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  1. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Yeah, You're probably right about that - his 2014 salary is $13.5MM, for some reason I thought it was lower than that. I think Shields is probably as expensive as the Twins will be willing to go - maybe they would offer more than $15MM to Shields, but with Nolasco's $12MM/year fresh in the front office's memory, maybe they won't be willing to bid higher. I don't think it's the right move, it's just what I have come to expect from the Twins, they are not likely to spend more this offseason than they did last offseason.
  2. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think the Maximum Annual $$ the Twins will offer to any free agent will be somewhere between $10-$15MM. It seems to take Lester and Scherzer (and Hanley Ramirez and Victor Martinez, oh well) out of the running right away. But I think there are some realistic targets for the Twins - Shields, Masterson, Bonifacio, Melky, Rasmus, Nori Aoki, Torii, Gavin Floyd, etc. And of course I would like them to try to sign Yasmani Tomas - but he might be "too expensive" for the Twins' taste.
  3. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think it would be interesting to look at the ROY ballots from the last 20 years or so... Sure, there are players like Mike Trout that are awesome from day one and Superstars forever, but then there are guys like Bobby Crosby, Dontrelle Willis, Bob Hamelin, etc etc etc that are flashes in the pan... I think there are lots of examples of players that have just one good year, and lots of examples of players that are slower to develop but become great players over time... Being a prospect doesn't really come with any promises of future success, hopefully the longer a player is in a team's system, the better that team is at predicting which guy that player will turn out to be. From there you can make a call regarding trading or retaining a guy....
  4. Kirby_waved_at_me
    If the Twins sign Yasmani Tomas and one Lester/Scherzer/Shields, I'll buy season tickets.
  5. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Great! 6 months is plenty of time for Puig and Grienke to find an affordable Twin Cities apartment before they get here. In all seriousness, though, I hope the Twins do get a player instead of just cash, even if it's just a Sulbaran or lesser prospect.
  6. Kirby_waved_at_me
    So... is there a deadline for announcing what the official return was for Correia? Did we get Joc Peterson and Kershaw or not?
  7. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Ah - I thought you meant that spring training 2015 LF was going to be a competition between Nuñez and Parmelee. Having them roll out there in the balance of this season is fine, what is there to lose at this point?
  8. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Hmm - I hadn't looked that closely before, but he's clearly had a better season at the plate. If everyone does move up, it might make more sense to move Fernandez up before Navarreto...
  9. Kirby_waved_at_me
    It does seem like the catchers will all move up Turner to AA, Garver to Ft. Myers - is it likely that Navaretto will get a promotion to Cedar Rapids too, or will he be repeating at E-Town?
  10. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I see a contradiction in these two statements: "some combo of Nunez/Parmelee in the OF. " "The situation is not dire anymore," Santana should get more reps at SS, but LF is a glaring problem with no satisfactory in-house solution.
  11. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think moving a minor league player to LF from the infield is probably better for the short term health of the standings. We've seen this year how bad outfield defense can be when played by players out of position. Will Sano be the guy to move? I don't know. It will be a question about his recovery from Tommy John - can he still make the throw from third? Will he be forced to join the 1B/DH Carousel? If that's the case, then of course the Twins should keep Plouffe as long as they can. I think in general that's the way to go - Plouffe keeps the job until someone better comes to take 3B. The Twins haven't had a good 3B since Koskie left, so there should be no rush to reposition or trade him yet.
  12. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Preach, Paul.
  13. Kirby_waved_at_me
    That sandwich sounds amazing - do you serve it hot or cold? Also, something about baseball.
  14. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think the Twins should be in the market for another big time starter - Lester, Scherzer, James Shields. I agree that the way the Twins will move forward is by having players that are better than good. The players on the team right now are mostly "good" right now. The Pitchers have been below league average, with one exception. Hughes has been fantastic, and has been the Twins' Ace this year. But for a team that wants to play in the postseason, Hughes is a #2 or #3 starter on a playoff team. I think the Twins can build around Hughes and Gibson. May and Meyer could be the future, or they could be league average. I don't expect either of them to be better in 2015 than Gibson has been this year. They most likely will need some more time facing major league talent before they are at their peak performance. I think the Twins need to add another starter, and the floor should be one of the big three. Otherwise, the Twins are not making the playoffs until at least 2016.
  15. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Oh, that chart leaves out Correia and Pino, who have had more starts that Milone and May this year. Correia had an ERA+ of 80, Pino's was 74. Not saying that the rotation is anywhere close to Playoff quality, but the list looks a lot worse without those two in there. Correia, in particular, since he made more starts (23) than all but two of those guys.
  16. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Great news for the Kernels with this winning streak - so much is made about the minors being for player development first, but I would be really surprised if the players and coaches preferred the extended learning experiences and teaching moments of losing to building on a successful winning streak.
  17. Kirby_waved_at_me
    My vote for Quietly Solid - Tony O's Cuban sandwiches at Target Field. So good. I get one every time I go to a game now.
  18. Kirby_waved_at_me
    how unlucky can one prospect be? Also, I can't tell from the video, but did either outfielder call the other one off? Buxton looked like he was running hard and Kvasnicka shows up in the frame at the last second... They both seemed 100% focused on the ball. I get a sick feeling watching that clip and seeing the collision and Buxton is just out cold and motionless.
  19. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Laudner is pretty suprising to see on that list, but I suppose he really wasn't a contact hitter, was he? I would have guessed Kirby, Hrbek, Oliva, and Bruno before Laudner... That's neat. Hammer is still the all-time leader for homers at Target Field, yes? Plouffe is right behind him, right?
  20. Kirby_waved_at_me
    So - who is making all these errors for E-Town? I am noticing for the first time on this report the number of unearned runs scored in that game. Is that typical for that level, and does it have to do with factors beyond the player's control? Or is it something to be concerned about regarding the defensive ability of some of the E-Town Prospects?
  21. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Seeing the new look for the first time - it's nice - really appreciate all the work that is done to make this forum run smoothly. I agree with Curt above - reading through the thead was great. Thanks to all that make this forum such a great place to share the love of the Twins!
  22. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Is there much historical data? For instance, Greg Maddux had the reputation for pinpoint control - I wonder how his catchers ranked as pitch framers - did they help him have better control, or did Maddux make them look like better framers because they usually didn't have to move their gloves very far?
  23. Kirby_waved_at_me

    Right field wall

    Kirby_waved_at_me commented on Obie's blog entry in Blog Obie

    That's a good idea! A little Stone Arch "baggie" would be a cool touch to add to the RF area. I dunno - It was kind of fun to see all-stars peppering the RCF wall with doubles and triples on Tuesday. Doesn't have to be a home run to be exciting baseball.
  24. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think this way of parsing the data (by pitcher) helps clarify the picture a bit. Someone with the time and interest might want to go even further with this and see how these catchers frame specific pitches. Seeing Deduno's numbers don't surprise me - it seems that he struggles to hit the target that the catcher sets for him. His lack of pinpoint control means that the catcher's glove will be moving on most pitches. It makes sense that catchers would have a tough time with Pelfrey, too, assuming he's throwing a sinking fastball. Even when he was pitching rather poorly, his stuff ends up moving quite a bit vertically in (and out) of the zone. Pitchers that have a good deal of movement on their pitches I assume are harder to frame. Is there data to suggest that over the course of the season these duos improve or get worse? Suzuki has not been a great pitch framer in the past, either, but in his defense he was learning the tendencies of a new staff in Minn. Maybe he gets better the more familiar he becomes with the movement of the pitches? That may just be wishful thinking, though.
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