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  1. ThejacKmp
    With Polanco, Gordon, Lewis, Palacios, Arraez and Wander Javier coming up the pipeline, the Twins really don't need someone blocking the middle infield. I'm not against going and seeing if Dozier wants to stay with the Twins and will give a discount on a two year extension (with maybe a third year that vests with a certain number of ABs and production?). Anything beyond that is foolish. Assuming he wants to get paid (as he should), I'd prefer to let Dozier play out the final year of this contract. By that time, you should have Gordon ready to go and several of those other guys starting to get up into the upper minors. You'll get draft pick compensation for Dozier so you're not letting him go for nothing.
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    People wanted to keep their young starts - the Torii Hunters, Joe Mauers, Justin Morneaus. The guys who would come through the Twins and then go spend their prime elsewhere. Dozier debuted so late he doesn't match that description. We already have most of his prime.
  3. ThejacKmp
    I was referring more to the fact that he was lynched at age 38. That would give me five more years. The many wives is a potentially solid silver lining but man, getting lynched seems like a high price to pay.
  4. ThejacKmp
    When do we find out the Twins Wild Card roster?
  5. ThejacKmp
    I had a dream that the Twins had a six run seventh inning punctuated by a Rosario grand slam. If that happens, I'm changing my Twins Daily name to The Prophet. And hoping I don't meet a similar fate to Joseph Smith.
  6. ThejacKmp
    At least you're consistent and hate both. Two wild cards is better than one but I can see the point for none. What would your preferred way be? Eight divisions (with a little expansion of course)? The old school two division in the AL and two in the NL so only an LCS?
  7. ThejacKmp
    Surprised by the choices for MVP. I love Joe Mauer more than the next guy but Eddie Rosario plays a more important position and hit better.
  8. ThejacKmp
    Was there ever any reason not to activate him? It seems like you lose nothing and gain everything. Bring him for the WC. He's got to be more useful than Niko Goodrum (paper today said Twins were thinking about keeping 10 pitchers and Niko or 11 pitchers). No Niko, bring Sano. Like the bat off the bench.
  9. ThejacKmp
    And not trading for Verlander could be too. And not making Gimenez a starter. You're dealing in the land of what-ifs with 20/20 hindsight. Not useful. Kintzler is currently a 7th inning guy on a contender with a weak bullpen. The idea that he was some savior is ludicrous. Hildenberg took his place and has been great. That's what you're supposed to do when you're a team on the way up - move vets with no upside when guys with promise come along. Tyler Watson is a fun little prospect. He might not make the majors but he's doing okay in A ball at age 20. He's also a starter, not a reliever. Good trade. You woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Somehow I think
  10. ThejacKmp
    3.) Do you understand who Bob Uecker is? Saying someone isn't Bob Uecker means that they can hit. He was a terrible baseball player. Gimenez put up a .701 OPS with a bit of pop. Garver was certainly better served getting everyday reps at catcher in AAA than languishing on the Twins bench. If they keep Gimenez next year, time to get upset. 2.) Ugh. Why is Dougie worth talking about? He was an overrated Twins player who was let go for not following the FO plan. he complained to the press and most of the info that came out later made him seem like a disgruntled a-hole. This is easily the most overwrought pointless debate on TD this year. And that's saying something. 1.) They absolutely could have swing Santana and chose not to. They didn't get a deal that blew them away and stayed pat. I thought they did a great job at the deadline in not moving Dozier and Santana when there wasn't a can't-turn-it-down offer but making some small moves that did little to hurt the Twins prospects this year while picking up fun pieces for the years to come.
  11. ThejacKmp
    If they'd traded for a #2/#3 starter they still wouldn't have taken the division. They might be the #1 WC? And that's assuming that you wouldn't have thrown a Rosario or Polanco into the trade, which seems unlikely. Singing is a better idea but even there, hard to see what they should have done. Rich Hill was only signing with the Dodgers. Ivan Nova has had a pretty underwhelming season (though the money isn't bad) and isn't a big fix. Other than that, not a lot out there. It's also easy to look back and say they should have had moves but the Twins expected to have Trevor May and didn't. I'd be upset if they'd blocked him with some #3 innings eater. Overall, a good hands off year by the FO.
  12. ThejacKmp
    Time for us to return the favor for Houston, which got us in by beating up on the teams chasing us for the past two weeks. I like our chances to get at one with Mejia and Santana going against Salazar and Carrasco.
  13. ThejacKmp
    I think they could just not hold him and he would take the base. There is something to be said for it hurting the batter too. They have to wait out multiple throw overs and can't get in a rhythm. They also are likely trying not to swing to give Buck a pitch or two and that can leave them passing up some nice pitches or in the hole.
  14. ThejacKmp
    Pressley threw four pitches, Hildy eight. And Duffey is not shaded in. I now hate these writeups. Tom Froemming has gone from Kirby Puckett the player to Kirby Puckett the retiree. If anyone needs me, I'll be in the bathroom crying.
