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Twins Fire General Manager Terry Ryan
RedBull34 replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I would not be surprised if Antony is named full time GM at the end of the season. But even if that does happen, we can hope for an outside President of baseball operations. -
I honestly thought the comments would be more explosive...
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Who cares about the org filler? Obviously when I was talking about not wanting to trade AA Pitchers, I was talking about the actual prospects. Look at who I named. Yea if Beane had a stroke and decided that he had to have Eades and Bencomo, then by all means go get Gray. But since the only Pitchers that could get Gray are guys like Jay or Gonsalves (and probably 3 of them, with more as well), I'm not interested.
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We are a rebuilding team. Therefore, trading them would be heresy. I'm not saying there isn't ever a moment when they be traded, but it sure as hell isn't now.
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You compared him to Dozier. I inferred you thought he was worth at least a decent sum, since Dozier certainly is. Maybe you don't think he would get much in trade, but if you were GM, would you pursue ABW? Because it certainly sounds like it. I personally would not. His Milb OBP is far too low.
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Ok, you are right but your package is still massively lacking. Gio was traded for 2 Pitchers who already debuted and a third well regarded prospect. Your offering a AA Pitcher, a injured reliever, and a guy who doesn't have much trade value in ABW. It wouldn't happen.
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If memory recalls correctly Gio signed an extension immediately after. I think he had one year of control and Gray has three. That's a big difference.
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You missed my reference. It was a reference to a legit and difficult to circumvent tool or an easily avoided one. Had nothing to do with offspeed pitches. Also you clearly believe that ABW is worth a lot. But Palka just got dealt for Hermann. Reality reflects that his actual value is not that high to GM's. His type dont get traded for much.
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I mean fair enough but if Palka (and I'm keeping in mind before his recent tear) only fetched Hermann, ABW is definitely not going to be the swing piece in a deal that get's Gray. Also, and unrelated, I'm curious if this is like he's a power threat like Sano, or more like Cerrano from Major League (now throw him a curve!)?
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And why would the A's do this deal? I would laugh and laugh and then hang up if I was Beane and I heard this deal. It's a complete garbage deal. Stewart is the only one with real value that you mentioned.
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To me saying trading a AA pitching prospect is heresy, seeing as Jay, Gonsalves, and Stewart are the names that spring to mind. I don't want to see any of them traded!
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Twins Minor League Report (7/4): Fireworks
RedBull34 replied to Jeremy Nygaard's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
End of second paragraph about ETown needs some editing. -
Probably because the Twins don't buy picks like the Braves do.
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I really think this is a subjective, not objective exercise. The reason the Twins FO looks so bad has nothing to do with their wins. It has to do with the appearance of a plan. The Twins do not appear to have one that is rock solid (a general wait and see what the prospects bring). That being said what the D-Backs and Friars have done is more egregious. They actively abandoned their plans to build up to gamble on a short time period. The Friars completely failed and the D-Backs have as well. The D-Backs had some bad luck, but it was such a stars and scrubs team that even one let down or injury (and looking at Pollock, Grienke, and Miller I'd say they've reached that) was going to make it tough. If the Cubs lost two of their studs, they'd still have enough talent to do well. That's a team that is in a good position to stretch. As for the Marlins, that 2012 trade has netted them nothing better then Hechevarria. That's just awful. While it's not the same FO, they just keep cycling through GM's and Managers. They have no plan to succeed. Personally I think Atlanta has a pretty solid FO. I very much suspect their plan is to build up a cheap and solid pitching core and splurge on FA talent in the 2017 offseason.
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I'm not too bothered, but by 'handcuffed' I meant these are small market (or not big anyways) teams that traded away a great deal of their minor league talent and emptied their system. Probably the wrong word. And by those two teams (Friars and D-Backs) it was their new GM's who committed the crime. And the Marlins side is more directed at their owner. I'm not sure if they were including them in their FO rankings. If success is to be dictated by their chances of winning the pennant, I don't like theirs at all for years to come. Pythag has them with a losing record right now as well.
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IDK, That the D-Backs, Padres, and Marlins (Seriously, the Marlins) aren't below the Twins is suspect. I think the Twins are in the 20-25 range. Bad, below average, but at least TR's moves have not handcuffed us for the future. It's not like a brilliant GM couldn't come in here and start fixing things. There is clearly enough talent for that.
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Game Thread: Twins v Indians, 4/26 @ 7:10pm CT
RedBull34 replied to Hrbowski's topic in Archived Game Threads
Sano is playing what position??!?!?! -
Cynical maybe, but I'm betting him realizing the difference in paycheck (even at minimum) between the minors and the majors may have caused him to think "What are some ways I can stay in the majors?" Answer: PED's.
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1. Yep 2. Yep 3. Yes, Additionally, send down O' Rourke and bring up Chargois. 4. Or Duffey 5. Unlike others, right now I can't advocate sitting Arcia's bat. I was way down on him, but last year's struggles seem to have been in his head. 6. I don't know. Mastro...Murphy...They all leave a bad taste in my mouth, but Kepler needs to be playing at some level. Honestly trading Arcia for RP help is an idea that may need to be entertained down the road.
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I watched it yesterday on Sling on the regular FSN channel just fine. The only problem I had was when I accidently reverted the game to the start, but I figured that out. And I live in New Ulm so it's not like my blackout zone is any different...
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I mean he's been hitting it hard, but he seems completely flummoxed by the shift. Look at today. Whole space between 1st and 2nd open (and more then one pitch on the outside of the plate) and he didn't know how to put the ball there. It is disapointing.
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No. I'm going only for the beta. I only watch ESPN for MNF, so I will just go to a bar or friends for the one game I will watch a year. I just wanted FSN.
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I also had this (on FSN Alternate 1), but the game was available on YET another FSN Alternate channel (on FSN Alternate 2). So it is available, although a little confusing.
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Well so far it seems great. The Wild are on FSN tonight but it has the alternates so I can still watch the game. Will update.
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I will be experimenting with Sling TV. Me and my wife currently watch Netflix on our Xbox One and Sling is also available, so I figure I can give it a try. Will update when more is known. First glance seems promising though.
