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  1. old nurse
    For some reason I thought the Twins only had one scout on Nishioka. That guy was enthusiastic about him and probably no longer works for the Twins
  2. 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.
  3. old nurse
    Does the 91 team win if Hrbek's swipe at Gant is caught and Gant is called safe?
  4. old nurse
    Yup , payback leads to gang warfare. You get one of mine, I get one of yours and the cycle continues for generations. Second problem, I was not aware that any Twin starter at that time could really throw that hard to intentionally break an arm.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. old nurse
    When did May ever have a season with a k/9 over 9 besides the minors?
  8. 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
  9. old nurse
    One of the reasons that breaks the system is the cash flow. It is pertinent to the discussion.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. old nurse
    Pelfrey has enough upside that the Tigers gave him 16 million. His upside was that of a number 3 starter.
  13. 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,)
  14. old nurse
    Only if you signed a new manager and pitching coach.
  15. 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
  16. old nurse
    Of the 13 or so pitchers that signed one year contracts with new teams after 2012 Lirano and Feldman were really worked out.
  17. old nurse
    That guy looks smaller than Sano. I wonder if he could play right field?
  18. old nurse
    10 from MMurphy, 20 from Arcia, 5 from Nunez, 26 from Vargas after he comes up because Mauer can't see straight
  19. old nurse
    So, were the manager of the year awards for Wedge, Wiliams, Black, Gibson and Johnson also undeserving as 30 teams do not hire any of them as managers? They have all won manager of the year awards
  20. old nurse
    If there are players with the superstar ceiling, by all means they should go after them. There is no need to really pick up the players who have merely the potential to be a below average player. They are found easily in the dumpster dive, minor trade ares.
  21. old nurse
    If in the end what is available to sign for bullpen help is no better than you got, you don't sign. There were relievers moved that they could have traded for. They could have put together similar packages and upgraded. When starters go down on other teams, the Twins will be able to make moves. Time is on their side
  22. old nurse
    Bullpen. Perkins, Jepsen, May. Post season testing on Fien's shoulder if OK gives you a fourth ( after coming back from shoulder issues he posted a sub 3 ERA with a K/9 close to 7. Ok, you need another left hander. Why should there be a bloated contract blocking yet another young player. Either one of the young players is going to step up, or they need to be gone. Rodgers, Melotakis, or Williams have more of an upside than overpaying for someone who had a career year and then regressess, or is inconsistent.
  23. old nurse
    For a player that most of their career has been at replacement level, that is pricey. That is the same contract given to Pelrey by the Twins. Their value to the teams are about on par with each other. There were more than enough complaints about Pelf
  24. old nurse
    That he had only one good year is only important if the Twins had signed him and he regresses. Otherwise he is a very good reliever the Twins missed out on.
  25. old nurse
    He also said the rotation was an area of need, There is a need to clear 4/5 starters. But that is not what Cwik meant. Cwik, as most of Yahoo Sports, should be read for entertainment value only. Shallow reasoning combined with laziness seems to norm. Agenda driven axe grinding is also big.
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