  15. ThejacKmp
    I want Gee instead of Turley, who is just plain old bad. Plus, you already have four left handers, do you really need a 5th? Especially since you're bringing all 5 to deal with Brett Gardner? Seems like an overreaction based on 30 points of OBP. Gee will be useful if this turns into a very long game as he's capable of giving you 3-4 innings. Gimenez over Garver. You'll pinch hit for Castro at some point and you need someone better behind the plate. Garver may be there next year but for this year he's too raw for the playoffs. Plus, the bats aren't that different.
  16. ThejacKmp
    I know we've been talking NYC for awhile now but the Yankees only trail the Red Sox by three games. And the Sox finish with four against Houston, which will be trying to get home field for the playoffs. An even better situation -- the Yankees and Red Sox finish with the same record. They would play a Game 163 to determine who is the wild card host. That would take place immediately after the season and likely pit Sale vs. Severino. The Twins would get an extra rest day and avoid the loser's best pitcher. I think I'm cheering for that?
  17. ThejacKmp
    1.) Not sure you can complain about a lack of platooning and then want Granite to be the 4th OF in place of Adrianza. Adrianza bats from the right and this is a way better platoon mate for Kepler (though Kepler mashing lefties of late might change the need). His glove has played in the OF (not a given, see Escobar, Eduardo) and his OPS is 80 points higher. At the least, I think it's a pretty lame criticism of Molitor. 2.) Assistant coaches are great but Molitor is running the show and he should get a lot of credit for MLB player development. He's the manager of those coaches as well and is doing a good job of letting his coaches coach. I won't be heartbroken if Molitor doesn't come back. Mostly because of the incessant sacrifice bunting. But I think there's an assumption on TD that Molly is old school and resistant to stats. I don't see that to be true - I think he's an incredibly competitive guy and seems like an old dog who can learn some new tricks. I'll also say that I've never heard a peep from the FO about bunting. Perhaps they have some stats that show it's useful sometimes. Perhaps they don't think it's a big deal.
  18. ThejacKmp
    This is how I feel. Every point is spot on. I hate the bunting too but I don't think it's unfixable and the other complaints are typical fan complaints. I've also never heard a single whisper of conflict between Molitor and the front office. He didn't bad mouth them after the trades, he hasn't complained about roster construction even though his job was clearly on the line, there hasn't been any public butting of heads over statistics - it's seemed like a good relationship. What I think is going to be interesting is, assuming they talk extension with him, how much leverage does he have? Will they offer two years or something bigger? Will they walk away if he wants more? It seems obvious that even if circumstances force the new FO to stick with Molitor, they're not going to want to commit long-term. And I don't know if Molitor has enough of a name to tell them to stuff it and know he'll get another shot with a team as posed for success as the Twins appear to be.
  19. ThejacKmp
    Dougie seems to think you can.
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    What bullpen?
  21. ThejacKmp
    I don't know if I agree with this but to play devil's advocate, Colon pitched four times in relief for the 2015 Mets postseason run and did well. Perhaps his funky slow stuff is actually a change of pace in the power playoff atmosphere?
  22. ThejacKmp
    Disagree. I can see arguing between Berrios and Gibson (Team JO but I can see Team Gibby). I can't see arguing between either of those guys and either Colon or Mejia, both of who are much worse. And even there I think Mejia is significantly better than Colon. The Colon crowd argument seems to be along the lines of "Colon is a veteran and will know how to handle it." I've never loved the argument. Go with the best stuff - it's as likely a rookie will rise to the occasion as a veteran will rediscover something and handle the pressure.
  23. ThejacKmp

    Cant Trust Berrios

    ThejacKmp commented on huhguy's blog entry in Blog huhguy

    If you think Colon over Berrios you have not been watching the same Colon starts I have. He's the worst. Berrios should be the Twins #2 starter but I could see Gibson over him.
  24. ThejacKmp
    I feel like when the arguments are that you're good at covering first and you can hold on the runners you put on, that's a bad thing. No Gibson on three days rest. Get Mejia to do a short start with Gee behind him. Gibson isn't good enough to be on short rest.
  25. ThejacKmp
    Yeah, saw that. I never posted on TD for that. I send out MLB predictions every year to my buddies. The Twins are my surprise team in the AL (who saw that coming!) They’ve got a great lineup and Buxton is going to be a breakout star. The pitching is not amazing but with some young depth coming up (Berrios, Mejia, Gonsalves) and some reclamation projects in Gibson, Santiago and Hughes, I think they piece together enough to be a game under .500. Compared to most years (in 2015 I missed all five AL playoff teams) I did okay this year. Got all the division winners right. Got Yankees as WC and then had the Jays (overreaction to Stroman's WBC feats). Had Pirates and Mets as WC in NL (not so good). Seven out of 10 is a passing grade!
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