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  1. stringer bell
    IIRC, Pressly throws pretty hard. Stauffer never threw beyond low 90s. Stauffer was an over-30 veteran last year, Pressly is still relatively young. Not much in common for the two RH relief pitchers.
  2. stringer bell
    The money is not that big--$2.5 this year, escalating to $9M in 2019--but he isn't playing for pre-arb wages. If it wouldn't cost talent to acquire him, it would be a pretty good fit, but I'm sure the Mets would like someone who would help them next year.
  3. stringer bell
    I will remind everyone here that the Twins' 40-man roster is full. If any of the guys above are signed to a major-league contract, someone will have to be designated. Right now, the DFA list would be pretty sparse, starting with someone like Kennys Vargas.
  4. stringer bell
    Logan Darnell will have a job whether he is claimed or not. I'm sure the Twins want to outright him to Rochester if he's not claimed and if someone claims him, he might have a better chance to see major league time. I wasn't a fan of Darnell and thought that he offered very little in either a starting or relieving role. Strong may or may not be a better option. Lavelle said the Twins may still sign Neil Cotts, who I believe is serviceable as a lefty specialist who can survive against right handers. Not sure if I agree with the Twins' strategy, but resisting overpaying mediocre options is okay with me.
  5. stringer bell
    Pressly has an option remaining, as well. He can be the guy sent back and forth (as Tonkin was last year), but I do think he's a better option than either Abad or Meyer and probably Tonkin as well.
  6. stringer bell
    To me, there are three positions up for grabs--the last two chairs in the bullpen and center field. The job is Buxton's to win, but he must impress. As for the bullpen, Tonkin is out of options and Pressly was the more impressive pitcher last season. Abad is a lefty who has had success and Meyer has considerable upside. I wouldn't be surprised to see Tonkin beat out Meyer and Pressly ahead of Abad. If Buxton is sent to Rochester, I presume that Sweeney is the next guy, with most likely Danny Santana holding down center.
  7. stringer bell
    It is interesting that the ex-girlfriend has turned 180 degrees. She supported Avery initially and now is giving stories of abuse.
  8. stringer bell
    The presumption of innocence isn't high enough yet IMHO if the prosecution leaves so much unproven. They have no workable hypothesis on the murder and improperly used the "Dassey confession" to influence everyone (again IMHO). The evidence presented doesn't pair up with any plausible scenario. The prosecutors said several times they wanted the jury to decide who killed Teresa, instead of providing justice. On the douche vote, I put Krachinsky first. He willingly sacrificed the life and future of a 16-year-old when he was charged with defending him. The bit with his investigator was beyond the pale to me.
  9. stringer bell
    Agree with you and Levi, Brock. I find "Making a Murderer" entertaining, for sure. I also think that it is a documentary like "Roger and Me" was a documentary. Editing can change the content so much. However, there is plenty to implicate the prosecutors and the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department. It also shows the high wall that has to be climbed to be acquitted until and unless one has million dollar counsel.
  10. stringer bell
    While this is a documentary, it is obvious that the people making the documentary are appalled by the DA/County Sheriff's Depts/Public Defender and put them in the worst possible light. They may be sympathetic to Avery, as well. I am sure that the raw footage would be more damning for Avery and Brendan, but what is shown offers plenty of reasons to doubt every word out of the mouth of someone prosecuting the crime and/or testifying for the prosecution.
  11. stringer bell
    Justin Morneau and Michael Cuddyer won batting championships in their mid-30s, Morneau after suffering a severe concussion. If Mauer somehow managed to snag another batting championship, it might secure a spot in Cooperstown that is slipping away.
  12. stringer bell
    I was responding to jorgenswest who has cited the Twins' lousy pinch-hitting stats several times. Depending on the composition of the roster, it would be good to have a one-trick pony with an elite skill, but with short benches, it is tough to carry such a guy. If the out-of-options Arcia and Santana are givens along with the second catcher, I'd rather keep someone like Nuñez than a Vargas especially given the fact that Vargas is still pretty young and hasn't functioned much or very well as a bench player.
  13. stringer bell
    Pinch hitting just doesn't happen much in the AL. With three or four-man benches, having a guy who is primarily a pinch-hitter just can't happen and really isn't that important.
