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  1. beckmt
    Looks like he was trying to evade the international signing cap. If he is 21, he will be subject to it. That will affect all the bidding.
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    Agreed, if not signed to an extension, then this is a bad trade for Arizona. Arizona had excess outfielders and turned their best one in something before he walked.
  3. beckmt
    Hope he does well, Twins need pitchers with stuff
  4. beckmt
    Agreed, if spending money is an issue, baseball would force all teams to spend an amount in a small window(hard cap). Marcum may have arm issues we are not aware of, I suggest most of you wait and see how it turns out before calling for the lynching.
  5. beckmt
    Does anyone think that having Swarzak on this team will make a difference. The change will come when the lightweights are gone(read 2014). Gardinhire already knows that if the young players do not start with the big team if they have decent spring trainings, that this season is lost
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    Last two names on the list are interesting. I would have traded Parmalee this offseason because there are a lot of Twins prospects that could play first base and you are correct. Roberts could be here as early as 2014 if not Arcia in RF. If Plouffe makes it, Sano will be moved to first base or outfield also. Twins need to make trades to bring back pitching. Pitching wins, Giants do not have a great hitting club, their pitchers make them what they are.
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    Do not think Saunders will take a one year contract. Two years would not be bad, just unwise. 2014 rotation: Diamond Gibson Worley Correra Meyer/May And this does not allow for another young pitcher to make the team. I hope Harden stays healthy and the Twins could resign him if he rebounds to have a good year. Pelfrey is a one year rental. To compete in 2015 and beyond, you have to start giving the youngsters experience sooner rather than later and if that means a bad year this year, so be it. That is also why Hicks should be the center fielder to start the year. One last point, Parmalee should play this year, because if he does not make it, you still have the option of signing Morneau to a 2 - 3 year extension(hopefully for around 9 - 10 million a year. Do not forget the Twins will have $25 million more in TV revenue next year.
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    Twins could always move Rosario back to the outfield if Polanco can hit that well.
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    If you are going to keep some of your best players at Rochester, how can you either 1. Expect the Twins to have a better season in 2013 2. Grade Gardenhire when you tie his hands with inferior players. They could start Gibson in Rochester if a couple of Harden and Pelfrey are ready to go. Hicks will gain nothing if he is ready and you send him to Rochester.
  10. beckmt
    Agree, If they have decent spring trainings, they should make the team. This is the year to find out what we have, not wait till we need them to perform and then they could fail.
  11. beckmt
    I would give a B. Cleared out players for a decent return, to enable young outfielders to perform at the major league level. Have more swing and miss starters in the chain than the Twins that I can remember ever had. Cleared payroll space to enable the Twins to fill the holes when they are ready to compete in 2014 - 2015.
  12. beckmt
    I guess I am the minority. I would only sign Saunders at most for one year. We need to find out what we have and make adjustments later. All you are adding is end of rotation starters and Twins already have plenty for after this year. Now if they had not signed Corriea then it would be a different story. Maybe his asking price has come down if he wants a third year, but cannot see him signing a three year for less than 20 million total. Otherwise I am sure he has some 2/16 offers out there
  13. beckmt
    There are a lot of factors that go into how a pitcher does. Does anyone here remember that Morris pitched his entire career in band boxes. The old Tiger statium was a left handed hitters dream, not also counting the Metrodome and the Blue Jays statium. 2. How do you think Maddox and Glavine would have faired in todays modern era where umpires are graded on their ball and strike calls. Both of those pitchers, because of their control, got a number of pitchs 2+ inches off the plate called strikes. Only one early strike like that can adjust a hitter mentallity of what they have to swing at. When you as a pitcher do not have to throw a true strike, you can become that much more a better pitcher. These guys were great at what they did, but you cannot convince me they were really great pitchers.
  14. beckmt
    Harden if he's healthy. He has #1 or #2 stuff. Would like to see Correia take Swarzak's spot, and have Gibson and Pelfrey in the rotation. Expect it to be Hendricks, but this may be his last chance as more talent is coming up the chain fairly rapidly.
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    Hopefully Harden is a go. Without him to start the season, the starting pitching could have a long year. Hendricks will probably have to open in the rotation, but this should be his last chance. If he cannot cut it, he should be gone.
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    Do not think Buxton will start in Cedar Rapids. Expect outfield to be Walker in right, Kepler in center and Jimenez in Left. JD Williams will be the 4th outfielder/DH in Cedar Rapids until Buxton moves up in July. Then the best one of them will be sent to Fort Myers. Or they could move Jimenez to Fort Myers to start the season.
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    I think the Twins should bring Hicks north. Time to give him a years experence in a no pressure situation. Can send back down for a month or two if overmatched.
  18. beckmt
    Sanchez if cheap enough would be worth the gamble. Let's see what he has.
  19. beckmt
    Maybe Boris is playing Appel for a dupe. Planning to use him in a slavery court case to void the Players Agreement and making all unsigned talent free agents available to the highest payer.
  20. beckmt
    I am more of the 10 mil 1 year. I would guess Marcum is around 3 years between $30 and $35 mil. too much of a risk for that
  21. beckmt
    I would not spend the money this year. The pitchers named are all looking for 3 year and more contracts. That could affect the future of the Twins to spend money on needed free agents(especailly to fill the middle infield hole that probably will not be fixed before the Twins are ready to compete. Also bullpen and one very good starting pitcher may be needed. All this money will have to come from somewhere. Tying money into 3 year contracts at this time is not wise until TR sees what we need.
  22. beckmt
    Agreed, It is one thing to follow the crowd, and another not to take voting seriously. That is an issue. Writers who are like that should not have ballots. If Feguson Jenkins can be in the Hall of Fame, so should Jack Morris. They both would throw strikes with a big lead and if they gave up a home run or two, so be it. Morris was a money pitcher in most critical games. Biggo I can understand a bit, as some of the writers did not want to give him first year status(higher honor). Morris also pitched in a band box for most of his career, but writers do not seem to understand ballpark effects. It will be interesting to see how Maddux and Glavine are handled, since the argument can be made that their sucess had a lot to do with umpireing in the 90's where if you were established as a control pitcher and hit the catchers glove with it moving for the pitch, it was often called a strike, whether it was on the corner or 3 inches outside(almost unhittable).
  23. beckmt

    Bargain shopping

    beckmt commented on Brandon's blog entry in Blog Brandon

    I would like the Twins to look at Braden on a minor league contract. Sanchez would be a huge upgrade if healthy, hope the Twins look at him. Also would like the Twins to sign Marcum, but probably wants a three year contract and the Twins do not want to give him that.
  24. beckmt
    If Pressly has a decent spring Swarzak is toast. The first sign of improvement will be if Swarzak and Burnett do not make the Twins out of spring training.
  25. beckmt
    Think the payroll was chopped because their was no way to build a club without spending major bucks or trading the farm system. 1 or 2 year deals for pitchers with the expectation of young pitchers coming up is the better way to go. I don't like this way, and do wish the Twins had been more honest about the direction. The only thing I can now see is the Willingham and Morneau have very good seasons and are traded at the deadline for more upper level prospects.
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