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  1. SwainZag
    So......that's an error on Cabrera? WTF call is that? If anything give it to Ramirez!
  2. SwainZag
    JOEY MAN MUSCLES!
  3. SwainZag
    I'll go out on a limb and say I don't think Revere makes throw.
  4. SwainZag
    At least he had a good AB and hit the ball hard. I really liked not seeing him chase those out of the strike zone. The pick off fooled him so badly though
  5. SwainZag
    And I am guessing that team would immediately regret that decision. As I have mentioned in other threads where "trade for Tulo" has come up: 2015 H/R splits: H: .339/.373/.517 R: .277/.299/.438 Career H/R splits: H: .324/.396/.562 R: .274/.346/.467/.813 He simply isn't the same player away from Coors Field. Is he still an above average player? For sure.....but his overall statistics are mis-leading. Add to the fact he is on the wrong side of 30, rarely stays healthy and is owed $20M per year for the next 5 years? He wouldn't be worth the prospects, especially if we think that Polonco could be a serviceable ML shortstop in the next 1.5 years.
  6. SwainZag
    Baseball reference has his oWAR at 1.5 on offense and 2.1 WAR overall last year and an OPS+ of 107. If you don't think you can find worse, you aren't looking hard enough.
  7. SwainZag
    At this point I think you make that decision when Kepler, Vargas and Sano are all pushing their way into the lineup for AB's. As of right now Vargas isn't hitting, Sano has never played 1B and Kepler is still in AA. The only sunk cost is Mauer's salary this season. The $23M per for 2016, 2017 and 2018 are 100% guaranteed future costs. Mauer's OPS+ of 90 this year could be a whole lot worse for all the talk of getting benched and flat out retiring.
  8. SwainZag
    If this was even in the plans you would assume they would shift Sano and at least give him some defensive innings in AA at 1B. I really see no way they continue to play him at 3B and then bring him with no reps at 1B.
  9. SwainZag
    I don't mind it. Let him get his feet wet. He will be at the top of the order soon enough.
  10. SwainZag
    I agree with this. A fairly cheap starting option in case May and Meyer both proved not ready, Pelf was the Pelf if the last two years, Nolasco and his injuries, etc. The appearances clauses make more sense that way.
  11. SwainZag
    Duensing could and will not ever come close to hitting 98 on the gun.
  12. SwainZag
    Mauer has also hit off the charts with runners on, and he doesn't strike out nearly 35% of the time, not to mention Rosario's OBP of less than .300 should be no where near the top of the lineup right now.
  13. SwainZag
    But how many of those guys are prototypical leadoff guys? I
  14. SwainZag
    If he projects as a SS and Twins management thinks he is a more valuable asset at SS than in the OF, why would sending to AAA to play SS everyday to hone those skills be a worse option than playing on the MLB roster in CF?
  15. SwainZag
    But why? You could probably say Santana was called prematurely last year. If he continues to struggle mightily at the plate and defense stays shakey for the next 3-4 weeks, what's it going to hurt if he is sent down to right the ship while Escobar took over as the starter? If it was just fielding that concerned people I would agree, but when he looks completely lost with the bat as well....
  16. SwainZag
    In this regard would it have really mattered? You could have still brought up this stat with him having 202 IP and a career season without his last start.
  17. SwainZag
    Will bringing him to the majors help his control against better hitters than he has been facing in AAA? Counting today he has walked twice what he has struck out and damn near thrown as many balls as strikes, I don't see how calling him to the majors fixes any of that.
  18. 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.
  19. SwainZag
    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.
  20. SwainZag
    Tommy "Lawnmower Man" Milone.
  21. SwainZag
    I can find zero anywhere about any wrist injury, is this true?
  22. 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.
  23. SwainZag
    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.
  24. 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.
  25. SwainZag
    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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