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  1. stringer bell
    You did look good in the bomber hat!
  2. stringer bell
    Milone was optioned last year, not DFAed
  3. stringer bell
    But you missed out on the Miggy bobblehead!
  4. stringer bell
    Park picked up Kepler (or maybe the ump)!
  5. stringer bell
    I know the transaction was mentioned in the Arcia thread, but perhaps it deserves it's own conversation. The Twins have already used the 40-man roster slot they created with the Arcia DFA to recall Tommy Milone. I have been a Milone backer for a while and do approve of this move. If the sole reason for the Arcia DFA was to add Milone, well I'm not a fan of that. Dean had a couple of pretty good starts, but in the end he is Andrew Albers, someone who has to be super-sharp to get batters out. Milone is probably another guy just like that, but he's had quite a bit of success in the majors. Two things about Milone: I predicted he would come back to Minnesota and be in the rotation. I didn't think it would be this soon. Secondly, I still think that despite the $6M contract, he has value. When he was DFAed, clubs were not certain of what they had on their own rosters and they also didn't know whether they would be buyers of others talent. Now teams know a lot more about themselves and a lot of pitchers have gotten injured. I expect that with moderate success between now and July 31, that there will be a market for Tommy Milone.
  6. stringer bell
    There really should be two 40-man spots available. Arcia's will come open and also Mastroianni, as soon as he is healthy enough. With Buxton and Santana being what they are, they really don't need Mastro.
  7. stringer bell
    I haven't been near a keyboard since I heard the news that Arcia was DFAed. Not a total surprise by a long shot, but still sad because Arcia came to spring training in great shape and did seem to work hard at his deficiencies in the outfield, plus he is one of the few guys to show a lot of emotion when out on the field. It's a failure all right. First, the Twins had a young player who looked like he would be a candidate to hit 30 homers a year as recently as 2014, but he went backward big time last year. This year, he hasn't shown enough as a hitter to garner regular playing time and I would suggest that Arcia is a guy that will never to a good bench player. I believe he needs regular at-bats to keep the holes in his swing from becoming open invitations to throw high fastballs and breaking balls in the dirt. It's also a failure of the organization. They haven't prevailed on him to make the adjustments needed to be consistently successful. Also they've used up options too early and have a glut of younger guys and not enough playing time for all of them, while carrying a 30 year old DH and a 33 year old first baseman on multiple year contracts. I don't think the 40-man decisions have been good for a long time. The Sano, Plouffe, Park, Mauer merry-go-round is a mess and leaves no place really for Arcia or Kepler.
  8. stringer bell
    IMHO, there should be plenty of incentive to vote for a centrist judge who is over 60, if I'm a conservative Republican. Donald Trump is that party's nominee and he puts his foot in his mouth on a daily basis. If Hillary Clinton is the next president, I doubt she will submit a nominee who is moderate or north of 60 years old. That is to say nothing of the horrible precedent of stalling a Supreme Court nominee for over a year.
  9. stringer bell
    I didn't stay up to watch the Twins last night and now see that they lost 5-4. I checked the box score and noticed that Brian Dozier reached twice again. While he's not been spectacular this month, he's been a solid hitter, mostly from the #5 spot. His slash line of .424/.549/.973 is far better than the first two months of the year. Has the improvement been from his luck evening out, the vaunted changes he is supposed to be making by working with the hitting coaches or just having a relatively hot streak? Dozier's overall numbers (.232 BA, slash line of .324/.379/.704) aren't good, but come pretty close to major league average. The first breakdown of Dozier's season would be that some of the extra-base sizzle has gotten away. He's got 12 doubles and seven homers roughly 40% of the way into the season. He's walking a bit more and striking out considerably less. Dozier's OBP would be second best of his career, while the slugging would be the worst. I am thinking that Dozier has made adjustments to deal with what stymied him the second half of last season and the first two months of this season. Those adjustments look to be a mixed bag-more OBP, less pop. I've read a lot of "trade Dozier" comments on this site. Does his improved hitting this month change anyone's mind?
  10. stringer bell
    Free Tommy Milone! With the devastation that is the Twins starting rotation, Milone has to deserve another chance in the rotation, if nothing more than to build trade value.
  11. stringer bell
    The emergence of Grossman probably means a Mastro DFA. I would love to see a 12-man staff, but the starters have to go deeper in games more consistently than they have.
