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  1. farmerguychris
    Just one of several areas where facts no longer seem to matter nowadays
  2. farmerguychris
    The only response I have to that is a loss by 15 runs counts the same as a loss by 1 run. With the currently playoff format - only need to get to the post season to make a run.
  3. farmerguychris
    I think I'm in the minority here based on the comments, but for all the Rocco haters - do you really think ANY manager could lead us to a title when considering: 1 - Payroll limitations/ownership 2 - Injuries 3 - The current make up of the roster. Rocco has no input on 1 and 2, and only limited impact on #3. I would venture to guess there are ZERO managers available that could win a championship with the above restrictions/limitations. Is Rocco perfect - far from it, but just by changing the name on the manager office door doesn't mean they'll be any better because they'll still have the 3 above listed things keeping them from being as successful as they could be. Lastly, I really feel that we're simply in a holding pattern on everything - including the manager - until we see if this thing actually gets sold or not. Hopefully a decision on that will come sooner rather than later. Until then, on this and every other decision - we wait.
  4. farmerguychris
    Would have loved to see the pairing of Mauer and Ramos as our catching duo - another loss in the trade column for our Twins.
  5. farmerguychris
    I'm not a fan of trading prospects but I'd be open to it in fantasyland if they could pull it off. In addition could we give them other things, perhaps that new hotel just outside left field as well?
  6. farmerguychris
    I think his development was stunted out of necessity of needing him to start last year before he was truly ready. He held his own with closely monitored starts so far in the majors. BUT - hopefully this is just a chance to send him down, get him reset and develop some of the things they would have addressed at AAA last year if they hadn't needed him at Target Field.
  7. farmerguychris
    Glad to see him have some success. Felt he's been overlooked (appropriately based on previous year's challenges with offspeed pitches), since Walner was drafted - but good to see him producing some results for us. Hopefully this is only the beginning of things to come and he can get to the level where he was worth that first round pick.
  8. farmerguychris
    It really just feels like we are in a holding pattern until the team is either sold - and we can: 1-Rejoyce, even temporarily at the potential of a changing of the old ways and the hopes of fielding a team that isn't focused fully on profitability, or 2: they announce that they are electing to not sell and we can really, really stop caring about the team.
  9. farmerguychris
    Its just another evolution in the game. If it works, I envision them being the norm in 5 years. Same thing as how the glove has evolved over 100 years - the bat will as well.
  10. farmerguychris
    My first thought goes back 3-4 years when people kept complaining about us drafting all these shortstops. Now we know why as very few ever develop into a pro SS at the MLB level.
  11. farmerguychris
    Hopefully he's been practicing grabbing the skip throws from Correa.
  12. farmerguychris
    Great idea! Wish we were going to be down there this year, but hopefully it will be a success and will become an annual event!
  13. farmerguychris
    I've been very intrigued by Pitcher Lewis since I learned about his ability to throw both with good velocity AND a knuckleball. Hopeful he can stay healthy because I'd love to see how that unusual combo of pitches can play in the majors and would love to see him.
  14. farmerguychris
    While we had a full pen, we didn't have anyone proven from the lefties. Can't fault them. Still hoping to move Vazquez and use those resources for a right handed 1B/CF backup (do those exist?)
  15. farmerguychris
    I mean.....define active. Most of us have possibly told our doctors we're a bit more 'active' than we really are also right?
  16. farmerguychris
    I think our catching depth has improved greatly over the past few months. At this point in his career, time for Vazquez to be shipped out for salary relief. It would have been difficult to do this with only Carmargo as depth - but now should allow us to make that move and still be OK. Hope to see that coming soon. For the article's subject matter - I think its pretty clear can only have a 3rd catcher on the active roster IF he can play other positions as well. The flexibilty they crave can be met with our new options.
  17. farmerguychris
    Sure - give caretakers first shot at available inventory, but I'd love to have them available to everyone for purchase who are too far away to attend the event.
  18. farmerguychris
    Awesome series of articles and very interesting! I hope you'll consider doing another such article on whomever the new owners will be on how they made their money, etc. Thank you for your efforts.
  19. farmerguychris
    I would expect he's just as excited for new ownership as the fans are!
  20. farmerguychris
    IF the owners were not planning on selling the team, I envision they would in the near future be looked at nationally like the owners of the Rockies and Pirates - Purely about making as much money as possible. Ownership change can't come fast enough! They may not get a passing grade, but if they make money, I bet you can take your failing grade and shove it in their opinion.
  21. farmerguychris
    I assume as soon as the owners recognize they need to spend a Major League level of payroll?
  22. farmerguychris
    I think you're spot on. Behind Carmago, we don't have much high minor depth. If we do move Vazquez (hopefully) statistics don't show we'll likely be able to go Jeffers/Camargo all year long due to the liklihood of injuries. Before this trade our catcher basket was empty, this puts someone there at the expense of losing a borderline pen lefty. Not exciting, but makes sense.
  23. farmerguychris
    Its not any specific players that they didn't bring back - but it is their lack of investments in new players that would help the team win games. Based on the Wolves example - winning more games, lead to a significant increase in the value of the team. Thus, instead of cutting costs to clean up the books, I'm suggesting if they invested more, hopefully resulting in more wins - the Pohlads would actually generate more revenue when selling the team. They could spend more to increase the value of the team (imagine what a World Series Contender could sell for vs a non-playoff team), conversely - they elected to cut payroll by $30M. That is what is confusing me - based on what is happening next door at the Target Center.
  24. farmerguychris
    I'm perplexed by something that hopefully someone can shed some light on it for me. Big Twins fan, but also casually follow the T'wolves. When Glen Taylor began selling the Wolves, he came to an agreement with Arod and co right? But now, he's trying to get out of that deal - in part - to the value increasing drastically when they made it to the Western Conference Finals - in part by spending to improve the team. Fan morale is higher than has been in a long time. Conversly, the Twins appear to be trying to 'clear off the books' of as much promised money as possible in hopes that the team (maybe) appears to be in better financial shape for a profitable sale. Why the different methods of increasing the value and wouldn't it be better to follow the proven method of Taylor and the Wolves - increase the value of the team by winning - instead of simply cutting costs to nothing and lose fans along the way? What am I missing?
  25. farmerguychris
    Sounds good if you can convince him to play for free
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