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  1. old nurse
    In regards to McNutt the Cubs learned to trade when the player's value is high. Crease is a good prospect but has a long ways to go by some evaluations, Far better to have 3 years of Quintana
  2. old nurse
    At a minimum Sano, Berrios, Gordon as well as 2-3 "throw ins"
  3. old nurse
    This is now the third year of Rosario being up in the majors. The shiny newness has worn off. Good but not not great, he becomes expendable in people's eyes. That changes when the 28 year old figures things out and becomes a monster.
  4. old nurse
    If the Twins ae 9th in the league in base stealing with such noted speedsters as Castro, Escobar, Gimmenez, Grossman, Mauer, Sano and Vargas in the lineup I would hardly think Mauer is the blame. from pregame blurbs on the radio, Mauer is well aware of his player's chances for stealing.
  5. old nurse
    I am sure that all that AJ Preller knows comes from reading the fans at Twins Daily
  6. old nurse
    The games were played, the team won. That is fact. Anything else on the 1987 is opinion. In regards to the current team, there is not that much difference between the standings of the WC and Cleveland for wining percentage over the next 70 games to say the team is out of one or the other race. With varying degrees 3 starters and a few relievers have to get their fecal matter together for this team to get to the playoffs. Comparing and contrasting how the teams would do in the playoffs in different eras is also a pointless. If Juan Bernguer had 4-5 days rest between starts and needed to only pitch 5+ innings a game he could have been that third srart and had been dominating. The knowledge of steroids is better, Carlton could have recaptured enough youth. All conjecture. If today's pitcher had the rubber arms of a bygone era and pitched a lot more pitches a game Hector Santiago would be a better pitcher. Maybe under Dick Such Meyer would have become a stud like Viola. One can make a case for anything for what wants to believe in the baseball world.
  7. old nurse
    438 players last year has at least 100 PA. 39 of them hit .300 for a season. Rather limited in what is a not to shabby t hitter. . If a hot streak of 2 weeks is good enough to be not too shabby, Drew Butera hit 300 for a two week stretch in June
  8. old nurse
    If they ahd value the Twins would not be looking like sellers. If they were above average pitchers to have value it would be likely the Twins would have a few game lead in the division
  9. old nurse
    The 2014 Giants 88-74 Wild card winner. World Series winner. The 2011 Cardinals were the worst team by wins entering the playoffs and won. The 1987 Twins won their division. That is all they had to do. They were in first place the whole season. Won when they had to. They beat Detroit in Detroit to win the ALCS, no dome field advantage needed. Minimize the team all you want. The bottom line is, they won.
  10. old nurse
    https://media.giphy.com/media/VUOnqJTJZggbC/giphy.gif
  11. old nurse
    The other quote seems like it is out of the Pat Tillman era of jingoism.
  12. old nurse
    http://www.thegazette.com/subject/sports/professional/cedar-rapids-kernels/kernels-pitcher-griffin-jax-a-pro-baseball-player-only-while-on-leave-from-air-force-20170704 “At first, I was heartbroken, obviously, to originally be told one thing and then have it turn around. Baseball has been my dream since I was a little kid. I was thinking that everything was going to work out, that I was going to be able to do both, have the best of both worlds. When I got told, I didn’t know what to think. I kind of shut down for maybe a week or two. My parents could notice a difference in me. But it’s fine now. I’m back playing the game I love. I’m not worrying about the bad things, I’m just focusing on baseball.” http://m.mlb.com/news/article/183298302/twins-griffin-jax-hoping-to-make-mlb-history/ am grateful to the Minnesota Twins' organization for believing in me and allowing me to fulfill my dreams of serving my country and having the opportunity to play baseball at the highest level," Jax said. "I look forward to completing my education at the Air Force Academy this next year and exploring my options after graduation. I also want to thank my family and everyone at the Academy who has been so supportive throughout this process." t doesn't sound like once upon a time Jax was gung ho military above all. If the unsourced quote is Jax it is about as politically CYA as you can get because it would appear someone does not like pro athletes.
  13. old nurse
    Drew Pmeranz cost the Red Sox a level of pitching prospect the Twins do not have. Likely anyone you could get in trade on the cheap would be on the level of Gibson. Look what they gad to give up to get Santiago
  14. old nurse
    So what of his career ERA and FIP. BFD. Do you really think Gladden cares about the difference between ERA and FIP? Were you aware the whole purpose of the exchange was over what Gladden thinks is a good pitcher.?
  15. old nurse
    The GM that initiated the contract is no longer with the club. The horse is long dead and you wish to continue to beat on it. What does it change? Nothing.
  16. old nurse
    Hughes is signed to a contract. That has no bearing on Santiago nor Santiago's health. There was plenty of information on Hughes. Enough good information that they coaxed a career best season out of him Since then all Hughes has done is show what limited knowledge people have of medical issues and performance.
  17. old nurse
    If you wish to consider the entirety of Santiago's career then can you explain why people have it in for a pitcher that had a career ERA of 3.69 before joining the Twins? Surely Gladden would think that a pitcher that has been capable of a 3.69 ERA is a good pitcher. Of the pitchers this that have pitched at least 40 innings only 59 of 191 have a better ERA than that.
  18. old nurse
    Heston, Wilk and Gee have a combined 1 start between them for the Twins. Nor are they doing much at Rochester, either. They hardly enter into the equation of Twins pitching. Gee at one point was a serviceable starter. There is nothing wrong with having him in Rochester to see if there is anything left. With Jorge's one start there wasn't anything that said don't start him again. As Santiago is on the DL it is likely he will get the call. Like with Houston, at this point it is their best option. You found one exceptional talent that could be promoted quickly. The results for the other two are less certain. 2 young pitchers on the roster with little high minors experience for a half season with an ERA over 5 the board would be all over the FO about rushing players
  19. old nurse
    Sample sizes. Through Santiago's first 7 starts he had an ERA of 2.96. Santiago was a good pitcher, till he wasn't. As the topic was about a starter, it seemed like a good idea to keep it to starters. Anything to prove a point I guess.
  20. old nurse
    When less than 40 pitchers who have thrown enough to be labeled as qualified have an ERA under 4.25 it shows the difficulty even to be considered "good" for a given year in some people's eyes. Stick a fork in Santiago. Usually a velocity drop means something is going wrong with a pitcher's health. The athlete is not performinging. Kill him
  21. old nurse
    Musgrove and Paulino each have an ERA over 6. The push to the majors for these players is called lack of alternatives for Houston.
  22. old nurse
    I like the fantasy of picking up Archer, Kershaw and a couple of relievers from teams going nowhere Reality does set in.for spare parts in the system. Pick up Cozart as a rental to give Polanco a breather, Then there is reality
  23. old nurse
    Candidates to be off the 40 man at this point are Belisle, Boshers, Breslow, Gee, Gibson, Haley, O"Rourke, Santiago, Turley, and possibly Murphy or Palka are all likely candidates to off the 40 man as well as Vargas being moved for a prospect. If Perkins still can't pitch they could possibly waive him if they are still tight for a spot. It might depend on the rst of the season for Adrianza, Busenitz and Hildenberger. Then there is whatever they might sell at the deadline. Plenty of room in the inn.
  24. old nurse
    4.32 was league average for a pitcher in 2008. Back in Gladden's peak playing years 4.42 ERA was poor.
  25. old nurse
    Nobody on the team should be untouchable. A couple should be very high priced. None of the pending free agents will bring much more than a high potential low level prospect back.
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