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  1. IdahoPilgrim
    If they do decide to follow this strategy, you have to admit it would be a gutsy call for the organization - little cover if it goes bad and the 4th pick ends up being squandered. Maybe this year that's less of an issue, given the draft depth.
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    Escobar, 3B Florimon, SS Willingham, LF Morneau, 1B Doumit, C Colabello, RF Hicks, CF Dozier, 2B Worley, P
  3. IdahoPilgrim
    As I read through this thread, I see some parallels (imperfect to be sure) between comments about Gibson and the whole debate we had on Liriano last year. Both have/had the potential to be the best starter in the rotation. But in both cases consistency was an issue. As a general rule, I prefer a pitcher who is perhaps a less electric but more consistent - that's why I thought it was a good thing to dump off Liriano last year and was glad to get anything for him. That's also why I would feel a lot more comfortable in promoting Gibson now if there was a little more consistency. Here are Gibson's starts this year - 4/5 - 5.0ip, 1ER 4/11 - 4.1ip, 5ER 4/16 - 6.0ip, 1ER 4/21 - 5.0ip, 3ER 4/27 - 6.2ip, 0ER 5/3 - 4.2ip, 5ER 5/8 - 9.0ip, 0ER 5/14 - 3.0ip, 4ER 5/19 - 9.0ip, 0ER He has to be able to put at least two solid starts together before he's ready to face MLB hitters.
  4. IdahoPilgrim
    I could have seen going either way with this (Deduno vs Gibson), and I think Deduno would have been in the rotation at the start of the season if not for the injury, so why not? Whatever else, it's bound to be entertaining.
  5. IdahoPilgrim
    This thread got me curious, so I quickly went back and using info on baseball-reference.com on the last 4 drafts found the following. # of players drafted in the last 4 years in rounds 1-10 who have major league experience: 9: Detroit, Los Angeles AL 6: San Diego 5: Colorado, Milwaukee, Seattle, Texas, Toronto 4: Arizona, Chicago NL, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Washington 3: Atlanta, Chicago AL, St. Louis 2: Baltimore, Boston, Kansas City, Minnesota, Tampa 1: Houston, Los Angeles NL, Miami, New York AL, New York NL, Oakland, Pittsburgh, San Francisco I know I'm missing somebody, but I've got a staff meeting and don't have time to track it down. In any case, it looks like Minnesota is slightly below the curve in developing talent but not at the bottom.
  6. IdahoPilgrim
    Well, OK, using those numbers, that means on average roughly 2 players per organization drafted in the last four years have made the majors. For the Twins, that's Dozier and Herrmann (and Gibson would have been there if not for the injury and will be there soon). Just using this data, it doesn't look to me that we are significantly behind the pace of other franchises.
  7. IdahoPilgrim
    Cynic!
  8. IdahoPilgrim
    The problem I have with quoting an isolated example is that, by itself, it never gives you a picture of the whole. Anecdotal evidence is always fun, but never probative. I would be curious, and if this posted somewhere else I would like to know it, what the cumulative numbers are for each franchise on average length of minor league service at time of first MLB appearance. That could even be broken down, i.e. drafted college pitchers, drafted high school batters, etc. On a more general note, thank you all for an informative discussion - it's nice to read a thread that truly gives all sides of an issue without falling hopelessly into bashing.
  9. IdahoPilgrim
    And in all this speculation as to who will come up, the first name actually called is... Caleb Thielbar? P.S. I have no objection to this, but you have to admit he wasn't on most people's lists to get called up soon.
  10. IdahoPilgrim
    I have no objection to making some changes, but let's make them on actual performance this year - which means Benson stays in Rochester. If you need an outfielder to give Hicks a chance to work on his game in AAA, then you call up Thomas or Richardson. I just can't justify calling up an outfielder who is hitting below .200 and is currently in a slump at AAA, even if he used to be a highly rated prospect. I think Colabello should get a shot, but unless he can play the outfield (which I think they are assessing) there is no room for him at the moment. Unless he can play middle infield (which he has never done) you can't sub him for Dozier.
  11. IdahoPilgrim
    Back in action last week, Kyle looks like he's trying to shake off some rust from being out a couple of weeks. He started 3 games, 2 behind the plate and 1 as DH. Collectively he went 2-for-11, with both hits (singles) coming on Sunday. This drops his season line to .362/.448/.500, still second in OPS behind Sano among batters with four games or more.
  12. IdahoPilgrim
    Thanks for the info! I particularly appreciated the insights regarding team chemistry. I find it interesting how you paint team as close-knit, but with Benson on the outside. I wonder if that is his choice or the rest of the guys. It would be interesting to be a fly on that clubhouse wall.
  13. IdahoPilgrim
    All the full-season leagues are 25-man rosters now. Doublechecked my MiLB handbook, just to make sure. Short-season A is 30-man, with 25 dressing for each game. Rookie leagues are 35-man, with 30 dressing for each game.
  14. IdahoPilgrim
    Of course I do...now.
  15. IdahoPilgrim
    Does it really matter? At the end of the day, this is a team sport and aggregate team ability is what drives success, including aggregate team pitching. We could have one superstar and four middlin' pieces - it won't add up to a world series (think Kevin Garnett and the Timberwolves). I'm not trying to be argumentative - just raising the question.
  16. IdahoPilgrim
    Maybe I'm missing something? What two potential roster spots are we talking about? Are we talking 25-man or 40-man? If it's 40-man, then why do we need to do anything with them? You don't put somebody on the 40-man just for the sake of having a "full" 40-man roster. If you need to make a change on the 25-man roster, then having a vacancy on the 40-man is actually a good thing - it gives you more options as to who is put on the 25-man. My guess is they won't do anything with Mastrioanni's or Woods's spots on the 40-man (via 60-day DL) until they decide they need that vacancy to facilitate a 25-man change.
  17. IdahoPilgrim
    That was one thing I appreciated during my minor league trip last year - game pace did seem significantly faster than in the majors.
  18. IdahoPilgrim
    I always kind of assumed that an average half-inning should last about 10 minutes - figure a 3-hour game length, divided by 18 half innings.
  19. IdahoPilgrim
    Does somebody actually keep that stat - length of half-inning? That would be interesting to have quantitative data on.
  20. IdahoPilgrim
    Perez was a "jello against the wall" signing. And taking a flyer on someone with a minor league contract and allowing to compete for a starting spot is a lot different than signing someone with the expectation they will be a staple of the rotation. Perez was always in category 1, not category 2.
  21. IdahoPilgrim
    That depends...do you eat them from the inside out or the outside in?
  22. IdahoPilgrim
    No argument here.
  23. IdahoPilgrim
    Mr. Vance Worley, ladies and gentlemen - it ain't pretty but somehow it works.
  24. IdahoPilgrim
    He worked for the Twins front office, didn't he?
  25. IdahoPilgrim
    I looked it up - that campaign actually won an award for its effectiveness.
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