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  1. DaveW
    When your 4th example is Hughes, a guy no has had injury issues and exactly ONE good to great SP season, you sort of make my point for me. Sale was also only in the bullpen for a third of a season and was heavily monitored. Smoltz was a starter for 10+ years before moving to become a closer. Weird examples overall TBH
  2. DaveW
    LOL I approve of this bit. I'm gonna steal it
  3. DaveW
    I think people tend to underestimate the value of a guy who can be a solid #3 starter. Those types get $12-$15 mil a year on the FA market (see: Santana) May isn't and wasn't going to be an ace, but he could miss bats, and could pitch well. This is a huge loss from the rotation IMO.
  4. DaveW
    Since this is partially in reference to my original statement, I hardly would call it loosely founded or wildly skeptical. I linked to one of the most well respected baseball minds who shares the opinion of putting a pitcher into the pen, then back into the rotation etc causes these sorts of issues. Additionally May has said as much himself, stating that the bullpen usage may be to blame for his back issues. Having a guy go from a decade or so of pitching every 4th or 5th day, to pitching back to back days or 3 in 5 days etc is going to have an effect. As is suddenly "stretching" him out again. Yes, the Twins are far from the only team to do this, but more often then not it results in said high upside pitcher ultimately getting injured on ineffective. Part of me wonders know if Hughes injuries are because the Yankees pulled the same nonsense on him. Ditto with Joba etc All of this in summation: I don't think the Twins helped Trevor may and his health etc by putting him back and forth between rotation and pen. People can disagree, which is fine, but for a team that has finished last 5 of 6 years, with a terrible pitching staff overall in that time, I have a tough time giving them the benefit of the doubt at this stage.
  5. DaveW
    At his best May was one of the better 8th inning guys in baseball and looking to be a good bet to be a solid #3 as a starter. Not to mention he very likely would have been the Twins second best SP this year. Hardly mediocre.
  6. DaveW
    Sheehan is one of the most respected baseball minds there is fwiw. This isn't just some random blogger or something.
  7. DaveW
    Santana was in the bullpen because he was a rule 5 pick and they had to stash him
  8. DaveW
    Mejia should get a shot. Berrios can take potentially Gibson's or Santiagos spot once Berrios has a few AAA innings under his belt. By June hopefully Santiago and Gibby are traded, Twins need to give innings to guys who can help in the future IMO
  9. DaveW
    Either way, I think it's clear that there is zero benefit by screwing with the development of young pitchers with upside. Especially with a team like the Twins, who have had terrible SP for a half decade now. It's not like they had 5 aces in the rotation last year and their was zero room for May, a guy who could actually put up a sub 3.50 ERA. There is zero benefit from messing with development of high upside guys like this, hopefully they learn this lesson moving fwd.
  10. DaveW
    I can assure you there are plenty of people who believe this and there is some correlation to back it up: http://joesheehan.com/?q=node/648 From that article: What the two pitchers have in common is a career path that is destructive: moving from starter to reliever and back. Over the past decade, teams have ruined a number of pitchers by switching them from one role to the next and seeing the pitchers involved lose health and effectiveness in the process. The jobs have become so completely different -- as relievers' roles are narrowed to throwing 15 pitches 75 times a year -- that pitchers can't port their skills or their training from one to the other without putting themselves at risk.
  11. DaveW
    It's never a good idea to screw with a young arms development cycle. This is one of the effects of doing so. Injuries of course can happen to a pitcher at anytime, but messing with them like the Twins did with May only increases those odds.
  12. DaveW
    This is what happens when you continually screw with a young pitchers development cycle by taking him out of the rotation, sticking him in the bullpen for a long period of time then trying to put him back in the rotation. He never should have been taken out in the first place. This injury is on Ryan, the old Front office and Molitor as far as I am concerned. A real shame bc he was looking good this spring, best of luck on the recovery.
  13. DaveW
    Bitcoin hit an all time high, followed by a $180 drop minutes later. Stupid SEC!
  14. DaveW
    Bitcoin set to hit $1300 shortly
  15. DaveW
    I don't want any of these guys near this roster unless they are taking Danny Santanas roster spot. Its a rebuilding club, we don't need to be giving playing time to guys with zero upside. Period.
  16. DaveW
    It won't forever but it has been for the last year as it's up 350%, not a bad return Once the sec stuff goes through it will immediately jump to 1500+ before I think it more or less begins to "settle" around $1800-$2000
  17. DaveW
    Literally just about everything about it
  18. DaveW
    Bitcoin isn't a traditional currency, and there are some real short term gains to be had.
  19. DaveW
    BIT COIN
  20. DaveW
    Bitcoin just hit an all time high. I was at the Nvidia announcement last night, I think the new 1080i should do well.
  21. DaveW
    Bitcoin at $1200
  22. DaveW
    OUCH Nvidia took a beating today. Short term it I could see it dipping down to mid 90's, but mid to longterm I still think it's a strong investment. I bought another chunk of shares on it's way down today at $101
  23. DaveW
    Bitcoin over $1150. Bold prediction: It will hit $1400 by end of march.
  24. DaveW
    Always Sunny has been on absolute FIRE this year thus far. Fargo is back April 19th, can't wait! Workoholics has been funny as hell this season as well. Watched the Legion pilot, pretty awesome television. If any of you guys dabble in the "reefer" it's a good show for that.
  25. DaveW
    Again for the most part the community got along and didn't take any of it to seriously. But yes, there were some morons that got run off eventually, most stuck around and grew thick skin though. Even itstimetotakeit was in til the end more or less!
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