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  1. jokin
    Ryan has pretty much never demonstrated the ability to sell high... so... as your article suggests- the next couple months seem to be right in his bailiwick- there's an absolute cornucopia of guys he can sell low on! Unfortunately, he also isn't good at reading which of his top prospects are more likely to bust- he leans to keeping all of them to the brink, by default. In the meantime, he's facing an imminent roster crunch as far as whom to protect and who to expose- there are close to 5 guys on the 40-man right now who are, at best, years away from the majors. So, making a more impactful deal with one of the top prospects at AA and/or AAA thrown in- even if Ryan could pull it off, in return for a handful of new prospects, means potentially even more roster crunch and maybe multiple years more of necessary evaluation, or else more serviceable players lost via FA- a mess any way they slice it.
  2. jokin
    Reusse's take on anything is almost invariably written with the intent to provoke over the intent to inform- facts are a secondary concern.
  3. jokin
    Yep, this isn't TD-based rumor-mongering imposing a new narrative, let alone, "fact".
  4. jokin
    Yep. Especially college guys. Wade had a breakout year in his last year at Maryland, despite being injured. He probably is what he is at this point so I don't see the point in incrementalism, throw him in the deep end of the pool in mid-June down in Ft Myers and let's see how well he can swim with the bigger fish.
  5. jokin
    Yeah, this team is sorely missing a high OBP OF. I'd like to see him fast-tracked and see how he does against the better pitching in A+ and AA ball and guys a year or two older than him for a season and a half... and then see if he can continue developing enough to start helping the team sometime in 2018.
  6. jokin
    Based on your observations of him this spring, is Wheeler one of those guys who is just going to sneak up on all of us and blow by the guys currently in front of him and far more heralded on the prospect depth chart? (And this, despite how hard it must be to sneak past anyone with all the noticeable descriptors you provide?)
  7. jokin
    No disagreements here. He's back up on the bicycle, now let's see if he can raise the overall quality of his Tour de AAA ABs.
  8. jokin
    I fear that Grossman will revert to the mean and be a mirage in the mirror by late June. Where do you project Sano to be playing by late June? Arcia?
  9. jokin
    Did I say to call them up? I merely pointed out that season-long numbers can be deceiving towards where players are currently trending. Vargas could become the DH/PH specialist if- Mauer is moved to the OF, Park to 1B. And another position would open up if Plouffe were traded and Sano moved to 3B- or if, as the Twins seem to be threatening, if Sano is demoted. Not saying any of this will happen, Vargas is likely in the permanent doghouse, based on the results on and off the field last year.
  10. jokin
    Shag-wah has to wait his turn behind Buddy, then Runzler, then Wimmers... then, ahh what's the use?
  11. jokin
    Gotta check the trends: Kepler is heating up in May: .295/.382/.487/(.869) BB/K= 11/12 Vargas is on fire in May: .329/.457/.616/(1.074) 6 HR 9 XBH BB/K= 18/17 Vargas last 10 days: .395/.477/.842/(1.319)
  12. jokin
    They'll probably dock Cody a day's pay for that intolerable indiscretion. And maybe a fine, too...
  13. jokin
    Hah. LF is Screaming? No Joe there as long as we have Robbie Ballgame!
  14. jokin
    Buxton in May: .358/.419/.597/(1.016) 4 HR 8 XBH Vargas in May: .329/.457/.616/(1.074) 6 HR 9 XBH BB/K= 18/17
  15. jokin
    While acknowledging that each fan has their own expectations and tolerance level, I struggle to comprehend how anyone can back that statement about standing pat. Even Terry Ryan himself listed a set of priorities for upgrading the team in the past offseason in order to continue remaining competitive in the division- which he then failed miserably to come anywhere close to achieving.
  16. jokin
    Thanks. My TR quote file grows yet again.
  17. jokin
    All good points, except for the fact that the team was clearly years away from contending... a top-flite closer as a rule is an unneeded luxury on a rebuilding team, and Perk was most probably their best source of talent via trade for improving the team for the long-term. And RPs by their nature are a bit unpredictable year to year, Perkins was not immune to that fact of life- many of us supported the move at the time.
  18. jokin
    Yep, precisely. In the draft, the international market, and on other team's rosters, as well. Money/small market excuses are the easy way out.
  19. jokin
    My point is we can't keep crying poor about the lack of depth of resources. Right now the main poverty surrounding this club is the paucity of cleverness and intrepidity.
  20. jokin
    How about trading journeyman catchers with a career WAR of -1.6 and and a so-so back-end SP for a good RP and a future ace? (Because that's what Theo pulled off). It isn't just deep resources.
  21. jokin
    Mine was meant to serve as a heavier-dosed extra ladle of exclamation point worth of sarcasm.
  22. jokin
    None of the below opinions are based on revisionist history. All were debated and fleshed out contemporaneously with their specific occurrences. 1) Hughes was already under contract- with no track record for year-over-year consistency- foolish extension. If he would have succeeded in 2015, make the QO and move on with your young arms. 2) A much smarter move would have been to trade Perkins at peak value- during the time when having a reliable closer was of no use to a rebuilding team. 3) Pelfrey was a bad move when he first signed, and a worse move when he was re-signed. 4) Capps was a bad trade for net value at the time (Smith as Ryan protege), and made no sense at the time of the re-sign.
  23. jokin
    Huh? I've seen sloths riding on the backs of turtles move more quickly.
  24. jokin
    Not too late to mention another positive note- 3 more walks drawn by LaMonte Wade last night- he now leads the Midwest League with an incredible BB/K ratio of nearly 1.50. Why is he still in Cedar Rapids- it sure seems like the opposition has no interest in throwing him strikes?
  25. jokin
    Since when is that a legitimate criteria for a veteran call-up?
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