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  1. SwainZag
    The extra year for Hughes was a little puzzling to me just because of the timing, though I don't mind the Dozier extension. I do think the Dozier extension points to the front office seeing him improving on his season from the previous 2 years.
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    If a pitcher is healthy and pitching well, starting 32 games and going 209 innings is not overuse IMO. He started 29+ games in 3 of the previous 4 seasons. There are far more things to be concerned other than Hughes right now.
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    Tommy "Lawnmower Man" Milone.
  4. SwainZag
    I can find zero anywhere about any wrist injury, is this true?
  5. SwainZag
    Why the Butler comparison? I am just curious. Vargas has much, much raw power than Billy does. Besides being slow and a liability of defense I don't see much Butler in Vargas's game. I'll say .265/.340/.475 with 28 HR.
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    1. Whoever mentioned a straight release is insane. It benefits the Twins zero and Santana 100%. He is going to get paid $55M regardless if he pitches for the Twins or not, why in the heck would they pay him and not let him pitch? 2. May has pitched a total of 10 innings this Spring, his longest outing being 33 pitches. The staff has come out and said he isn't stretched out enough. Adding Pelfrey to the rotation right now does not ensure he gets 36 starts this year. Why would they insert May, let him throw 50-70-90 pitches and dilute the bullpen right off the bat when he can be doing that in Rochester? It makes zero sense. I'd love to see Meyer but it's pretty evident his control needs to improve. He walked 7 in 5.2 spring innings including 4 in his last start. What's the benefit of running him out there right away? What's the real harm in letting him start a few AAA games at least? 3. Is every thread on this board going to turn into a front office bashing session? I really hope not. The season starts in 2 days and there is already a post labeled: Disarray, Disappointment and Doom. I love this board but when every, even slightly positive post is bashed into the ground by 4-5 negative posters, man it's going to be tough to keep coming back every day.
  7. SwainZag
    The same 33 year old Sam Fuld the Twins got for free who seemingly had a career year at the plate AND in the field? The Twins getting a pitcher the age and talent that Millone is for Fuld is quite remarkable if you ask me.
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    Johan had also never pitched above A ball when the Twins took him in the Rule V, not IV draft. He also pitched more out of the pen for 4 seasons than he did as a starter before making the jump. He wouldn't be the first pitcher to get his feet wet in the pen before jumping to the rotation.
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    Interesting questions fellas! I do think a Hicks/Schafer platoon would be beneficial. If Hicks can play an average, or above-average CF hitting in the 9 spot in the order, what would he have to hit for the members of this board not to have his head on a platter after a month? Hicks hitting 9th in this order is a lot less of a burden than him hitting leadoff two seasons ago. Would .235/.360/.350 do it? If Meyer doesn't win a spot in the rotation I would also much like to see him in the bullpen rather than starting in AAA, especially if he will be on an innings count again this year. As for leading the team in HR, I gotta go with Arcia. I think it's his breakout year and I will go with 36 HR.
  10. SwainZag
    Last year they low balled him and hoped he would sign. This year I think the Twins think they are in a better place than they were last year (I agree) and were willing to pay market price and give up the pick to have Santana on the team. I would say this move wasn't out of desperation at all.
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    Oh I was in no way saying Santana is or was a better pitcher than Shields, cause that's just not true at all. I didn't mean to compare K/9 rates either. Just stating at age 31 and 32 Shields rate is dropping which is never a good sign in veterans. I would have rather seen a 3 year with a 4th year option for Santana as well. A 5 year deal for Shields just makes me cringe a bit.
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    I wasn't that intrigued in Shields, especially at that price. That arm has a lot of wear on it and his sinking K/9 rate makes me sheepish. 4/54 for Santana of 5/100 of Shields is quite the difference in price as well.
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    I am pretty intrigued by him in the pen as well.
  14. SwainZag
    I think it's a high upside pick. If indeed it was ramifications from the shoulder injury and can get that velocity back on his fastball we might have something nice here. I also think looking at the potential 2015 Twins roster, a pitcher would be the easiest to stash for a year.
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    At this point I just hope a) they select SOMEONE and it's not a soft tossing control pitcher. Take a chance!
  16. SwainZag
    There is only a handful of starters across the league that give an average of 7 innings per game. Even your Cy Young winner was short of that this year. Hughes only averaged 6.5 innings.
  17. SwainZag
    As much I would have liked the Twins to sign Neshek, paying a reliever 6M+ really isn't something the Twins should be doing. The only really upside would him being a trade chip come the trade deadline.
  18. SwainZag
    Besides his lower K/9 what was pedestrian about his season? As a 19 year old he was competing with 75% of guys 2-3 years older than him. He would def. be on my prospects to breakout next year.
  19. SwainZag
    When it came out that Ryan had offered Santana/Garza, Meyer had pitched a total of 70 innings above A ball and May was walking 4 batters with a 4.51 ERA in AA. After they both showed a lot of promise last year, I can't see a guy like Santana being offered a 3-4 year deal at this point. I do think anyone who realistically thought that the Twins were going to be serious contenders for Lester/Scherzer were living in a fantasy land.
  20. SwainZag
    As a Twins fan, I couldn't care less about his view on gay marriage, regardless of what I think personally.
  21. SwainZag
    That's assuming that Rasmus signs a 1 year deal....then declines $13-15M dollar arbitration deal.
  22. SwainZag
    While i get what you are saying, how much more risk is a 1 year, $7M deal to a guy like Anderson, or a 5 year, 105M deal to a guy like Shields or 4/65 to Santana? If Anderson stays healthy you could have a very nice pitcher either to sign to an extension or a great trade chip. If he can't, you only committed to 1 year and a younger player gets starts. With a vet like Shields/Santana you lose a draft pick, pay considerably more per season and become committed to multiple years on players on the wrong side of 30. I do really think both of these kind of signings have a fair share of risk involved.
  23. SwainZag
    I like this. Burton, Duensing and Swarzak all move on while keeping around Thielbar, Fien and Perkins. It leaves guys like Tonkin, Pressly, Oliveros and Pelfrey if they decide to go that route among the younger power arms to fill out a pen. I could see a veteran being brought in too. I think asking Perkins and 5-6 rookies probably isn't going to happen.
  24. SwainZag
    On the Pinto front.....I really think it depends on which Suzuki shows up next season...early season Suzuki or August-October Suzuki. If he struggles with the stick I can't see any reason not to give Pinto more reps behind the plate.
  25. SwainZag
    After the double he stole 3rd on a close play and eventually scored. His 5th AB on a 1-0 count he hit a hard liner through the hole between 3rd and SS, good for a single.
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