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  1. DaveW
    His 2nd time through weren't that much worse IMO, it was the 3rd time that stood out. Seems like that can be improved by mixing up his pitches a bit more, and just getting more expirence etc under his belt. I guess I don't see the harm in giving him 2016 to have a real shot at the rotation, if he succeeds, awesome! If he fails after 15-20 starts, then by all means put him in the pen where you know he will be fine. Such a waste to never give him a real shot at starting, especially when Milone and Nolasco are taking those starts instead of him.
  2. DaveW
    Pretty sure most SP in all of baseball have increase in OPS against in the 2nd and 3rd time though the lineups. I think most acknowledge that May can improve in some areas as a SP as well(pitching longer in games, keeping pitches down etc)
  3. DaveW
    Not a bad point, I forgot that Swazak wasn't half bad in the rotation. But he just seemed to me to never be more than a #5 anyways (could be wrong) where as I see May as a potential 2/3 type
  4. DaveW
    Swarzak had ample shots to start though and was a failed starter, he is the perfect example of a guy who you ultimately stick in the pen. May has had success as a starter and has a high ceiling, pulling the plug on him way too early.
  5. DaveW
    I'm concerned about K's in the pen as wel, however you can snag those off the FA market for pretty cheap deals 2-3 years 5-7 mil a year. Not so easy when it comes to starters, there is a reason why a guy like Samardzija just got 90 million and no RP ever has come close to that even that type of contract. Basically If you have a guy who can strike people out as a starter, it is just foolish to move him to the pen, where you can "buy" or "trade" for strikeouts much much easier.
  6. DaveW
    Santana looked pretty good last year especially towards the end. I'm not worried about him, he should slot in as a #3 at least. Hughes, if healthy will be "fine" as a starter as well. Nolasco is a massive sunk cost. He should just be cut at this point, he is clogging up a roster spot. If you don't want to cut him, slot him in as the mop up man to start the year.
  7. DaveW
    Exactly, in fact, he has looked quite decent thus far and the ceiling is even higher, what makes it more frustrating is he is the one guy in the rotation who is actually capable of striking guys out. (I guess Santana is too)
  8. DaveW
    The Twins are really good at finding depth for the 4th/5th/6th/7th OF spots and the 5th and 6th guy out of the pen in the organization, I just wish they would be more concentrated on finding actual impact arms and bats once in a while.
  9. DaveW
    Ryan just doesn't get it. He continues to play mediocre veterans and guarantee them spots rather then give them to young and better players, this has seemingly been the Twins MO for ages and one of many reasons why they haven't had much success overall since 91.
  10. DaveW
    “Built like offensive guard in the NFL. Will have to watch body in the future and won’t have any problem seeing it…Has an outside chance to survive in minor leagues as C, but could only be a back-up at the big-league level.” scout on Matt Lecroy This one seemed 100% spot on. Even more painful that it's about a player who helped boot Ortiz and likely a title or two out the door
  11. DaveW
    Suzuki played perfectly fine in 2014 to be a starter, the problem is 2015 he took a big step back and a 50/50 guy was needed to pair him with IMO.
  12. DaveW
    I don't think so, if the player opts out after 3 or 4 years and doesn't resign with the original team I imagine they are a bit frustrated, but happy that said player played well enough for 3-4 years where he could ultimately go back on the FA market. Does that make sense sorta? Like if the Twinssigned Heyward and it killed it for 4 years the needed a new contract...it would suck kinda, but it would be nice he "played great" those 4 years.
  13. DaveW
    Depends on when they would strike the deal, with Sano I'd like to see them be even more aggressive and approach him with a Longoria type deal (but more money), Buxton would be next, and from there I wouldn't worry too much.
  14. DaveW
    The thing is with opt outs, if one team offers it, other teams will have to as well. It's the reality of the situation these days and is what it is. No way does Heyward sign with the Cubs without the opt out, no way does Grienke sign with the Dodgers the first go around without the opt out etc It's the reality of the situation when you are dealing with elite players still in their primeX
  15. DaveW
    It's not like they straight up cut him, they did trade him for some folks in return. One could make the same argument about the Twins, they traded their best CF from 2015 away, from a questionable (for now) return as well
  16. DaveW
    I still wish the Twins would have traded for Sanchez, I know it would have taken more than Hicks, but I wonder if they could have enticed them with a package around Kepler and Polanco?
  17. DaveW
    The division titles were very nice, but damn, it would been great to see them make a deep run to the title one of those years, especially with Johan anchoring the rotation. It also wouldn't "sting" as much if they didn't get swept all those times in a row as well, losing a playoff series is sad enough, but when you are never really "in" those series to begin with at any point (i.e. don't win a game) it sort of puts an additional sting to it. Hopefully the next round of Twins studs are due for some nice luck when they make the playoffs, I will take 12 straight wins to erase the 12 straight losses any day
  18. DaveW
    Fixable.
  19. DaveW
    Suzuki also "hit" just fine in 2014.
  20. DaveW
    Not many "shut down/great" guys left though, and while we could trade for one, I much rather would have given one a 3/18 year contract instead of getting into a bidding war for a RP, personally. There were plenty of great options available for reasonable deals, how we didn't jump in is beyond me. More disappointing is that this basically cements May to the bullpen, which IMO is a terrible move.
  21. DaveW
    Oh you mean two guys that were mediocre prospects who never cracked a top 100 list? Not sure why this is relevant to Bethancourt, who btw isn't a reclamation project. He was top 100 heading into 2015, had a great year at AAA and struggled at the major leagues, you act like he is Dallas McPherson or something.
  22. DaveW
    The problem is most of the top RP are now off the board. You yourself said they need two more good ones.
  23. DaveW
    Excellent point and I have to agree with your question. The Twins signed Ricky Nolasco early on in the off-season a couple years ago as well, they overpaid him quite a bit, which is not a good idea for an "average" player.
  24. DaveW
    Also there is no reason whatsoever why Bethancourt couldn't be good and contribute in 2016 for the Twins anyways, he put up an .840 OPS in AAA last year, did he struggle in the majors last year? Sure, but plenty of great players struggle early on. It isn't out of the realm of possibilities that he plays well in 2016 and continues to improve from there on.
  25. DaveW
    Perkins has a lot of injury issues/concerns coming into this season. As far as "we just need one or two good/great ones more" that is kind of hard to do when 15 or so of the top 20 have already been picked up.
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