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  1. DaveW
    As an addition: Santana is a big reason why I don't understand why the Twins kept Nunez around, to their credit they did keep Santana around as well, but we already know that Nunez absolutely can't handle SS, he likely can't handle 2B at this stage, which makes him a weird bench guy since his bat isn't that great as well. They aren't paying him a lot, but I hope the Twins have a quick leash on Nunez who essentially is a sub .700 OPS hitter who really doesn't play any position well enough on D to legitimize him being on a playoff caliber team at this stage (or at least one with the talent of the Twins in the INF) I just don't see the role Nunez fits at this stage. MI replacement for a players day off/injury: Santana is better/more upside OF replacement: Santana is better/more upside PH: Better off with a pure PH like Quentin I guess, but you also already have Arcia as your everyday PH anyways.
  2. DaveW
    I think Santana is the Twins "surprise" player of the year. He has too much raw talent to not work out eventually as an everyday MI or a rich man's Nick Punto style Util INF.
  3. DaveW
    I think Rosario ends up being an enticing trade piece when it's all said and done. He can play an above average CF and will hit quite well for that position as well. If Kepler emerges then suddenly Rosario becomes pretty expendable IMO even more so if Arcia gets back on track. Rosario could bring back a nice high upside Sp potentially as well (or a good catcher)
  4. DaveW
    I would personally rather get rid of Fien then Tonkin.
  5. DaveW
    .255/320/.390 Which I would consider a pretty good "rookie" season to be honest for how raw he is.
  6. DaveW
    I don't think at this point Sanos injury set him back too much, it's hard to think that his 21 year old season could have ended up too much better than it did. Buxton is an interesting one, the extra at bats certainly would have helped, but it is what it is, maybe it ends up saving the twins a year of team control ultimately on one or both? It's not like the 2014/2015 twins would have stood much of a shot in the playoffs etc with the Royals amazing playoff teams.
  7. DaveW
    You mean lifetime .982 ops Mark McGwire who averaged 50 HR per 162 games? I will take that.
  8. DaveW
    I don't see a whole lot of axe grinding going on personally, and don't see an issue with the thread, but to each his own I suppose.
  9. DaveW
    I keep hearing about "two pitch Duffey" yet I remember that same Duffey that almost single handedly (Santana helped as well) kept that rotation together and kept the Twins in the hunt. Duffey actually already has three pitches: 2 seamer, 4 seamer and a curve. Working on a change up will help no doubt, but it's really hard to argue with his results when it counted the most last year. Results that weren't luck based either as his era was right in line with his FIP and his k/9 was over 8.4 Also it never had to come down to Duffey vs Nolasco for the 5th spot. It could have come down to May v Duffey v Berrios v Nolasco if it were a true "open" competition. Berrios in the minors for a month to save money? It still comes down to three choices. Two of which are superior over Nolasco. Honestly the best case scenario for the twins is for Nolasco to have Nolasco like results as a twin, but they find a way to win his stars 8-7 or 10-8 etc hopefully after 5 eggs being laid they can be smart enough to bring up Duffey or Berrios and send Nolasco to the pen. If he sucks in the pen for a month or two, just cut him loose.
  10. DaveW
    Come on you are better than this.
  11. DaveW
    Come on man, you can claim Perkins can be a "bust" or that he has struggled, but I believe there was another thread that proved that Perkins didn't "lose" anything close to 5-7 MPH As far as the home brewing bit, come on now. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that whatsoever. You might be shocked to learn that 80%+ of MLB players enjoy a beer now and then (or even more often!) Claiming that being a home brewer is a reason for him "busting" is just silly.
  12. DaveW
    Yeah but he wasn't born in the D.R., therefore he gets a pass by the local media on these things.
  13. DaveW
    I actually would prefer both Duffey AND May in the rotation.
  14. DaveW
    Fien and Tonkin likely would be cut if they are failing. Nolasco won't be cut, he will end up in the pen if he struggles.
