not even about the drugs to me, really. It's the principle of the matter. My job is a job, nothing more. It is not my life and my employer has no right to pry into what I'm doing during my off-hours, provided I'm not keeping human heads in my freezer.
  2. Brock Beauchamp
    Agreed. I think the current QO system is going to be kicked to the curb in the next CBA. I was surprised that the Player's Union agreed to it in the first place. Sure, it fixed the reliever problem but given how few picks are handed out now, teams have become irrationally stingy with their picks. In the old system, sure, you'd lose a pick or two but chances were you'd get one back as well. It took the bite out of losing a high draft pick a bit.
  3. Brock Beauchamp
    Ick. I'd pass a drug test but I might just walk away from an interview after that request. I hate the idea of workplace drug testing without cause.
  4. Brock Beauchamp
    Ugh. Flight. You always choose flight. Because it's badass. Facepalm, Pseudo.
  5. Brock Beauchamp
    It's not only about seeing them play, it's about seeing them, period. How do you know a kid is the fastest thing from first to this unless you get to see him run from first to third? How do you know a kid has grown into his frame unless you see him take BP swings? How do you know a pitcher has added 4mph to his fastball unless you see him pitch? MLB players are ghosts for five months of the season. We know virtually nothing about what they did during the offseason until they show up to ST. Multiply that by a hundred and that's how much we know about prep and college players during their offseasons. To boot, these kids are still growing and changing rapidly. In February, we know little more about them past what they looked like 6-8 months ago.
  6. Brock Beauchamp
    That same manager ran out Juan Castro for what seemed like an eternity. The front office should give that manager better players and remove his ability to choose between the lesser (or, as Gardy is fond of doing at times, greater) of two evils.
  7. Brock Beauchamp
    If he's poised to improve (even modestly), I'd like to know why he posted a .636 OPS in the first half of 2013 and a .576 OPS in the second half of the season. The numbers tell us that he is not learning and that he is not getting better at the plate. Sure, he's a good defender. I don't see anyone arguing that... But to expect him to improve offensively seems more and more like wishing upon a star, crossing your fingers, and avoiding walking under ladders than it does legitimate, fact-based analysis.
  8. Brock Beauchamp
    Notice that I said "people who say the Twins should definitively draft Player X in February". It's fine to be on the Buxton bandwagon in February. But before Buxton's last prep season, he could have been anywhere between the #1 and #15 pick. There's still an entire baseball season that needs to be played before the draft. Guys are going to go up and down the board based on that season, growth spurts, or injury. Look at what happened to Kyle Gibson in 2009.
  9. Brock Beauchamp
    The difference between baseball and other sports is draft lead time, which is why I believe in taking the BPA every time. If you take the BPA, he's probably not going to hit the MLB roster for anywhere between 2-4 seasons. That gives you plenty of time to shift around assets and adjust for need using your MLB roster. For example, moving Denard Span and Ben Revere in a two week period for pitching. Should the Twins take another toolsy OF because he's the BPA, there's nothing stopping them from moving Arcia or Hicks in 24 months' time and plugging a hole that way. Even a somewhat pedestrian MLB player like Denard Span can land you top-shelf talent like Alex Meyer. It's easy to move established MLB players who are young and cost-controlled. Whereas if you're drafting for need, you're undermining your own scouting department and who they believe is the best player on the board, instead taking a guy and projecting need well into the future, a need that may not exist in 24-36 months.
  10. Brock Beauchamp
    I'm not saying anyone should avoid the topic but nailing down a pick and definitely saying "this is who the Twins should draft" in February is pretty comical, particularly regarding prep athletes. What the draft looks like today and what it will look like in early June are two vastly different things. Players will shuffle up and down the slot board like crazy in the next four months.
  11. Brock Beauchamp
    Mainly Escobar. Bartlett is a no-risk shot in the dark at this point. But there's no reason to lock Escobar out of the starting role in February. All the Twins' SS options are bad but at least make them fight for the job in ST.
