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  1. old nurse
    3/25 contract versus 2/10 Guthrie ought to be better than Correia. Guthrie chose to resign because he had good luck in KC.
  2. old nurse
    Correa did not sign a contract equal to anyone else on your list but Pelfry. There were other rotation/bullpen arms that received equall money or better that signed in other divisions. What is the definition of the term success? Shields and Peavey you would call successful. What makes the others in your definition a success other than signing with a team other than the Twins. Not more talented, more successful.
  3. old nurse
    Equally bad pitching got the same or more money as Correia. By what standard is Guthrie anything more than a mediocre pitcher? Ervin Santana was given away by the Angels. 39 home runs given up and a loss of velocity Didn't know Revere was an All Star as the Twins got a quality pitcher and a quality pitching prospect for him. And you say you have to overpay for pitching. Fangraphs column on Wade Davis "But the two things we know about Wade Davis as a major leaguer are that he’s been a mediocre starter and an excellent reliever"
  4. old nurse
    The theory was top free agents. Please find where I said any of the Pohlads were infallible? Please find a spot where I have said that the Correia signing was a great one. Please find a spot where I even said Correia was a great pitcher. By what similar players signed for Correia got a fair price.
  5. old nurse
    Carroll played to the tune of a War over 2. Not bad for a utility player. Hardy being traded over money is revisionist history at best. If Mauer's contract crippled them, how is it you whine so much about them not spending money they have. If you look at the time when Blackburm was signed to the deal on fangraphs, they had his WAR at 2.5 and 3 for the previous 2 years. That is better than Marcum the last two years. Everybody here thinks signing Marcum would be a good thing. When his sinker quit sinking, the Twins never fixed it. Sometime last year Parker Hagerman showed it in his videos that he was pitching differently. On Baker the Twins wanted the second year, Baker wanted a shot at a huge payday if he has a good year he would hope to get Sanchez kind of money. His numbers will look better in the NL. Capps spent most of last year injured. Which Capps do you get, the one with the K/9 of 7 or the one of 4.7 ? Was his shoulder wore out and they didn't figure it out in 2011? Correia. Fairly consistent in w/l, IP. 5 mill is not outrageous. Less than Feldman got, the same as Villenueva,
  6. old nurse
    Gardenhire will be retained or let go by how well he gets the team to play. Coaches were brought in to help with the need to help the pitchers, hitting and catching. If the players that need to show improvement improve, Gardenhire will be kept. If not, he will be gone.
  7. old nurse
    Top free agents. not low ranked ones like Myers. At least bother to remember all what I say if you are going to the trouble to be irritated by it.
  8. old nurse
    There is a difference between paying someone what they are worth and way overpaying. The Pohlads for mediocre talent will not overpay. They put out the money for Pavano and Baker. They put out the money for Mauer and Morneau. They extend Doumit when he showed his value to this club. Please don't even begin to think that I share your view.
  9. old nurse
    Then there was the time they had to physically separate him and a reporter in Philadelphia. Third chance for anger management?
  10. old nurse
    Since Seth brought up his college career. Seth Stohs - Concordia College, Moorhead - Baseball
  11. old nurse
    If it is as you say that Ryan's expertise is scouting then perhaps the problem is getting Pohlad to approve the contracts? If Ryan knows a good player when he sees one but can't sign him then the problem becomes the money. The money is Pohlad's.
  12. old nurse
    Kubel has been mentioned going several places. His pedestrian second half of the season may hurt his trade value. Rangers and Orioles have also come up in trade talks.
  13. old nurse
    No it is not too early to be planning for 2014 Here is a wish list. 2014 MLB Free Agents: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
  14. old nurse
    Orioles and Oakland were not surprise teams. It does happen. Granted for the Twins it would take 2 rookie outfielders stepping up, Ryan to find a MI, and every pitcher that is coming back from injury/surgery to pitch at their peak. Probably not, but hope springs eternal on a cold winter night.
