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  1. IdahoPilgrim
    So what was all this chatter earlier about the Pirates wanting to trade for Willingham or Morneau because they wanted more hitting? Looks to me like they are doing just fine.
  2. IdahoPilgrim
    Man, what have they been feeding Span recently? Musta ate his Wheaties.
  3. IdahoPilgrim
    That was a better inning. Maybe Diamond is getting going now.
  4. IdahoPilgrim
    He's not throwing strikes across - lot of low balls, getting behind hitters.
  5. IdahoPilgrim
    Sometimes you just get a situation where a player and a team just don't gel. It's not the player's fault; it's not the team's fault - it just doesn't click. Best choice is then to let the player go elsewhere (other league, preferably). And I'm sure the situation with his daughter complicated things - that part was just bad luck all around.
  6. IdahoPilgrim
    I tend to agree with you, which is why I don't think Willingham or Morneau will be traded to Pittsburgh. I just don't want to see them traded for a handful of B-prospects who only have a 50% chance of making a big league roster someday, let alone starting regularly. I'm open to trading them, but not for spare parts - we need a genuine, bona-fide MLB prospect in return.
  7. IdahoPilgrim
    Seth said he had a tweet the other day from Luke that, while not answering the question, indicated they had had talks; apparently he was at the marathon game Sunday. They may be haggling over terms, and they may also be making sure his injury has fully healed before they ink something. Just my guess.
  8. IdahoPilgrim
    It depends on what would cause disappointment. Personally, I would be disappointed if they gave away our best talent for prospects of uncertain future. If we can't get a top prospect for Willingham or Span (and perhaps we can't) then I say keep them. A repeat of the Santana trade we do not need.
  9. IdahoPilgrim
    I read through that same thread, and some of the proposed transactions (obviously from Pirates fans) were out-and-out ridiculous - wanting Willingham and Morneau for a handful of minor league spare parts. I'm hoping that's just fans dreaming (we don't have any of those, do we:)) and not reflecting what the Pirates organization is hoping for. My fear is that the Pirates are thinking the Twins are so desparate for pitching that we'll give away good players for peanuts. If they're serious, they'll offer a Cole or a Taillon, and we should hold out until they do.
  10. IdahoPilgrim
    Span Plouffe Diamond Revere Burnett
  11. IdahoPilgrim
    Thank you. We've got to get past this "if we only spent more money" mindset. $95-100M is more than sufficient to put together a team that contends if it is spent wisely. And if the money is not spent wisely, it doesn't matter how big your budget it.
  12. IdahoPilgrim
    This is a case where the numbers sound a little worse than it actually was. Yes, the 5th inning was bad, and he did give up a couple of hard hits early in the game, but until the 5th his control was better than it had been recently. You take out the 5th inning, and he did OK. Not good, but not bad either.
  13. IdahoPilgrim
    I've answered my own question. Munoz is back off the DL.
  14. IdahoPilgrim
    I guess my question is who is going to give us ready-to-go starting pitching? While the Twin's situation is worse than most, nobody has as much starting pitching as they like, and everybody is looking for the hot new prospect who is a guaranteed go-to starter in a year or two. And if we're going to trade away a Morneau or a Willingham or a Span, that's what we need in return - somebody who is a good bet to be ready in at most 18 months. We don't need some hotshot in A-ball who may end up fizzling anyway. I hate to say it, but the best way out of our pitching quandry is hope some of the talent we have in the system develops well, maybe get 1-2 mid-level starters (we'll never get an ace) in free agency, utilize the rule 5 draft effectively, and continue to stock younger arms through the amateur draft.
  15. IdahoPilgrim
    I watched it and thought Weeks went out of his way to make contact - the plate was not blocked, but Weeks moved from outside the line to inside it where Joe was standing. I know that's part of the game and I'm not saying Weeks was trying to injure Mauer, but it was clearly Weeks' choice to make contact. If I remember correctly, Weeks even missed the plate on his slide because of the line he took.
  16. IdahoPilgrim
    At my count, that puts Fort Myers at 23 players active. Somebody moving up from Beloit, or are people coming off the DL?
  17. IdahoPilgrim
    That was also in Strib over the weekend. Gotta wonder what the heck is going on in Rochester - confusing a bruise with a broken bone?
  18. IdahoPilgrim
    Isn't he just getting off an injury?
  19. IdahoPilgrim
    Yes, he's out with a broken leg until probably August.
  20. IdahoPilgrim
    So now that Hendriks has been brought up, which player in the minors do you all think is going to get his shot next? Granted, a lot of it may depend on injuries, but just for fun let's speculate. My guess is that eventually we'll see Oliveros back up to replace Gray, but I don't expect that until Gray implodes. He bought himself some time with his performance tonight.
  21. IdahoPilgrim
    As they told me in the navy, "A griping sailor is a happy sailor."
  22. IdahoPilgrim
    After long and careful consideration, I think the best option we have is to find a pair of ruby slippers, close our eyes, tap them together three times, and say "The rotation doesn't suck...the rotation doesn't suck...the rotation doesn't suck..."
  23. IdahoPilgrim
    I was curious, so I just looked it up. There were 12 players taken in the major league phase. Of those 12: 7 are either on the active roster or the DL of the team that selected them 2 have been traded to another team and are on their active roster or DL 1 has been retained by the drafting team and outrighted to the minors (by trading with their previous club, ala Scott Diamond last year) 2 have been returned to their original team (both of them from the Twins! - Doyle, Komatsu) Can't say how those on active rosters are doing. Haven't looked that up.
  24. IdahoPilgrim
    Rule 4? That's the amateur draft. Do you mean rule 5?
  25. IdahoPilgrim
    Look out folks! I live a few miles west of the park, and it is raining big-time now.
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