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  1. stringer bell
    I'll repeat my very weak endorsement of the Pelfrey signing: I predict Pelfrey will have better overall numbers next year than one of the three veteran free agents signed in the last two off-seasons. He also throws a mid-90s fastball and is younger than both Nolasco and Correia. The cost isn't that high and two years isn't forever.
  2. stringer bell
    I'd take Arroyo for two years. That would take one veteran off the books each year--Correia (2014), Arroyo (2015), Hughes (2016), and Nolasco (2017). It seems he would be a much safer option than Pelf and the change to the AL would be offset by pitching in a much more pitcher-friendly environment compared to the GAB in Cincy.
  3. stringer bell
    Team speed is a weakness for the current Twins. Their corner guys are slow and they have no regulars who have game-changing speed or much ability to steal bases. There are many candidates, but I don't know if there is one guy who is a clear-cut favorite to lead the 2014 Twins in stolen bases.
  4. stringer bell
    In the last year, Buxton (shoulder), Meyer (arm), Sano (elbow) and Pinto (shoulder) have all missed at least some time with injuries. Combine that with Rosario's looming suspension and there seems to be many reasons to be concerned about the team's top prospects. However, it looks like all will be healthy this spring. It shows to me that counting on the prospects to carry the team to championships is not a sure thing.
  5. stringer bell
    Should have been, but the award was given to Mauer.
  6. stringer bell
    Have there been reports that Kubel's struggles were injury-related? I know that he's spent time on the DL and I wonder if health has something to do with what looks like decline. He isn't that old and he is less than two years removed from All-Star caliber hitting. It could be that sporadic at-bats would spur the downturn. Since Kubel is offense-only", if he's not hitting he's not playing.
  7. stringer bell
    I understood that if a player was outrighted to the minors once, then made it to the majors, he couldn't be outrighted again without his consent. PJ Walters comes to mind as a guy who went through that scenario, also Clete Thomas.
  8. stringer bell
    I am somewhat of a Parmelee fan. I think he's had a chance and has failed. He might have the good fortune of having one last chance. Both he and Worley looked kind of dumpy in the uniforms. Maybe he'll show up in great shape and win a spot.
  9. stringer bell
    Kubel almost made the All-Star team and fell off pretty dramatically in the second half of '12. 2013 was a disaster and cost him big money. Yeah, he's probably in decline, but for the price of a minor league contract, it is worth seeing if he can "find it" again. Just two years ago, he was pretty good. I think anyone that has been above average in this decade has a chance to do it again in 2014. That would include Willingham, Diamond, Worley, and Plouffe, as well as Kubel and perhaps Doumit.
  10. stringer bell
    I don't know if Garza can be had for the numbers quoted here. Garza is the superior option for next year and beyond. He hasn't been an ace, but he is a decent #2/#3. Pelfrey figures to be improved. I'll make the fairly weak prediction that he'll have better numbers than at least one of the three free agents currently in the rotation. Two years for $12M is not a bargain, but it would be fair value for a 30 y.o. #3/#4, which I think he'll pan out to be.
  11. stringer bell
    While Mauer's BABIP was obscenely high last year, his K rate was also (for him) stratospheric. I expect that he will strike out considerably less, so that he will maintain a high batting average.
  12. stringer bell
    I'm going with Brian Dozier as a long shot choice. The Twins will be hosting the game this year and if Dozier continues his offensive and defensive improvement of 2013, he'll be a decent candidate.
  13. stringer bell
    Mauer is already an All-Star, albeit at a position he won't be playing. Who will be the next Minnesota Twins position player named to the All-Star team?
  14. stringer bell
    Perkins doesn't count, he already is an All-Star. Who will be the next pitcher named to the All-Star team as a Minnesota Twin?
  15. stringer bell
    According to the PP, Josmil Pinto has been removed from his Venezuelan winter league team. He hasn't caught in several weeks because of a sore shoulder and has only pinch hit. He only hit .179 in his limited at-bats. Pinto has a sore throwing arm at midseason, rested it, and was okay the rest of the year. How big of a red flag is this injury? Will we see the Twins getting serious about a veteran catcher? Will Eric Fryer start Opening Day? Scary!
  16. stringer bell
    The easy answer is Hicks. I am going with Scott Diamond (probably one of the few) who came from nowhere to be good, now is back to nowhere and I am prognosticating a return to middle of the rotation starter (for no particular reason).
  17. stringer bell
    In my continuing series of polls about the Twins in 2014 and beyond--which disappointment from 2013 will bounce back and be considered part of future success for the Twins (2015 & beyond)?
  18. stringer bell
    I'm pretty sure that Mastroanni and Presley start the season as the Twins' center fielders. Hick's play in 2013 has put him in Rochester to start 2014. After the first of May, I can see Hicks in center and "Prestroanni" in left. Doumit and Herrman figure in as well. Hammer and Doumit should be the primary DHs. It is not ideal, but decent production from the veterans, a bounceback from Hicks and an OPS of around 100 from Presley and Mastro would be a nice improvement over last year. Most likely, of the five I've mentioned here, somebody will disappoint and somebody else might step up, but I expect major improvement, both offensively and defensively from center and left and also better production from the Twins' DHs.
  19. stringer bell
    Save me a place by the batting cage, Halsey. It looks like I'll be making my third straight trip to ST in March.
  20. stringer bell
    Sorry for the inaccuracy.
  21. stringer bell
    The Rockies signed a guy who played a minute for the Twins. I can't remember his name right now, but he made a key error in Toronto and then signed on with the Mets or Orioles (or both) and then got busted for PED. Maybe he'll lead the ex-Twin Rockies in long balls. I found him on BB ref--Jason Pridie!
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  23. stringer bell
    Sorry! Let me clarify. The title says "leads the Rockies in HR". I meant the question to be between the ex-Twins on the Rockies, which would hit the most homers? If healthy, Cuddy is pretty certain to get between 20 and 25. That would then put forward whether Morneau would a) be healthy and find his long-lost power stroke (except for his August of last year, where he did hit a lot of homers).
  24. stringer bell
    Which ex-Twin will hit the most home runs for the Rockies in 2014?
  25. stringer bell
    Which Twins pitcher leads the team in victories? I know wins aren't the measure of a pitcher, but the sad thing here is I'm listing nine names and I am not sure I've picked the one who will lead the team.
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