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  1. twins_89
    Now down 5 and still not out of the inning, so a rally looks like a long shot at this point
  2. twins_89
    This is far worse than what I thought the worst case scenario for the bullpen would be coming into the game. What's left of the bullpen couldn't even cover an inning in a game with a 6 run lead.
  3. twins_89
    It's going to suck if rain forces Breslow out of the game. All we have left then are the AAAA pitchers Wheeler and Rucinski (or maybe Belisle who threw 30 pitches yesterday).
  4. twins_89
    Santana's been pretty good today even though he doesn't seem as sharp as a lot his recent games. I'm curious to see if Wheeler gets a shot in the 7th.
  5. twins_89
    I didn't realize Arraez was out for the year. It sucks that two of the organizations top position prospects (Arraez and Kirilloff) are going to miss a season of development.
  6. twins_89
    Curios why Melotakis moved down from his pre-season ranking when it looks like he's been pitching really well this season? It just seems strange that a guy who by all accounts has good stuff and is successful wouldn't be higher on the list.
  7. twins_89
    It's a tough spot for a brand new front office, take Greene who is by most accounts the best prospect in the draft or go with the lower ceiling pick with less risk. The nightmare scenario is that in 4 years Greene is in the majors and looks like a superstar while the guy the Twins pick is a meh middle of the rotation pitcher. Personally, I go for the home run and draft Greene.
  8. twins_89
    Since the concussion Mauer has not been good, but due to lack of better options he kept his everyday spot. The question that really needs to be considered is whether he is currently a better option than Vargas/Grossman for 1B/DH at bats? I'm starting to seriously question whether Mauer gives the team the best chance to win games. I'm sure Molitor will give Joe more time to get on track, but at some point if the numbers don't turn around the question of Mauer's playing time will have to be faced.
  9. twins_89
    Hughes getting hammered in the 1st with hard hit balls. Without a couple really good Buxton catches that would have been a really ugly inning. So far Hughes isn't inspiring confidence in his ability to be a major league starting pitcher.
  10. twins_89
    Winning 3 while getting next to nothing offensively from Mauer, Buxton, and Grossman is encouraging. I'll be even more excited if Hughes looks like he can still be a legitimate starting pitcher.
  11. twins_89
    I was optimistic when the Twins replaced Ryan, but in his short stint Falvey's moves make me question his competence. Park was the best option at DH and it wasn't remotely close, so sending him to Rochester so the Twins can keep guys like Boshers, Danny Santana, and O'Rourke on the 40 man significantly reduces my belief in the front office. Add in the failure to upgrade the bullpen in the off-season and things don't look too good for Falvey.
  12. twins_89
    This is a signing I'd be very happy with if he was the 4th or 5th best player acquired this off-season, unfortunately he's the 2nd best acquisition.
  13. twins_89
    The free agent and trade moves by the Twins this off-season have made at best a minimal improvement to a 103 loss team. Even if the development of the young players goes well and the starting pitchers are less awful than last year I'm not all that confident that it will result in enough wins to get the Twins out of last place in MLB. If the records of other poor teams are similar to last year it would take an improvement of 10 wins to be able to say the Twins aren't the worst team in baseball (9 additional wins last season would have tied the Twins for the worst record).
  14. twins_89
    It seems like it shouldn't be that hard to agree to the third piece in a deal. There has to be at least one realistic prospect that that the Twins rate a lot higher than the Dodgers.
  15. twins_89
    Aren't the Dodgers trying to dump Kazmir and McCarthy? If they are already looking to offload vet pitchers I doubt they are interested in Santana. While he would be a clear upgrade for the end of the Dodgers rotation I think they are looking to use their money on a 3rd baseman and a closer.
  16. twins_89
    I would have much preferred a high upside high risk type of player. Getting a guy who might contribute a little bit but has no upside makes little sense for a team that has to improve by 22 wins just to get to .500.
  17. twins_89
    Based on the starting pitching available in free agency there are very few mid rotation starters this year. The top of the FA starting pitcher list is Ivan Nova, Rich Hill, and Jason Hammel and beyond that I don't know that I'd consider any of the other free agents capable of being an adequate mid rotation starter. Because of the lack of quality starting pitcher options I'm all for making Ervin Santana available to see If an overpay type of offer comes along.
  18. twins_89
    The White Sox front office really hit a home run with Eaton. Three years ago they traded Hector Santiago (who we just acquired for Nolasco/Meyer) for Eaton and now they flip Eaton for Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo Lopez, and Dane Dunning. Turning Santiago into 3 years of Eaton (he had 12.8 WAR with Chicago) and a massive prospect haul is unbelievably good management.
  19. twins_89
    A borderline top 100 prospect (#91 in BA mid-season rankings) was towards the high end of what I thought the Twins could get for Nunez. Now I'm optimistic that Abad and Suzuki might bring back decent returns as well.
  20. twins_89
    It's pretty clear that Joe Mauer is now a .260-.270 hitting 1B/DH with a sub .740 OPS and that is what he will be going forward. The real question which hasn't yet become an issue is what happens if there are two other 1B/DH guys who are clearly hitting better? I'm a little surprised it hasn't happened yet. Sano's bat (3B/DH) needs to be in the lineup every day and Plouffe (3B) might return to his previous production and deserve to play as well. That would mean that if one out of Park/Vargas/Palka figures things out the Twins might have to make a hard decision on how much Mauer plays going forward.
  21. twins_89
    Terry Ryan is out to show that the Sporting News article was too generous. The Twins front office is trying to get down to the 30th spot in the rankings.
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