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  1. SwainZag
    I'm not trying to place blame on anyone, I am just saying looking at the 2012 team there wasn't a treasure trove of players that would bring back a net of prospects. No one could have predicted the sheer amount of injuries which directly led to regression and career lows by so many players to the 2011 team. 3 players played in at least 100 games. 2012 was a direct fallout of the perfect storm that was 2011. If people need to find solace in blaming Smith, Ryan or whoever else in the front office go for it. Realistically how much would have Doumit, Perkins and Willingham netted the Twins in trades in 2012? I have no idea how to assess Josh's value. A 33 year old poor fielding OF having a career year in the 1st year of a $21M dollar deal. Maybe a Top 200 prospect if the right team was out there? I really don't think at the time Doumit or Perkins bring back much. But to each their own.
  2. SwainZag
    Oh I completely agree with you. More walks would be great but watching Rosario hit, there are so many near unhittable pitches he waves at or barely gets a bat on to pop up or slowly ground out. For a free swinger like him being more selective at the plate, especially early in the count, would seemingly work a lot better than strictly wanting him to take more walks. I've never deeply looked into swing rates outside the zone, but I imagine Rosario's chart would not be pretty.
  3. SwainZag
    Liriano was traded during the season, Span was traded right after the season. Capps never pitched in the majors after the 2012 season, that should show you his value. Duensing never had any value and 2012 could be considered his worst as a pro. That leaves Morneau, who was still a former shell of himself making $14M. Josh Willingham who signed the richest FA contract in team history before the season, which kinda meant he wasn't going anywhere. Doumit, a poor catching, poor fielding 31 year old OF who at best probably would have netted a C prospect. The only player who probably would have fetched anything was Perkins, who was cheap and just coming into his own in 2012. He had good numbers at the trade deadline and had just started closing games. It's fun to look at names and scoff at the front office for not "loading up" on prospects for those big names, but in reality, there wasn't much there.
  4. SwainZag
    This is a great statement. Working a count for a guy like Rosario could mean the difference of striking out on a ball over your head on a 1-2 count, or being selective and getting a ball in the strike zone to drive to the outfield on a 3-2 count.
  5. SwainZag
    This is sarcasm, right?
  6. SwainZag
    There's been a lot of comparing of Santana to Arcia, but no one has pointed out that DanSan has played 32 of his 35 starts this season in CF. Santana is not taking AB away from Arcia, at least not this season.
  7. SwainZag
    Whoa, whoa, whoa. The comparison is between Swisher and Manny? Where did you pull these out? Both of those hitters walked a lot more and struck out a lot less than Arcia ever has. Swisher was a competent fielder until late in his career and Manny was one of the better RH power hitters the game has ever seen. I understand and have seen the guys potential, but this is getting out of hand.
  8. SwainZag
    BULL DOZIERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  9. SwainZag
    Well guys. I was wrong. Plouffe thought the swinging bunt could get it done. He was wrong.
  10. SwainZag
    This seems around right
  11. SwainZag
    He's just setting the table
  12. SwainZag
    I'm calling a Plouffe walk off. Book it.
  13. SwainZag
    That was a nasty pitch
  14. SwainZag
    Can we win this one? I want to win this one.
  15. SwainZag
    Haha, I don't want to be in that group.....but I do have a 21 year old sister who might use it a lot.
  16. SwainZag
    Bae*
  17. SwainZag
    We gots a lineup. E Nunez SS R Grossman LF J Mauer 1B T Plouffe 3B B Dozier 2B B Park DH M Kepler RF K Suzuki C B Buxton CF
  18. SwainZag
    You had me until you suggested the Twins trade Sano.
  19. SwainZag
    If I am not mistaken next year is the last year he will be under control right?
  20. SwainZag
    I read zero of this thread btw. All I have to say is......Pat Dean just beat and out-pitched King Felix, and Mauer homered. I gotta go to bed.
  21. SwainZag
    I think it's a highly unlikely that Gibson is traded or put in the pen. 4 starts is too small of a sample size to do anything to a guy who has improved over the past 2 years.
  22. SwainZag
    Nice grab Eddie!
  23. SwainZag
    Polanco hasn't played 3B since rookie ball in 2011, I can't imagine how he would be a defensive replacement for Nunez. Just judging by fielding stats, Polanco seems like a liability on the field. 28 errors last year and already 3 this year in only 9 games. Unless his fielding really picks I can't see him forcing a trade, especially this year of a guy like Dozier.
  24. SwainZag
    How's it looking over there? Any signs of letting up?
  25. SwainZag
    I would still say the long con Boyer project yielded results, even if it didn't result in a Sano HR.
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