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  1. old nurse
    Maybe you need to get a twitter feed of all things Max for your fix.
  2. old nurse
    Tony Batista hit 26 HR with an OPS of .663 one year.
  3. old nurse
    The only ball thrown then was the HPB he has recorded at Bref
  4. old nurse
    In the last year of their contracts Santana and Hughes become tradeable assets if the team is not contending. Depending on the situations and what is available, a team "going for ir" might consider taking on a longer contract as they might not go bust as badly as Oakland did.
  5. old nurse
    One could contend that Ogando and Chamberlain were not great in either role. The held the tools to keep getting chances. Feliz was injured the year he was a starter and never was the same pitcher afterwards.
  6. old nurse
    You would have no bench? The reports are that the A's are going to use Valencia as a full time 3b. Last year he had far more AB against right handers than left, hardly used as a platoon.
  7. old nurse
    5 starters, 7 relievers, 1 backup catcher, 8 position players plus a dh. You can't afford to keep a right hand bat to play only one position and play against left handers. They have to be able to play more than one position. That is why you can't afford to keep the Valencia's around.
  8. old nurse
    Plouffe's value is at the trade deadline, but only as a short term contract. There would also need to be a contender with a 3B out or having a real bad season. That would require someone having bad luck for the Twins to have good luck. It would also require Plouffe having a good year. The same scenario would repeat next year.
  9. old nurse
    Molitor did learn something from Gardenhire
  10. old nurse
    http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GlJnycE.m5iyYQtrejpGWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9NjQzO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTk2MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/Sports/ap/201603061341492816334
  11. old nurse
    What there are no metrics for. The ability to learn. What happens when you mature, or when you will mature. They can spot the regression candidates, but not the actual regression. They really can't measure what they progression will be.
  12. old nurse
    Until they make it in big league any player's floor is bust
  13. old nurse
    In terms of selling off top prospects. There was a stretch of stench there for awhile. Considering that outside of Gibson, there were not many of the top prospects making it to the majors as impact players then by all means trade them away. 2010, Hicks was the top Twins prospect. Might have been worth more than a back up catcher. . Never mind. Same guy traded the top catching prospect for a poor closer.
  14. old nurse
    Does the 91 team win if Hrbek's swipe at Gant is caught and Gant is called safe?
  15. old nurse
    There goal in the mid 2000's would be to be the best team they can be. I cannot be so smug as to think that adding one player would have made a difference. Maybe because they had a few star players in Morneau, Mauer, Santana and Hunter. They had some very good players as well in Cuddy Kubel, Gomez and , Radke Nathan was also a part of those teams Ifs and buts aside, it always seemed as though only one of the hitters came through. Santana would pitch great, but never perfect. They had the viable pieces. They did not come through. Good teams with a track record of doing well do not always make it. , see the Rays, See all the Atlanta teams that were great and managed one WS title.
  16. old nurse
    Yup, that is why Duensing and Swarzak were in the bullpen and starts were given to Albers, Pedro Hernandez and the like were being given starts, Duensing and Swarzak were better pitchers than Correa. Pitchers that year that did not work out one or two year contracts: Meyer, Marcum, Jurrgens, Lannan, Baker, Shawn Burnett, Roberto Hernandez, Blanton and Haren. Karstens had a half season and has not pitched since. Correa was signed to fill a slot, not carry the team. Pitch every 5 days
  17. old nurse
    When did May ever have a season with a k/9 over 9 besides the minors?
  18. old nurse
    There are 15 other teams that have not won since the Twins did. I guess winning the WS isn't all that easy
  19. old nurse
    One of the reasons that breaks the system is the cash flow. It is pertinent to the discussion.
  20. old nurse
    In a pack full of mutt pitchers he was above average. As an alternative to Duensing, Swarzak, Blackburn, et al it would be an improvement.
  21. old nurse
    8 points on the plot of the analysis graph. There are more teams than that. Also they used ratings rather than total households in the cable network. Cable penetration is poor for the Twins market. I am not sure how broad the FSN coverage is, and how many systems would move it to premium as it gets more expensive. One of the reasons I thought the Twins failed at their own sports network was the inability to get on basic plans. Those backwards Twins trying something out of the bax. When looking at the contract, how did it compare to what other teams were earning versus the market size.
  22. old nurse
    Pelfrey has enough upside that the Tigers gave him 16 million. His upside was that of a number 3 starter.
  23. old nurse
    More upside, less than a 25% chance of working except in hindsight. You end up with a rotation dependent on PJ Walters. Hughes signing later was for upside. As was somewhat Ervin. Nolasco was at best a hope for a below 4 ERA with starts going through the 6th (Your floor signing,)
  24. old nurse
    Only if you signed a new manager and pitching coach.
  25. old nurse
    Neither did Monkeypaws. The 2012-2014 Twins could have spent 20 million a year on free agents more than they did and the end product would still be a losing team. You would have to cherry pick the names. In than game of if, rather than Correa they had signed Blanton, they would have been worse off. Hindsight would make it easy to find the right signings. Russel Martin was a steal for Pittsburgh. If you have a hole or two, you can fill in with free agency. to build upon the success you have. Near the bottom, you are not going to build success through free agency
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