Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

SwainZag

Community Moderator
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4,045

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    3

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by SwainZag

  1. SwainZag
    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.
  2. 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.
  3. SwainZag
    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.
  4. SwainZag
    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.
  5. SwainZag
    I am pretty intrigued by him in the pen as well.
  6. 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.
  7. SwainZag
    At this point I just hope a) they select SOMEONE and it's not a soft tossing control pitcher. Take a chance!
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. SwainZag
    As a Twins fan, I couldn't care less about his view on gay marriage, regardless of what I think personally.
  13. SwainZag
    That's assuming that Rasmus signs a 1 year deal....then declines $13-15M dollar arbitration deal.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. SwainZag
    After pulling a ball that almost left the park down the left field line but went foul, Buxton sliced a ball down the right field line that was fair by 5 feet or so and bounced over the wall. It was a sure triple for sure, he was flying around 1st. RBI double anyways. 2-4, 2B, SB and RBI so far.
  19. SwainZag
    I missed his first AB. Buxton struck out in his 3rd at bat. Completely fooled on an inside curveball. Adam started the 6tg, got two groundouts, including a great diving play by Casteel. Gave up a single in a line drive over the 2nd basemen then strick out the last batter on a low inside breaking pitch. He is really imposing on the mound. On a side note, Mark Appel is sitting in the section right next to me, signing a lot of autographs.
  20. SwainZag
    I'm sitting behind home plate. Buxton tracked down a nice fly in right on the warning track to end the 2nd. He got up in the 3rd hit a nice line drive single to center and then stole 2nd easily. Rosario not in the lineup.
  21. SwainZag
    I'm heading down to the Phoenix area tonight and right now it is in the plans to go see the Rafters take on the Desert Dogs tomorrow. If I make it to the game I will be sure to snap a few pictures and give some analysis.
  22. SwainZag
    That was exactly my point, especially on the premise that 9/10 of those possible opening day differences are players that are over the age of 30. Out with the old and in with the new! WIth many of those roster spots already turned over to younger players: Santana, Vargas, Nunez, etc.
  23. SwainZag
    Like it or not, barring injury I think you can conclude Gibson and Nolasco will both be in the rotation next year. One is 26 and coming off a much improved sophomore season and the other is owed big money the next 3 years. Both of them were hampered by bad defense and showed better than their ERA+ can show.
  24. SwainZag
    Please name all the HOF members who developed power in their 30's. Mauer is what he is, a guy who stands 6'5" with a great eye and a pure swing. Mauer's greatest strength will always be his biggest weakness with his critics. People will always look to 2009 when he had his best season. He is 31. Why are people still wating for a power hitter out of him? If he could get back to his career line of 320/400/460 and eventually finding the 2 hole in the lineup that would fit him oh so well, I'd be a very happy camper.
  25. SwainZag
    Haha I'm glad that's what you got out of that. Nothing like using some small sample sizes.
×
×
  • Create New...