  15. DaveW
    Interesting to note this is the second year in a row where a bad veteran starting pitcher told hte media they basically would refuse to goto the pen if the team asked them to, and the second year in a row we have given a rotation spot to these bad veteran starting pitchers (Pelfrey and now Nolasco)
  16. DaveW
    I would be 100% on board with Duffey to the pen and May to the rotation.
  17. DaveW
    I can't believe they actually ended up giving Nolasco the last spot, I mean, good lord, if you needed any more proof that Terry Ryan is a poor choice to be GM of a team that wants to compete for championships this is more than enough. Shame on Terry.
  18. DaveW
    JR Murphy is my pick, his K rate is scary high for a non power hitter and his BABIP is completely unsustainable. I think even if he "busts" he is a decent backup catcher, but the Twins really need a starting catcher these days.
  19. DaveW
    Sano wins the MVP and Reusse's head explodes trying to knock him down off that pedestal.
  20. DaveW
    Not to mention 1B/DH is completely clogged up as well. I think the Twins are hoping Arica+Rosario both do "well" in the majors the first few months of this season and Kepler rakes in AAA for the first few months, then the Twins suddenly are in the position to make a good "baseball" trade and trade one (or both?) of Arcia and/or Rosario to fill another hole (starting Catcher? Elite young bullpen arm? High upside SP prospect?) and then open up a corner OF spot for Kepler. I am a BIG Rosario fan, however the fact that he has the ability to be at least an above average defensive CF while being able to hit very well for a CF I think the Twins should be shopping him somewhat aggressively. Then again though, if the Twins eventually trade Plouffe and move Sano to 3rd, then suddenly Kepler's path to the majors becomes quite a bit easier. How is Kepler's D in RF? If Arica can get back to his 30 HR upside, would a OF of Arcia-Buxton-Kepler be a disaster? Or would it be "ok"
  21. DaveW
    I think starting Buxton in the majors could be a mistake, I think if they could have him start in AAA for a month or two and gain some confidence at the dish it would do a World of good for his game. Unfortunately, plan B is to have either Santana in the OF everyday, or Arcia and Sano in the OF every day, yikes. Tonkin needs to be cut. He just doesn't have the upside warranted to give him a major league roster spot and "wait" to see if he figures it out. Let him TruTV catch on somewhere else and maybe he ends up being an ok 6th inning type.
  22. DaveW
    Keith Law, etc etc
  23. DaveW
    I guess I don't understand why Suzuki is still even on the roster. Why not just give Murphy the starting job (4-5 games a week) and back him up with Hicks (who can't hit, but is solid defensively) I'm sure they could at least get a PTNBL back for Suzuki, no?
  24. DaveW
    I think most non Twins fans already view it as a steal. As of now they traded a back up catcher for a guy who has gold glove and 20/20 type potential at CF. If Hicks turns into what he potentially can, this trade ends up as a disaster.
  25. DaveW
    I guess I Agree, if they take him over Arcia, that is a massive and unforgivable mistake IMO. The fact is, the Twins already have enough 1B/DH types on the roster. Quentin basically becomes a bench bat and a bench bat only, no? I mean I guess he maybe gets one start a week when a guy like Mauer or Park needs a day off. Playing him in the OF, one that is featuring Sano to boot would be a huge disaster. If you really wanted to find him a spot on the roster/bench then IMO the spot you should be looking at him taking would be Nunez's. In that scenario Santana becomes your backup at 2B, SS and CF. Sano can take 3rd if Plouffe ever needs a day off and really Escobar and Dozier should be playing every day anyways, so there is no need for two MI backups on the bench in Santana and Nunez. If someone get's hurt, Polanco gets called up. Now with all that said, I don't think Quentin should be taking a roster spot from anyone at this stage, try to get him down to AAA for a month and wait for the inevitable injury/someone with options that struggles to call him him.
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