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  1. PseudoSABR
    Duke Welker, he's got a 9.4 K/9, does have some control issues. Was mentioned in Sickles' Honorable Mentions in November. Still not much in return, and if true I'd rather have just kept Justin; though I never expect a one month rental to bring much in return.
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    I think you might be overreacting.
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    Here's Mayo's updated top 20. Here's Sickle's top 20ish from last November There's speculation that it's a guy on the 40 man roster, so they are hoping to slip in him through waivers before the end of the year. Guys like Cumpton, Oliver and Pimentel fit that bill. Stolmy is a cool name and he's having a fine season, but was just called up, so that would be an odd move, considering. Didn't the Twins draft Oliver, or is that a different guy. Cumpton's had a nice AAA seasosn and some good numbers in spot starts, doesn't strikeout many, though. McPherson had TJ, so maybe because his DL status would acquire passing through waivers. Glasnow would be an absolute score (13.3 K/9!). Though I'm not sure why he wouldn't be immediately announced after the deal. Other scenarios include a PTNBL based on Morneau's production/health or someone drafted in 2014 or the Twins haven't picked the name from a list of several.
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    Jon HeymanVerified account ‏@JonHeymanCBS deal will be Morneau for alex presley plus a player to be named or cash. #twins #pirates
  5. PseudoSABR
    Meh. I would have rather just kept him.
  6. PseudoSABR
    While, I don't disagree with the sentiment here. (And actually, I'd champion much of what is said here.) I think it's important to note that our country's past and current systemic oppressions give us the access to the very ideas that allows us to question it and the permission to promote such ideas. Ironic, sure. One wonders without the threat of American military imperialism would our goods cost so cheaply, would oil flow so readily, would our very economic model hold, could we, indeed, wax philosophy on a baseball message board? Food for thought.
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    As a liberal, there's no way I want war. I'm not sure how deep party patriotism runs for other liberals, but I'll have no problem decrying any hawkish behavior by Obama. I'm sure TV Dems will rally support for the president, but I doubt that's how most self-identified liberals will feel and act. Though, I'm sure all liberals will have a bitter taste in their mouth if Obama takes military action, me included.
  8. PseudoSABR
    Agreed. Pinto and Hermann make Doumit expendable. It's too bad he didn't have a very good year. At least his contract is palatable.
  9. PseudoSABR
    Wow what a shot by Justin.
  10. PseudoSABR
    Twins wanted a legitimate prospect for Willingham (reportedly Eduardo Rodriguez) and I don't blame them. The fact that the Twins didn't trade Willingham for Avery should demonstrate that their sole goal is NOT to shed salary.
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    As I understand it, I think they did it as a service to Jamey. Jamey's not exactly worth his inflated contract much less some extra cash. That said, it's always more fun (as fans) to get any kind of player because you can dream on them. (That we received a warm body for Butera I think has made us a bit irrational in what to expect in these type of trades). I just don't think saving the bosses some loot is as damnable as so many seem to. Nor do I believe this is an indication of the Front Office's ideology or things to come.
  12. PseudoSABR
    What's totally unfortunate is that the current government in Syria is rather secular, though very totalitarian; the rebels aren't likely to be as secular (though I don't know this for sure) and probably no less oppressive. We don't even know for sure that Assad ordered the chemical strike and given how quickly he acquiesced to the demand for UN inspectors, I'm guessing it was a rogue commander. It's just a difficult and bloody and long affair a people to win their own freedom, but really, there's nothing the international community to accelerate the process.
  13. PseudoSABR
    Right, it's not a fact that Parm will fail as MLBer, but it's hardly a truth that he'll succeed. We're gambling, here. Not making truths.
  14. PseudoSABR
    I actually take issue with a few things in the this article that don't quite jive: I don't think he's going to cost all that much to retain (he's a league average (or less) first baseman). And he's really not blocking one, at least for the next couple of years. (The notion that he's taking at bats (or would be) from Arcia or Sano is pretty out of touch). Sure, there's some sentiment in my wanting Morneau to remain a Twins for a couple more years, but there's also rational baseball reasons, too. Parmelee doesn't look great, the DH is currently filled with a rotating veteran anyway, and he should come relatively cheap.
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    They only let Meyer go four innings, 72 pitches. He had six strikeouts but six hits allowed (no extra base hits).
  16. PseudoSABR
    Well, we're acknowledging that it's a gamble, so that's why he's spreading out the FA money (what little he spends) on a variety of players like Pelfry, KC, Marquis, Harden, Willingham, Doumit, Carroll, etc. So his hitting and not hitting isn't necessarily credit-worthy as much as it is gambling prudently.
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    I think the point is that yes it's a gamble, but perhaps it's prudent not to put all your chips on a single square.
  18. PseudoSABR
    For nothing? Willingham has a lot of a value on a one year seven mil contract. He's not really going to be blocking anyone and the Twins need his RHed at bat, and he's likely to increase in trade value because he just gets cheaper and can hardly do worse (unless he's completely done). If we could guarantee that the seven million would be invested in better, younger players, I'd be all in, but I doubt that's the case, especially when we have such a low payroll all the same.
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    I don't think that it will either, of course. But if we're judging a rebuilding effort that's in mid-stream, I'm not sure that 2014 is a fair goal line. The veteran's that are currently on the team, aren't being counted on for the next rebuild, so I fail to see how the median age of the current club reflects how their future will play out. The 1997 comparison seems more apt to the 2011 club. I think we're further along in the rebuild than you're readily giving credit, but really that's just a matter of opinion/belief.
  20. PseudoSABR
    Huh? Eric Davis did make the majors it turns out.
  21. PseudoSABR
    That's a pretty unfair comparison. You're totally ignoring the elite positional depth in the minors. The Twins don't need to trade Mauer to restock the minor leagues. We're probably closer to that 2000 team currently than the 1997 team, imho.
  22. PseudoSABR
    Here's the rosters for anyone interested in seeing who else is going.
  23. PseudoSABR
    For my part, at least, there's a lot of sense to optimizing your risk in free agency by building around your core's prime. It makes far more sense, at least to me, to invest in a top of the rotation free agent when Sano and Buxton are already in the everyday lineup. Pitchers scare me. Older pitchers scare me more. If a free agent pitcher is more likely to fail in the last half of their contract, it makes sense to hedge against that by timing such signings to align with our "supposed" core. This is a really good point. That at some point the rubber must meet the road; that the Twins need to decide precisely when that core will emerge--kicking the ball down the road is less and less of a viable, baseball option. Frankly, I will be disappointed if the Twins don't spend to supplement their emerging core--because the team could be really, really special. On the other hand, I won't be surprised if the Twins hover under a 100 million payroll for the next couple years, only surpassing the figure when they lock up that young core.
  24. PseudoSABR
    Look, please do as you like. Censorship was hardly the point of my post. But you can't go on making assumptions (that benefit your analysis) and expect people to see you as a realist. It's always the pessimist who insists on being proved wrong (rather than legitimizing their own point of view (hence the assumptions)).
  25. PseudoSABR
    Well, all nancies think that about themselves. There's reasons (budget room, sending scouts, Nishi, Sano) to believe that they the Twins have the capacity to make a big splash with an international signing. I'm not sure that they will make such a signing for a number of reasonable factors (risk, talent, cost, etc.) as well. To complain about something that has not yet happened is premature guesswork, not realism. And while I don't think that the Twins are likely to sign either, I'm not going to start chastising the Twins until I see how the process shakes out.
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