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  1. Han Joelo
    Jorge helped turn two double plays, as well. I like this kid.
  2. Han Joelo
    Just curious, how close was Jorge, and/or how do you choose between he and Romero? I liked what Bonilla had to say about Jorge recently.
  3. Han Joelo
    Excellent analysis. Thank you. If a Swarzak comparable is the return, I'd happily keep him around. Seems like he could be a Juan Uribe type positive veteran leader to keep around, even if his bat comes back to Earth.
  4. Han Joelo
    Re: Greenwood. I've been reading John Feinstein's book "Where Nobody Knows Your Name," about minor league baseball, with the focus on AAA. Great read. Lots of first hand stories about the guys in the 'agate' type (the transaction section of the paper.) One great story Feinstein relates is about Bobby Valentine as a young player. He was brash and arrogant and not liked by his teammates. The manager, (as legend has it) Tommy Lasorda gathered the team together. He told them all to get Valentine's autograph, and then he told them the only reason they had a job was because guys like Valentine needed a team to play on. Moving around the minor (and major) leagues from team to team isn't easy. There are a lot of crazy travel stories in that book. Greenwood is mostly an organizational placeholder, doing some dirty work. The real prospects aren't getting moved randomly because of a sudden hole at Rochester. Anyway, just my two cents.
  5. Han Joelo
    Two months ago I didn't think I could be this excited about the top ten, what with Sano and Buxton gone. I figured that was a rare, transcendent time and it was time to go back to reality--very good, but not great. I am happy to say I was wrong, even if it is prospect Kool-aid. The whole list is great, but the top ten is very solid--a great mix of high ceiling almost-there's (Kepler, Berrios, Chargois, Polanco), and high ceiling, fast-risers. The whole "what have you done for me lately" deal is also interesting--cool to see injury survivors like Chargois and Romero bounce back. Which gives some optimism for guys like Thorpe, Melotakis, and Burdi. They could very easily be top ten talents, just hard to put them there without any game time. Last, two months have unmuddled the reliever known as Jake Meloburdois. J.T.'s separated himself from the pack for sure.
  6. Han Joelo
    Ok. Sounds good to me. In those lower levels, I suppose there is a fair amount of communication as far as what is going on. I.e. Gonsalves isn't sitting around moping and wondering. Good to see LeBlanc move. His name means "0 ERA" in French.
  7. Han Joelo
    Stewart but not Gonsalves. Unless I missed something? Interesting.
  8. Han Joelo
    Personally, I am a little gun-shy of the "proven winner." All of sports are littered with the remains of winners who couldn't repeat their success. I'd probably tend to go with a smart guy who had observed/been a part of some success, but had already failed on their own. Whomever it is, the Twins could be a plum job--a smart guy would know he is stepping into a situation ripe for success. Several good young players along with a high (very high) draft pick coming up. Additionally, stepping into a job with this ownership group would probably be a plus--the very thing that many believe is the root of the current problem--the insular, good 'ol boy network, would hopefully indicate the team doesn't expect instant results, and would preclude the necessity of any Padres-like overhaul. A patient owner is a rarity in sports, but all too often we see hair-trigger franchises retooling every few years (or more often) as they chase the short-term flavor of the month.
  9. Han Joelo
    This might have been the first day all season I didn't open my Christmas present (check the minor league scores) before I went to bed. Nice to wake up and see a Fernando Romero along with a bunch of goose eggs under the tree. I have a growing history of sitting in my armchair and dreaming on the potential of the young guys in the low minors. Jermaine Palacios is working on becoming my next Angel Morales this season. Nonetheless, it is a lot of fun to hear about these guys. I wish the best for Fernando, and everybody else in these reports.
  10. Han Joelo
    Thanks for posting. I appreciate ALL perspectives on this site. TD is well moderated and full of astute observations and opinions, and I am always learning something new and often changing my own opinions based on the well-reasoned and written comments. Still, having said that, I too am a little weary of the volume of "I told you so's." I mean gosh, mea culpa already. It's like the scene in "Aliens" where Hudson keeps saying "game over man." And then Hicks (too bad we traded/released him...maybe they should call up D.J.) calmly agrees with Ripley, "Let's take off and nuke the whole thing from orbit." Yes, Lt. Gorman is incompetent and that guy from "Mad About You" is a slimy corporate snake, but dwelling on it doesn't help me. Nuke it, I say. But, others may disagree, which is what it is.
  11. Han Joelo
    I for one hope they don't move anybody else back up until they've isolated and eradicated the virus. I'd rather look at Red Wings box scores. Just wish they'd get Polanco back down. Hell, even Sano. Now that would be fun. At this point, the Twins are like one of those forward observation posts you read about in war stories, where people are just getting traumatized. Going to Rochester, while still in the war zone, at least might seem like they have a chance to be in a fair fight. Seems like getting the call to go back up right now wouldn't be met with elation, but rather trepidation. Or flat out despair. I'm on board with Seth's plan at this point. And I'd probably wait and try and send the guys up en masse. Strength in numbers.
  12. Han Joelo
    Honestly, whatever ails this team must go way higher than Molitor. Or even Ryan or the Pohlads. We are in serious chicken sacrificing territory here. Maybe even need a turkey, or small ostrich.
  13. Han Joelo
    I bet the Cubs wished they had signed Arrietta to a Hughes like extension when (if?) they had a chance.
