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  1. jokin
    As I asked of JC, first they will have to entrust Burdi with some high leverage situations.
  2. jokin
    Oh yeah! "Wow" is right...I guess there was a little overreaction after his first nightmare appearance? I'm wondering though, JC, do you have any insight on when the powers-that-be determine that Burdi is firmly back on his horse and ready mostly for the high-leverage gigs?
  3. jokin
    That's been my opinion all along. He's been terrific this year, both in AAA and with the Twins, at getting first inning 1-2-3 up and down results. As a cheap pitching alternative with 2 options remaining, he offers some potential as a spot starter or relief man for the next couple years, but likely operating as a shuttle player much as he is now. But I disagree with your final conclusion, at this point, Pino's own performance will answer the question at hand, not the scouts or coaches. As long as he can walk his pitching tightrope, he stays, given his minor league track record, it seems most unlikely that he can sustain himself on that tightrope over the long-term. Guys like Walters and Albers had similar stuff, but were younger. Craftiness keeps those guys and Pino employed in the high minors, but never seriously regarded as prospects. What Pino did in AAA in 2014 that separated him from his past years in terms of LOB% and BABIP would tell the average scout from another team that it was a one-off, not that he had trade value. And his major league peripherals fly in the face of who he is career-wise as a minor league journeyman.
  4. jokin
    The scary peripheral numbers indicate that Pino actually didn't dominate inferior talent in Rochester, as much as pitch with just about the most luck a pitcher could have. Pino has spent 8 years in AA and AAA, he's the very definition of minor league journeyman.... it doesn't make much sense for him to be throwing any meaningful innings at the expense of long-term prospects who can benefit both themselves and the club by making those starts. Meyer and May have, in fact, been dominating for much of their time at AAA, with some fully expectant minor ups and downs that 24 year olds on their first trip to AAA would have along the way- the numbers have been posted here previously, it's time for both of them to cut their teeth in the majors, as Gibson did last year to prepare them for a chance at being in the rotation in 2015.
  5. jokin
    If you dig deeper, JB, there were all kinds of quotes from Antony on down to Gardy about how best to handle Hicks' decision to drop switch-hitting, from the day he announced it, to the day they sent him down on his rehab assignment. But you are correct, the change in his hitting MO is symptomatic of a deeper crisis of confidence, he appeared to be a rudderless sailboat in the middle of the ocean- like a boat, that when all else fails, it can still remain buoyant, only Hicks' ability to take pitches kept him afloat at the ML level. He desperately needs to get a solid game plan together and a decent amount of time to put in place- and barring catastrophic or other unforseen circumstances, he's going to get that time. Looking at his numbers in New Britain, his K% and BB% are his best at any level he's played at, but he's still pounding the ball in the ground and/or making a lot of weak contact. He's going to need to put up some "wow" numbers and keep his head down....the drama he continually imposed on the major league club won't be so easily tolerated next time around.
  6. jokin
    I'm disappointed and wondering why the Twins didn't claim him, since he went to the NL, they obviously had no interest. If they were going to move Suzuki, Kottaras would have been a nice part-time caretaker until Pinto is recalled.
  7. jokin
    If there's one thing I know for sure, it's that I am in absolutely no hurry to hasten the process in getting Hicks back to the majors. I think the Twins finally handled this whole debacle correctly, it looks like Hicks is finally now getting back on his bicycle, but I'm not even sure if he can handle that task without keeping the training wheels on for a while. The young man still has a lot of work to do, and organizational trust to regain, over the rest of this season in AA, and then some soul-searching in the offseason. He's going to need a whole new game plan if he's going to get any kind of a look from the Twins in 2015....I'm fairly certain that a stopgap CF acquisition is already high on the Twins offseason shopping list (or maybe even this month in the case of John Jay).
  8. jokin
    Yep...hence why some here perceive "extreme angst" when others are simply pushing the notion, based on the best data at hand, to get your best prospects up before they hit their peak years and not during...or even in the Twins case, after...
  9. jokin
    I couldn't disagree more. Hicks has practically been dispatched to Siberia- the premise for his demotion is no longer even valid. I think everyone on this board is in much better mental health than where Aaron is, given what he's gone through (and put everyone else through, as well).
  10. jokin
    A lot less pressure down in AA...the original premise of re-learning how to hit RHP in a low-stress environment is apparently out the window...were there even 100 fans in attendance? And good thing, no upper deck backgrounds to lose an OF fly in. Curiouser and curiouser...
  11. jokin
    Let's all thank Lloyd McClendon for his help in making this possible...
  12. jokin
    I'm more on your side of this point, as I said, Pino has "some potential" as a spot starter until "something better moves up the ladder". I would think that there's going to be quite a bit of roster attrition that will open up the necessary spots for Meyer, Sano Rosario, etc, and probably for a few more, as well. Which is why it would be nice to have a ML look this year at Oliveros, Hamburger, Gilmartin, Achter, et al., to see how far up they ladder they really are at this point.
