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  1. beckmt
    Have you noticed the comment that he would like to be the guy to break $50 million a year. Wait another year and any deal chance except an overpay may be off the table.
  2. beckmt
    If you haven't noticed, most of the pitchers you gave as examples, burned out at or before 30. Not a great recommendation.
  3. beckmt
    I say pay the man. I would guess that 10/$350 would get it done. Maybe you could get by for $300. That would take him to age 34, but I feel anything less would not get it done. He probably wants to win on a consistent basis and play for a coast team. If you do not lock him up by the end of 2018, you will only be able to sign him if he does not become a mega superstar. Less and you are gambling he wants to be here and I do not want to lose him after his age 28 season.
  4. beckmt
    This year Twins are pretenders, just don't blow it and try to be more. In the next couple of years you need to sign an ace to get to the next level. Twins need this year to see which young BP pieces will be here and which will not. That will take most of this year.
  5. beckmt
    I would consider sending him down, as we need to start evaluating the relievers in Rochester and Chattanooga to see what we can count on going forward, starting with Melenkois. (I know I can't spell).
  6. beckmt
    Depends on what you like for pizza. I like deep dish, have been to both Uno's and Duo's. Here there are several others also, would love to try it again.
  7. beckmt
    I have to disagree with the above. The only reason the Twins farm system is only at a mid rank position is that most of the talent is further away. Except for some pitchers there is very little talent at Rochester and only at little more at Chattanooga Granite, Park, and Gordon(maybe Vielma) are the only position players on these teams, I feel we will see for more that a cup of coffee in Minnesota. I would love to be wrong, but this is how I see it. .
  8. beckmt
    He is decent, but Twins need as ace, role the dice with Hunter Greene.
  9. beckmt
    Agreed, but Twins would have to fall out of the race, or a team would have to offer a kings ransom for Santana, and the Twins would have to decide that it was still not likely to make a run this year. It is still early so another 2 months will have to go by and Twins will have to decide at that time. Early teams out do not seem to have the pitching to trade so it has a while to go.
  10. beckmt
    This looks like a list written by a person with a coast bias. Would be shocked at this time if the Twins did not take either McKay or Greene(I prefer Greene). J.B. Bukauskas has closer/TJ surgery candidate written all over him. I know he has come up the board some, but think this would be a major mistake.
  11. beckmt
    I will be unhappy if the Twins do not take Greene. I will understand if they take McKay due to timeline, but feel Greene has a chance to be real special and may be able to be here 2 years later than McKay. I agree Mckay could be here in 2019, I see Greene more likely to be 2021, maybe 2020. To me this is Greene's track 2017 - Elizabethon 2018 - Cedar Rapids/Ft. Myers 2019 - Chatanooga 2020 - Rochester or the Twins. Greene has a much bigger bust factor, but also has ace stuff. Downside is, if he cannot make a major league 3rd pitch, he ends up as a closer. McKay I see more of a #2/#3 starter with some potental to be a little more. I would still take Greene, Twins need an ace.
  12. beckmt
    I have long held Gibson is not a major league pitcher, or if he is it will not be here, which should bring a change in pitching coaching and philosophy. It is possible that Gibson just needs a fresh start somewhere else, he is too much a head case to remain here. I am starting to agree with this and think a trade to a club that needs starting pitching for a class A lottery ticket may be the only answer. If free fall continues over the next two weeks, this may all become moot, as the Twins will start selling off pieces for prospects and bringing up the better minor leaguers. This would have been my course at the start of the year.
  13. beckmt

    Twins 2012 Draft

    beckmt commented on rikker49's blog entry in rikker49's Blog

    There is a lot to like in this class. It has just taken longer to arrive than we all have hoped. To the haters, one gift from Terry Ryan. A draft where Twins might have 5-6 players make it and contribute. That would be an outstanding class.
  14. beckmt
    I'd vote for Breslow, maybe he clears waivers or maybe he doesn't or he could elect FA. At the current time this seems best as Molitor does not trust him.
  15. beckmt
    Looks like most of the talent went to AA and A ball. This club should be interesting with the pitching, but will likely be considered a sucess if it finishes at .500 Second half could be better as players move up from Cedar Rapids.
  16. beckmt
    I would hope before that, with the pitchers 2018 to blend with the nucleus already on the Twins.
  17. beckmt
    Should be the Twins best farm club to start. Pitching should be excellant and this club should be able to hit. Most of us will be looking for a 1st half championship, unless the major league clubs implodes early and some of these players are early callups.
  18. beckmt
    The only way for the Twins to test the new pitchers is to trade the old. According to mlbtraderumors Santana would be the starter who could bring the most out of available pitchers with the exception of Quintana, if the Twins where to make him available. I would and hope to get one great A or A- piece and another useful player out of the deal.
  19. beckmt
    I think what you are seeing here is commitment to fastball command, followed by pitch command. Not having it is causing pitchers brought up to fail(some in brutal ways) , New FO is giving the pitchers a chance to catch up, without being exposed(read Berrios), to get things done right in the minors(where their stuff can get many of them by) instead on being blown up in the big show. Expected this might happen after the disclosure of the article Neil Allen wrote last year on this subject. This is why many of the Rays pitchers, where this was practiced seemed to succeed rather than fail when they arrived. Yes this could be tough on Molly, but the 13 man staff is to help give him the tools to succeed instead of pounding square pegs into round holes with his pitching staff use. It just might take longer than he has to get there.
  20. beckmt
    You are missing Romero from this list. If he gets off to a fast start in AA, he could be in AAA by midseason and a callup in September.
  21. beckmt
    Because this FO has given him 2 long men to stop Molitor from using pitchers in roles for which they are not designed. If Molitor screws up the usage, then more reason for the FO to fire him.
  22. beckmt
    I feel that the fallback plan is that Sano may be the backup 1B and DH if he is too brutal in the field at 3B and Molitor starts complaining about his defense. Putting Park on the roster now could well lose him if this is how it plays out. Escobar or Polanco become the 3rd baseman and DanSan is the utility player. I hope this is not the case, but it is the only way this roster makes any sense.
  23. beckmt
    Haley and Duffey have 2 different roles. Haley is for when you are down 6-1 in the 3rd and need innings. Duffey is for when starter is ineffective and ballgame is close (ahead or behind by 2 or less). I feel there was an issue with starters not being stretched out and you may need more than one long reliever for a couple of weeks. I feel FO gave Molitor most of what he wanted(this is probably not there direction). TR lost the power struggle last year, I presume they do not want one this year. By giving Molitor most of what he wants, he will not have the fallback of the FO undercutting how he wants to run the team. And at sometime this year he is fired.
  24. beckmt
    I suspect with this roster, that fans will lose interest early. The weekday games should be very cheap.
  25. beckmt
    It should be easy to find decent scalper tickets at very cheap prices by mid May. I may even see a game to two this year if you can get great tickets for cheap seat prices.
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