  14. Han Joelo
    You know, I don't myself remember thinking it was time to move Mauer at that point, but I can certainly see why some would have. Nonetheless, playing the 'safe' position of first base didn't save Morneau. Based on the prospect quantity argument Seth makes (have lots because most won't pan out), Dozier and Plouffe (and Span--and if you want to stretch, Valencia, Hermann, and probably some other's I'm forgetting) panning out isn't horrible. Like many teams, high pick whiffs like Matt Moses, Levi Michael, those two MI's from a few years (Kelly and someone else) don't help. Still, that is somewhat balanced out by strong plays for Sano and Berrios. Both those guys were there for the taking, and it was Twins who went out and got them.
  15. Han Joelo
    I'm not disagreeing. It has been a while, although it looks like Chris Hermann is working out. Still, looking at bigger cycles, drafting and developing 2 MVP's this century is pretty good. How many teams can say that? So much criticism leveled at the Twin's might be pretty blunted if it weren't for injuries to Mauer and Morneau right when they were in their primes.
  16. Han Joelo
    Hey, I get the frustration, and it's not like I don't question decisions management makes. I guess it is the farmer in me that is more accepting of the vagaries and unpredictability of the big ol' cycle of life than most people. Bad weather happens, economic forces in other parts of the world happen, diet fads happen. All you can do is keep working. Hopefully at the end of the day, no matter what happens, you can say you tried to do things the right way. Pro sports is littered with teams changing course, attempting to chase the next big thing, be it a coach that espouses the Triangle, The Spread, or The Strikeout, or a GM that seemingly has figured out how to beat Vegas. But it still comes down to a roll of the dice, which is what makes it a game, and for me, what makes it fun. These are my guys; I'm rolling the dice with them. It sucks that things are coming up snake-eyes right now, but hey, I'm getting a lot of stuff done around the house.
  17. Han Joelo
    Nice to step back and take stock this way. All of sports are riddled with examples of GM's/Coaches who got fired just before all the prospect/draft work they'd laid down came to fruition. Joe Maddon and Phil Jackson are excellent coaches, no doubt, and one of the best examples of how smart they are is in how they chose what teams to manage/coach. It is frustrating when we see guys like Trout have seemingly instant success, and it is hard to be patient. For all the criticism leveled at the Twins, I'm glad they didn't trade Jose Berrios for Ken Giles, or Max Kepler for Craig Kimbrel. I enjoy the long game of watching this play out, which is one of the reasons I'm a Twins fan, since they are a rare team that doesn't make knee jerk reactions and change coaches/GM every other year.
  18. Han Joelo
    Wade strikes me as a Span/Fowler type guy. Not as flashy/high-ceiling as some prospects we've been following the last few years, but maybe someone with a higher floor? Still early, I suppose, but nice to see him doing well.
  19. Han Joelo
    My normally pacifist nature towards management has been tested by the quick hook last night. I assume he already had his ticket to Rochester printed, but it looked like Molitor wanted to make sure he had plenty of time to get to the airport. TR has as much at stake with Meyer as anybody he's signed or traded for. I hope Meyer goes back into the rotation at Rochester and is ready for the next call up. He'll undoubtedly be needed again.
  20. Han Joelo
    In the picture, Curtiss looks just like Christopher Reeves with the Clark Kent glasses on. His stats should be on a poster that explains what you need to do to get promoted.
  21. Han Joelo
    I think it is in John Feinstein's book about minor league baseball, but the story is a Red Sox coach found out his daughter had lost an arm in an accident. On the emergency cross country flight, he was sitting in an airport bar in the middle of the night, and just randomly met the Def Lepard drummer, who offered to do whatever he could to help the coach's daughter. Something like that. I need to find that book. Hard to fault Sano last night. Here's what probably went through his head: "The odds of Park or Arcia not striking out are worse than the odds of me running for third, and the outfielder throws the ball away in surprise and I score the winning run. That **** happens to us all the time. I'm going."
  22. Han Joelo
    Interesting comparison of Abad to a couple of much sought after peers. I've also noticed high profile relief acquisitions like Giles, Storen, and even Kimbrel to an extent have not had great numbers. With the way the bullpen has gone, I'd kind of come around to the idea the Twins should have brought in some more established help, but when you look at how those guys have done versus the cost it took to get them, it seems like the Twins probably took the right gamble. And crapped out anyway. I saw a note on MLBTR that the Twins were way in on Justin Wilson. (Another one said they were in on Arrieta back when he was available, too!) So you get what you get, I guess. Should be ecstatic, really, that Abad has been this good.
  23. Han Joelo
    Isn't this now 10 AB's in a row without a K for Buxton? Good for him. Some unusual pitching lines. Seems telling that Darnell pitched a complete game without one strikeout. Good ol' pitch to contact! There IS something to be said for it.
  24. Han Joelo
    In the bizarre underbelly of the obscure world of backup catchers, we have this data: Murphy cost a former first round pick Hicks was deemed to be worth a retired, washed-up outfielder Hermann netted Palka.
  25. Han Joelo
    Pretty sure it is buh-RAY-os. I'm excited for this kid. Not every day simply walking into the dugout is worthy of video highlights on MLB game day, like his was last night. How surreal would it have been for Buxton and Berrios to have passed each other in the Buffalo airport? I'm picturing moving walkways, like the beginning of "The Graduate," going in opposite directions. This is snarky, but I hope Berrios can get as many K's as Buxton.
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