  13. jokin
    Well, seeing the Twins let Pino pitch and Colabello hit must play quite well with all of the career AAAA players and their agents...Minnesota (by way of Rochester or New Britain) has to be the last-best-most-preferred option for the rookie graybeard set.
  14. jokin
    For the season as a Twin, Sam Fuld just hit the OPS+ 100 mark, and despite his erratically noodle-roni arm, he has a dWAR of 0.3 on the season so far and an overall 1.0 bWAR and 2.0 fWAR- which ranks him 6th overall for CF in the AL (just to show how WAR #s should be taken with a grain of salt, Fuld is currently ranked just ahead of Jacoby Ellsbury). Since Fuld has come off the DL on June 13, he ranks as the 3rd best CF in the AL and 5th best CF overall with a 1.1 fWAR. His slash line since his return: .289/.382/.368/.750 He's really heated it up in July, he is ranked #4 for WAR (0.8), for ALL MLB players in the month so far.... for CFers, he is ranked #1 in WAR and is #1 in the following stats over the 10 games this month: .452/.528/.548/.1.076 wOBA- .477 wRC+- .209 http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=cf&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2014&month=7&season1=2014&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0
  15. jokin
    While I can appreciate what Pino has accomplished- he's very, very crafty indeed....the reality is, the margin for error for him is so small, just the slightest pin-prick is likely to break his bubble- and I have to think once game video is logged and booked on him around the league, he will be in a bit of trouble. As for the "strong peripheals" argument, going into last night, his LD% was over 30%, which would have been far and above the worst mark for SP in baseball. (How many "hard hit, but right at 'em" balls were there last night?) His OFB% is worse than Hughes', but without Hughes' stuff. Meanwhile, going into last night, his GB/FB, HR/9, HR/Con, HR/FB, are practically at the inverse levels of his minor league history for those same stats and scream "unsustainable" (how many fly balls that jump off the bat at Safeco soon die quietly at the warning track?)...it seems only a matter of time before the League catches up with him. Having said all that negative stuff, I agree, he's definitely no long-term answer, but.... he still presents some potential with his remaining options to be a nice deep depth MLB spot starter camped out at Rochester for the next couple of years until something better moves up the ladder.
  16. jokin
    What if a Dozier trade involves a healthy Bundy, Aaron Sanchez, or Syndergaard?
  17. jokin
    Yep, this is how successful teams do it and always avoid 13 or 14 man pitching staffs, which then, meanwhile, leaves you with only Fryer or Fuld to pinch hit for Florimon. I don't understand anyone being too upset over Pino being optioned out- I'm sure he gets that it's part of the game and is very grateful to finally get his big league chance. Bringing Johnson in tonight for Nolasco, while keeping an additional bench spot available in an NL city....very adroit move by Terry Ryan.
  18. jokin
    [h=1]Yankees' Yangervis Solarte hopes to revive early magic[/h] http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2014/07/yankees_yangervis_solarte_hopes_to_revive_early_magic.html
  19. jokin
    They also might be able to finally spring John Jay from the Cards. Jay still offers two years of team control, a bridge to Buxton in CF, and possibly worth extending as quality long-term OF depth.
  20. jokin
    Throw in Suzuki to the deal, the Dodger seem to really value Twins catchers....who knows what kind of haul you might bring back?
  21. jokin
    Aaron Sanchez is a potential Ace, at age 22 and already knocking on the MLB door. You don't get many chances to acquire a cost-controlled, well-before-his-peak years, and potential #1-level starting pitcher.
  22. jokin
    Why would it have to include an MLB player? If the Jays would be interested in taking a package featuring Dozier and one or more Twins expiring contracts in exchange for a package that netted the Twins one, or both, of the Jays Top 100 pitchers plus some others, say, SP Daniel Norris (currently at AA) and near-MLB-ready catcher AJ Jiminez, that seems like a package worth considering.
  23. jokin
    I, of course, have all along been referring only to the most recent A's move, and surmising the possibilities that teams like the Jays or Orioles would follow suit and trade top prospects in a blockbuster deal like the A's did with the Cubs. (As far as I can tell, Beane has never before moved the top SS prospect in all of baseball along with his recent #1 draft pick for such a short-term gain- including one player with only "3 months of value left").
  24. jokin
    Trading Dozier isn't an A's move...the A's move under discussion was that the A's just emptied their farm by moving out the best SS prospect in all of baseball, plus a recent #1 draft pick, for 2 starting pitchers on soon-expiring contracts. The "A's move" under discussion here was for another contender (Jays? Orioles? in this case) acquiring an impact player at a major area of need and trading away a top prospect to do so. In this case, the Twins would be the Cubs.
  25. jokin
    I don't think anyone has said even the slightest thing about Polanco being ready. However, he was placed on the 40-man roster in the offseason- and given a full-time gig at SS over 3 other SSs at the same level of play, but who were all much older in age...so at least we can discern that the FO is convinced that he has the best potential at some point down the road.
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