  12. stringer bell
    Kepler or Buxton. That would be my first thought. If there was any consistency at all from the rotation, they might be able to dial back to seven relievers, but Dean's quality start was the first in a long time for the beleaguered starters.
  13. stringer bell
    Huh! I'll be honest-I haven't seen that much of the Twins in the last two weeks, but I've checked the box scores and Buxton has had a pretty lousy week according to the numbers. He's 1 for his last 20 with two walks and ten strikeouts in his last 22 plate appearances. The overall results since his recall are improved, but he's still struggling as a hitter. He is 11-39 with one double and two triples, two walks and 14 Ks. While Buck is a force if he gets on base and he's the team's best center fielder, the question is whether he's better off in Minnesota or Rochester. I'm legitimately not sure.
  14. stringer bell
    Felon voting is not stopped by a Photo ID law. The only issue that Photo ID can reasonably impact is voter impersonation. Instances of such an issue are extremely rare. The lists of fraudulent voters produced by comparing names is always full of errors such as where a felon has the same name as a legitimate voter. However, Photo ID legislation certainly makes it harder to register and vote and effects Democratic constituencies disproportionately.
  15. stringer bell
    Very true. Combine these tendencies with the voter suppression measures passed in several states and the Republicans will compete despite having a truly unqualified candidate on top of the ballot. IMHO the real question is how despised Hillary Clinton is. I know she has negative poll numbers, but how many people will eventually get to voting for a qualified candidate no matter how much she is disliked.
  16. stringer bell
    Agree with Halsey. May has been too inconsistent out of the 'pen. I thought sending him there would be a good move for a contending team. Since everything has unspooled, let him stretch out and see if he can be a good starter.
  17. stringer bell
    Looks like Park had a little trouble with the knuckleball. I'd like to see Arcia get his PAs and with the lousy record and so few guys having good seasons, I think there should be plenty of PAs. I still think Kepler should head back to Rochester and get a bit more AAA experience.
  18. stringer bell
    This season, it isn't working at all for May in the bullpen. He got lit up again tonight. It does make too much sense for him to try again in the rotation. Send him down and stretch him out.
  19. stringer bell
    I like Kepler a lot and I think he will bring gap power and OBP from the left side, but I don't think he's quite ready. What's he had, like 100 AAA PAs? Danny Santana should be ready soon, so I don't think it'll be Rosario or Schaefer coming up.
  20. stringer bell
    I don't necessarily disagree with you, Thry, but how long ago was Hughes a "lights out reliever"? From what I can see it was 2009 and that's a long time ago in baseball years. Further, in those days a 94-95 mph was considered dominant and now it seems it is run of the mill. Hughes has lost a couple mph off his fastball when starting and the question would be whether he can add it back plus some more as a bullpen piece or closer. The larger question that occurs to me is (and I'm not just directing this to the post above) because players have struggles for a while (Dozier, Plouffe, Hughes), should we not believe there is a comeback in a couple of them? The oldest of the three I just mentioned isn't 30 yet and Plouffe was pretty good for 2014 and half of 2015, as was Dozier. Hughes had a fine season two years ago, as well. MVP candidate and possible Hall of Famer Robbie Cano had a worse April-June last year than Plouffe or Dozier are enduring this year. Sometimes teams need to be patient with players when they don't produce, even for months at a time. I guess the art of this is picking the right guys to stick with.
  21. stringer bell
    Gibson returns tomorrow? They will need room for him in the rotation or move someone out of the bullpen. While getting back to 12 pitchers doesn't appear to be in the cards for a bit, they already are carrying nine relievers if Hughes is counted there. I wonder if they might option May and let him stretch out with the pennant contending Red Wings.
  22. stringer bell
    If Chargois is recalled, who is sent out? Rogers, Boshers and Kintzler have performed well in their limited time. Pressly looks like he's found his stride, leaving only May, since Hughes and Jepsen can't be demoted and Abad has been great.
  23. stringer bell
    Ricky apparently doesn't like prosperity.
  24. stringer bell
    I think it is Nuñez mostly because of positional flexibility. If Abad allowed a three-run homer, his numbers would look pretty average pretty quick. If Nuñez hit .250 for two weeks, his BA would still be north of .300.
  25. stringer bell
    His value will probably go up after the All-Star break. Yes, I believe in some respect an All-Star nod is a consideration, but not many trades happen until after the AS game. Nuñez' story is a really good one for the All-Star game and I will be very happy for him if he does make the team. I'll also be happy for him if he's traded to a contender.
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