  14. stringer bell
    I'm through four episodes and I almost can't believe some of what I've seen. How can any county sheriff's department turn into what Manitowoc County's did? How can so many court-appointed attorneys and judges be so incompetent? What the h#&* is wrong with Wisconsin? It is criminal how the young Dassey was handled and mishandled. Avery was also depicted as having a low IQ, but he seems pretty competent to me, but not competent enough to have covered up the murder as he was purported to do. Must see more!
  15. stringer bell
    What I see is that some people are saying the best way to improve the Twins' bench is to remove their best bench player from last year. I, too, like what Nuñez has to offer (and it keeps me in practice typing a tilde!). In addition, it seems to me that Nuñez is more of a certainty than most of the other players mentioned here. Santana could resemble his 2014 self and become a regular, but if he plays like last year, he could be DFAed and be able to be outrighted. Park might hit or he might not, Sano might be satisfactory in the outfield or he could be brutal. I also agree that entrusting a utility role (especially what most are forseeing for Nuñez) to a young player makes little sense--it probably hurts the player's development and they might not be that productive in limited playing time anyway.
  16. stringer bell
    If the Twins weren't planning on keeping the arb-eligible players, they wouldn't have tendered them. I didn't think they needed to keep Fien, but the others really were no-brainers. Nuñez is a pretty good bench guy, who is familiar with the role. I wish he was a bit better with the glove and a lefty hitter, but then he might not be a bench guy. The Twins just have so many question marks, it doesn't make sense to let major league players go. Fien and Nuñez might be superfluous, but they more likely will be needed
  17. stringer bell
    Despite having options, I think Pressly makes the club out of ST if healthy. He has had much more success than Tonkin. I actually hope they both make it, but I'm guessing at least one starter is temporarily placed in the bullpen.
  18. stringer bell
    Per Terry Ryan, Buxton is the fastest player he's ever had in the Twins' organization. On the 2-80, he's an 80. Santana has fine speed, Rosario runs well and Dozier runs okay, but is both a smart baserunner and has a fairly high base stealing percentage.
  19. stringer bell
    I think Berrios will get the Bryant treatment, but they have guys with contracts in front of him. I think Kepler would have to be the Twins best hitter and show zero weaknesses to not be sent to AAA, again in part from service time, but also because other people playing his position are out of options.
  20. stringer bell
    Regarding Killebrew--the entire time he was in Minnesota, he was stout and slow. My guess was that he went about 220 on the 5'11" frame no matter what the baseball card said. He played three complete years in left-'62-'64, first to allow Gold Glover Vic Power to play first and one year of Bob Allison, who was a pretty good outfielder (that never made sense). Harmon was adequate at best in left field from what I remember.
  21. stringer bell
    Dozier's 2014 production would be just fine. I don't know if it was postseason pressure, injury, fatigue or pitchers figuring him out, but he was poor in the second half of the season. I still think he is a top-tier second baseman and not one easily replaced. I don't think the Twins want to waste Polanco's development and service time by setting him on the bench. They have hope for Santana coming back and being an asset as a utility guy to start the season and trying to get at-bats for both DanSan and Polanco would be difficult at best.
  22. stringer bell
    I was going to make this point elsewhere, but if Sano starts the season in the outfield, I doubt he plays more than a handful of games at third base. If he is a regular outfielder, they will keep him there (I think) and not move him about like a utility player. That has been the clear plan in the past and actually continuity is better than playing him in the OF three days, DHing him two and playing third for the other game. Of course, an injury to either of the corner guys or the DH would render this point null and void.
  23. stringer bell
    Melotakis was my adopt-a-prospect and I met him briefly a couple of years ago in Cedar Rapids. I know he didn't throw as hard as a starter, but if he can hit the mid-90s with decent secondary pitches, he could ascend quickly. Best of luck to him this year and I hope he is in a Twins uniform by the stretch run this season.
  24. stringer bell
    The hard contact/soft contact stat is very telling. It seems Arcia is chasing more, making contact less, with no discernible improvement in power. I know he's injured himself at least a couple of times by taking such a hard swing. He needs to tone it down incrementally, while keeping his focus--two things he hasn't been able to do. He's got talent, but he needs to channel it in order to be a good player.
  25. stringer bell
    I agree that Arcia has to do something this spring, but I really doubt they will just let him go unless he's dreadful this spring. He might get tendinitis somewhere some other type of injury, but I can't see the club just letting him go.
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