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  1. old nurse
    Diamond's spring training performance will help him clear waivers to go to Rochester
  2. old nurse
    I am not disputing the iwsdom of first strike, but the difference in batter statistics on first strike pitchesmight be an indication of what the batter is capable of versus what the pitcher throws. For example the 7/8/9 batter in most any lineup should be seein a strike about 95% of the time. 3/4/5 hitters you migt be trying to be a little too cute and be missing close.
  3. old nurse
    Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me; Other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me What a long, strange trip it's been.
  4. old nurse
    I guess you would have to look at which pitchers they are hitting. If they are hitting MLB level starters and relievers, then you have to look at the at bats to see if the pitcher was working on mastering a pitch or trying to get an out. You can be encouraged that they can hit those pitches, but it does require a little closer look at what is actually going on in the game.
  5. old nurse
    What is the success rate of top 5 16 year old prospects versus top 50 versus the field?
  6. old nurse
    Significantly going over the cap also results in being only able to sign players for a limited amount the following year., 250000 or 500000 depending on how much you go over. If you like enough players one year and figure on trading your cap money the following year it would make sense to go over. If you figure they are going to change the rules again, it would make sense to go over if money is not a limiting factor.
  7. old nurse
    Drew turned down 14 million for 1 year. a 4/53 like Perralta signed is a risk deal. Drew has had 2 very good seasons and a few not so good seasons with the bat. I do not see Ryan signing that kind of player. When it gets to almost spring training time, if you could coax a 3/21 kind of deal for both of the players it would make sense to sign both. I think they each should have signed their one year offers.
  8. old nurse
    http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/team/depth_chart/index.jsp?c_id=min If this is what you were looking at then you missed the disclaimer at the top. Look here and you will see Doumit as a catcher. http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/team/roster_active.jsp?c_id=min
  9. old nurse
    Ryan is a scout at heart. the numbers are important. the skillset is more important. Comments made in the past in regards to players he seems to talk of skills more than numbers. He knows the numbers, the skills seem more important.
  10. old nurse
    Kazmir will benefit from a great pitching coach in Curt Young. That will make Oakland look like they got a steal. It also might means that Colon is done in Oakland and would be available for a 1 year deal. Nolasco vs Kazmir? Coulda, woulda, shoulda. I don't think it was either/or. The better hindsight argument might be should have they spent more moneyon Kazmir rather than sign Hughes as your risk/reward player. I would agree on that.
  11. old nurse
    Boras will do everything and anything in his power to get his clients the most money and years. I would expect him to want a mega long mega rich contract. Again, all it takes is one GM to say yes. I don't think it will happen. 4 years at most.
  12. old nurse
    After 2000 innings or more I would think that would get you predictive stats and the real one near the same spot. In regards to the stat that shows the pitchers to be different, isn't that the one that said Cole DeVries was an ace?
  13. old nurse
    By sentiment on the board, shouldn't that be an and not an or between the names? Actually for the risk it wouldn't be a top prospect for Pineda. I would guess more of a risk reward prospect
  14. old nurse
    In general you do not chase free agents to be the core of your team. When you need one to plug a hole you have 2 options. Less of a player for a shorter contract or more of a player with potentially downside at the end of the contract.
  15. old nurse
    Any free agent the Twins sign should have a front loaded contract. It might be a first for baseball and possibly really shake up how business is done. Imagine how contentious things could get.
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  17. old nurse
    Maybe some other GM will think Deduno is the next Jake Westbrook and the Twins can get a Corey Kluber type prospect in return
  18. old nurse
    Bobbie V provided anecdotal evidence you can screw a team up. He only managed one year in Boston. They add talent and Farrell looks good. Notice that he did not make a Toronto team better. Manual has a lot of talent from the contending years playing for other teams. That the team is in such a decline that they are giving extended tryouts to jettisoned players like Young should be an indication of the dropoff of talent with the Phillies. Not to mention pitching injuries and old age. Cleaveland is dramatically improved, look at the talent they added or were lucky to find. Masterson stepped up. Is that the manager or the pitching coach.
  19. old nurse
    If satire is done with non caustic wit or irony, that would be fine?
  20. old nurse
    An uneducated guess would be a top ten prospect that is a pitcher, another top ten prospect, and a top 20 prospect. As the Boston Globe guy said, the Twins have so many holes it would be difficult for them. In a heartbeat the trade would happen if the prospects didn't include Buxton, Sano, Rosario, or Meyers. One of the prospect would have to have power hitting potential for the Marlins.
  21. old nurse
    There is not a Twin player that is not available for another team to trade for. The limit becomes value to the Twins vs what is offered in trade. Very few players may be more valuable to the other team than they are to the Twins.
  22. old nurse
    Todd Jones must have hated his time with the Twins. When he was doing a column for the Sporting News he took as many rips on them as he could. The Twins let him go as a FA after that half season. From fading recollection, I don't ever remember him being that good. In his own mind from the columns you would have thought he was Sparky Lyle.
  23. old nurse
    Nathan has had a great career, but not a HOF career. Maybe if there was a few WS rings on his fingers, but that has not happened so far.
  24. old nurse
    Because Leyland is allowed to have more than one friend, more than one person he respects
  25. old nurse
    I think I have read more than once that the PCL is a hitter's league. That would make Solarte's numbers look better. It is not Profar blocking him from a roster spot. Solarte couldn't beat out Garcia for the Jack of all trades role on the Rangers
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