  15. old nurse
    Perhaps next time someone instead of posting just a headline will have the common sense to post the context. Need I remind people how they use headlines to draw people to their site.
  16. old nurse
    Without experience in an international major league they will be considered international players. Last July 2 the rules changed. None of these players were eligible before then.
  17. old nurse
    Sano, Arcia, Kepler, Liam Hendricks, Salcedo, Polanco. Yep, the Twins have done poorly in international signings.
  18. old nurse
    In regards to Cespedes, LEN once wrote at the strib the Twins had scouts watch him. LEN has been fairly credible. The Athletics offer blew all others out of the water. With it only being 4 years it sets him up for one big contract after two healthy increases at arbitration. He had a smart agent.
  19. old nurse
    Considering all the stones you have thrown ...
  20. old nurse
    You said it first!
  21. old nurse
    You are correct in that they can't sign too many good players. The definition of good on these pages varies greatly on what constitutes a good player. This is especially true in the pitching department. So what is your definition of a good player beyond someone who did not sign with the Twins?
  22. old nurse
    Marcum, if healthy, has talent. Is he Carl Pavano of 2010 for this team or Pavano 2012? If you think he is going to contribute like he can, then he would be a good signing. Is Marcum for 3/4 of a year and Sam Deduno for 1/4 of the year a way to rebuild? At a pay site that I don't pay for there is an article about how long TJ surgery lasts. They were quoted as Kerry Woods pitched the longest before needing a second TJ or retiring at 876 innings. Marcum is over 500 innings. Why do you suppose the Brewers are not interested in him? They know him best medically. To dismiss the position player dilemma as can be sorted out later in a thread about spending money is interesting. The concept of spending money on starting pitching and the Twins issues with it is in another thread. Trading signed free agents brings very little in return unless they are high quality. Why would you trade high quality. Just say the Twins went crazy and bid up Edwin Jackson. 4/56. For the season Worley, Pelfrey and Diamond come through and pitched near like they have in their best seasons. Mays and Meyers look ready. Wimmers looks healed. To trade Jackson would be a choice. He pitches like he always has. How much of that contract do you think the Twins would have to eat?
  23. old nurse
    WTF. where did I ever say bad? Spending per se is not going to fix the problems of the 2013 Twins. At this point you have someone who is a fourth outfielders in Mastro playing center. Parmalee in right, Carrol another utility player at 2 or short along with someone who is a replacement level player. With two players who were good in a utility role starting you now have no bench. 3 base is debatable. That is a hell of a lot of question mark positions on a team. Yes I hope this spring that Benson, Hicks and Arcia play so well they can't be sent down. I don't even think it is unreasonable to hope that. What the heck was out there for middle infielders? Drew? From what I read, good bat, declining defense due to injuries. Is that a wise investment? Was there any other middle infielder out there worth spending money on that was going to improve the team long term? Long term with the pitching and spending money is a different thread. Read what the fellow Twins daily people had to say before the market started. Twins Daily - Deep Starting Pitching Market Is A Lucky Break For Twins Some people's opinions have changed. Is a long term contract with a pitcher with a sustained record of near .500 winning percentage and an ERA well over 4 really going to help your team long term? Is the average fan going to get excited about that? You sign free agents to fix a couple of spots on your roster, not rebuild the whole roster.
  24. old nurse
    If I had a dollar for every time someone on this board ripped on the Twins and Gardenhire for not winning a championship I might be retired. That is why I referred to championships and not winning. Now it is good enough to be a winning team? It is not the spending per se that gets you the wins. See the 2012 Philies, Marlins, Red Sox. as examples of spending that did not get wins. Injuries negates the spending. Disfunction negates the spending. Not having any decent players to go along with your spended upon players renders it meaningless. There are a ton of slightly better than crappy players the Twins could have spent their money on. They would not make the team significantly better.
  25. old nurse
    I might be wrong but I think a convicted felon might have a problem getting a work permit.
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