  12. Brock Beauchamp
    Still, bad players should have to complete for starting spots, not be handed the starting job in February.
  13. Brock Beauchamp
    Ugh. You don't hand a starting job to .600 OPS players in February. You just don't. If that .600 OPS player ends up with the job because you have no better options, so be it. But you don't declare him the starter before ST even starts. Just ugh.
  14. Brock Beauchamp
    Eh, I work in a giant corporation but I'm a developer so my ability to help is limited. I'm expected to be some kind of vacant-eyed sloth who dresses like a cross between an avid gamer and a homeless person. My advice for the interview is to interview THEM. Ask a lot of questions. Be confident in your questions but not forceful. Dress sharply, though don't overdo it. Maybe dress slacks, shirt, and a tie with no jacket. Hard to say as this depends a lot on the internal culture. I've found that the more you engage the interviewers, the more friendly they become and the more interesting you seem as a candidate. It's a two-way street. While you shouldn't act aloof, you should act as if you have other options and want them to convince you that they're a good fit for you as a person.
  15. Brock Beauchamp
    Yeah, there are only so many buttons we can put various places before the interface becomes too cumbersome to use or confuses the average person.
  16. Brock Beauchamp
    Better yet if you click in the triple arrow next to the thread title, it takes you to the last post you've read. Like magic!
  17. Brock Beauchamp
    Are you seeing this on the desktop or mobile site? And next time it happens, someone send me a screenshot at brock.beauchamp@twinsdaily.com. I just ran Twins Daily through multiple malware scanners and it turned up clean.
  18. Brock Beauchamp
    If the Twins drafted Appel, they probably don't get Berrios. I think it's safe to say the Twins made the right call.
  19. Brock Beauchamp
    I generally don't get too fired up about who was/wasn't picked in the draft because I don't get to see these kids play. But I think the 2012 draft is a perfect example of why you always draft the best player available and never for need. You want the best player available, not the best pitcher or catcher or third basemen available. You're just undermining your own scouting department with that strategy.
  20. Brock Beauchamp
    The thing is that teams often need warm bodies in March just to throw ST innings. Maybe the Twins see something in Raley, maybe they don't and just need a warm body to take up space for a month of ST. My point is that this move means absolutely nothing until the Twins break north at the end of March. That's when they have to pare down roster sizes and decide who stays and who goes.
  21. Brock Beauchamp
    No. Why would you need a third catcher to back up a guy who DHes once a week? The Twins aren't exactly overflowing with quality designated hitters. I don't see the harm in investing in the future by letting Pinto hit there occasionally, provided he can hit at all.
  22. Brock Beauchamp
    I don't understand the fuss. This is the type of moves teams make throughout the year. Pick up a marginal guy, let him throw some ST innings, and put him on waivers afterward. If he clears waivers, great. If not, no big deal. If he pitches out of his mind, put him on the 40 man roster. What's the big deal? Teams often need warm bodies who can throw ST innings or they need guys to fill out a AAA rotation. What makes anyone believe the Twins expect more than that from Raley?
  23. Brock Beauchamp
    The thing is that a "backup" catcher gets a lot more playing time than any other position. Couple that with Suzuki's problems breaking down the past couple of seasons and Pinto could easily begin the season starting at catcher twice a week. Toss him at DH in another game and he could be playing in half of the team's games without much effort. The upside being that he gets to work with three MLB catchers in Suzuki, Mauer, and Steinbach while he's learning the ropes.
  24. Brock Beauchamp
    I don' think that's odd at all. Jeter was a fantastic player, probably the best of his generation at the position if you exclude A-Rod, whose non-steroid performances are still up for debate. But he's the best of his generation, not the best to ever play the position... Which is where the "overrated" part comes in.
  25. Brock Beauchamp
    Two birds with one stone. Really, there's no reason to start the season with Pinto as the "starter". Give him some time to work in the background, getting spot starts and learning the game from Suzuki as he acclimates to MLB pitching, both defensively and offensively. If he acclimates well, then start splitting duties between the two later in the season.
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