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  1. beckmt
    I would not extend Dozier, too much chance of decline and not enough of an upside. Twins have a decent pipeline of middle infielders, so I would be more inclined to trade him at his peak rather than extend him
  2. beckmt
    Hope this works out, but it is a lot of money for the Twins. Pressure must be building on the FO to create a set of winning teams for the next decade. Just hope this is not a stalker piece to get some big money teams in on this kid.
  3. beckmt
    Who will be the starting position players for Chatanooga in April? Will they be a loaded with top prospects as I believe? Thanks
  4. beckmt
    Maybe someone to look at. Story had maybe the Rangers would cut ties as he is going to be arbitration eligible before he plays much
  5. beckmt
    Steward was working on different stuff. Fastball is not his out pitch the slider is and Twins wanted the slider limited to work on other offerings. BA only looked at results and what he was using. This could easily change this year. Still seams like a drop on their part.
  6. beckmt
    This year and next should determine his future. I hope he starts at Chattanooga. Walker needs to find the strikezone a bit, so I would start Harrison at Chattanooga and Walker at Ft. Myers. Both will be in Chattanooga by mid season.
  7. beckmt
    I believe one of the strikeout issues with Steward was he was limited in throwing his breaking pitches/slider(at least I thought I saw this here last year). That is his strikeout pitch, but also the one that will cause the most arm issues/
  8. beckmt
    Depends on the outfield in Chattanooga. If both Rosario and Buxton start there(likely) Walker will have to go back to the FSL as there will be no room for him in Chattanooga. BY the way Chattanooga is in the Southern League. Also in the mix are Harrison and Murphy and Kepler. I just believe the Twins will have Walker do a half season in the FSL and move him up if warranted.
  9. beckmt
    White Sox should be the favorites if Carlos Rondon arrives(and he probably will). Bullpen is not totally fixed, but Robertson is a good start. Holes in the infield and pitching make them no different than other clubs, only their upside is larger. I feel like first or second is likely unless the Detroit owner opens his pocketbook to more major purchases.
  10. beckmt
    I agree with the above, Dombrowski has almost unlimited resources. Yes he has made good trades, but his Miami job was much better than the Detroit one. He failure with the bullpen in Detroit, probably cost them dearly. I know things are hit and miss, but St. Louis seems to do much better with finding pitching options than Detroit and I agree Dombrowski should rank behind Sabean and Beene.
  11. beckmt
    Central Division is changing. Detroit and KC are both worse, Cleveland and Chicago should be better Chicago much better. All these clubs except KC have very good to great starting pitching. And KC has the best bullpen in baseball with a good shot of decent starting pitching (Ventura, Duffy, Guthrie and others). Twins will have a hard time moving up this year against that type of pitching(though the Twins should be considerably better with their starting pitching). Expect Nolasco to be moved if he has a return to form(he does not want to be here). That and other injuries will open up spots for the youngsters, it will depend on how many run with the chance). Twins had to spend the money to create some hope and season ticket sales(look at Cleveland and the struggle to regain the magic and sales they had in the 90's) Twins needed to do something to hold the losses until the young players step up and hopefully run with the chance.
  12. beckmt
    Do not know if they will be able to hang on this year, but they will be in total rebuild mode within the next couple of years. Or the owner can really open the pocketbook to try and save this team, but they will still have to guess right on who to buy.
  13. beckmt
    Hope O'Rourke shows enough in spring training to make it in the majors. Duensing will hopefully have a decent spring and be traded and Thielbar is what he is. The trade of Duensing will open a spot for O'Rourke(or Aaron Thompson, but I am not as high on him).
  14. beckmt
    Would be very worried about Dozier turning into Brandon Phillips 2.0. Would also be very possible that one of Polanco, Gordon, Michael could have a higher ceiling. Hope Dozier has a great first half and is flipped for a great package at the end of July.
  15. beckmt
    1. Twins need a strong start to look like contenders a. Starting pitching is better than expected b. Nolasco returns to form or is traded and May and Meyer step up as starters. c. Bullpen is better than advertised and hold leads, not giving them up and starting into the here we go again. d. Santana and Escobar perform to last years levels or close. e. Vargas becomes a force at DH. f. Hunter provides the veteran leadership expected and performs at a level close to 2014. g. Hicks or Schaffer take control of the centerfield job until Buxton arrives or Santana proves he can play there h. Arcia improves to play a vital offensive role in 2015. I. Mauer returns to close to form from 2000's. j. Dozier and Plouffe have seasons at least as good as 2014. Not all of these have to happen, but most of them will have to be there to get the Twins over .500 in 2015. Likely - no, possible yes - but feel this is more like a 2016 possibility.
  16. beckmt
    Out of town. Will be going to a spring training game or two, so hope to get autographs there.
  17. beckmt
    I still feel that if Nolasco looks good in spring training some decent club desperate for pitching will trade something of value for him. TR stated last fall that Pohlad was willing to sign off on the end of scholarships.(Nolasco was specifically stated that his position was not guaranteed). Nolasco does not want to be here, so move him if you can get value.
  18. beckmt
    You have to play both for this year and the future. Santana is not likely to be the SS of the future 5 years from now, so make him a super utility type and worry about next year next year. I hope Nolasco rebounds so he can be traded for more prospects and some of the pitching prospects get major league time this year. If the Twins compete, then you hold on to players and try this year. I just do not see this happening this year. You also clear a spot to sign a Zimmermann or a Cueto at the end of the year. This is what I hope the Twins do.
  19. beckmt
    Washington may still want more. Bullpen + Dozier, but only if the pitcher the Twins get would sign an extension, that would probably rule out Boras clients.
  20. beckmt
    Do not expect many prospects to arrive until 2016. Pitching should be better in 2015, but I believe the owner feels the need to have improvement to around .500 to show the Twins are moving in the correct direction(witness Cleveland, now the Indians are better, but do not draw much in Cleveland).
  21. beckmt
    Twins have improved, so have the club closest to them. It may be harder for them next year than last year, because of the improvement of the clubs in the division. They still have a good starting rotation that may be the worst in the division and if Kansas City is worse, they have a much better bullpen. I am still seeing 70-75 wins in 2015 Could be better if bullpen is great, but not likely at this time.
  22. beckmt
    Do not know what the Giants would send back and a salary dump would be very counterproductive. Twins need all the pitching they can get.
  23. beckmt
    Given what we know, we all hope that Nolasco improves from last year, so that will help get him out of here. Expect the Twins signed Santana to replace Nolasco and hope this is the case.
  24. beckmt
    Twins look better on paper, but so does the division. Still think Nolasco will be traded this year, better if he was to reestablish some value before, but still think he will be gone, does not seem to want to be here. That would free up 2 rotation spots and for once the Twins have more candidates than spots, that is a wonderful start. Long way to the end of spring training, so we shall see what moves take place. Feel Santana will start at SS, but if he is still needed in CF it is not a big deal. Improvement by Dozier and return to close to form by Mauer would help more. We will find out this year if Arcia is the real deal, but lots more talent coming behind him. Looking forward to the year. At least there is light at the end of the tunnel.
  25. beckmt
    Very good article and glad someone noticed. The post steroid era has regressed to more normal levels for players and this was one of the expected fallouts, most players who reach 34-35 are either done or very close to done as a MLB player. Twins must realize this and make the changes to avoid paying these position players too long past their prime. Pitchers are different animals and can change their approach and pitching to cope with their loss of stuff.
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